Mounting base
US9623795B2 · kind B2 · utility
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22Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B47/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle-roof mounting-base intended to temporarily mount lights, signs, kayaks, ladders, bicycles, and cameras, inter alia, on the roof of a vehicle with a steel or non-ferrous roof. The vehicle-roof mounting-base uses vacuum evacuation to adhere itself to a vehicle roof. The vacuum evacuation is accomplished by evacuating suction cups, which are in intimate contact with the vehicle roof, through the use of a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump is connected to a vacuum sensor, which can turn the vacuum pump on and off, insuring that sufficient retention force to hold the vehicle-roof mounting-base to the vehicle roof exists.
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