Mounting device

摘要

A mounting device typically used for mounting line-of-site equipment, that allows easy, steady, and incremental rotation of the device in the vertical axis, and 360° rotation in the horizontal axis, while also allowing rotation and tilt of the mounted equipment.

主权项

1. A mounting device, comprising:
a first linking member comprising a first sphere and a rod extending from the first sphere; a second linking member comprising a second sphere and a second rod extending from the second sphere, wherein the second sphere comprises a circumferential ridge that is continuous and extends around an entire circumference of the second sphere on a smooth surface of the second sphere; an adjustable clamp assembly comprising a first clamp member and second clamp member, each clamp member having a first concave region and a second concave region, each concave region approximating a portion of a surface of one of the spheres, wherein an inner surface of each of the second concave regions comprises a plurality of circumferential grooves that converge at a central portion of the second concave region and wherein each of the grooves extends from the central portion outward toward an edge of the second concave region; wherein the first and second clamp members are coupled together by an adjustable coupling member with the inner surfaces of the second concave regions of the clamp members being mutually opposed to form sockets that receive the second sphere, and with additional inner surfaces of the first concave regions of the clamp members being mutually opposed to form sockets that receive the first sphere; wherein the circumferential ridge of the second sphere rests within at least one of the plurality of grooves on each of the second concave regions; a biasing member contacting at least one of the first clamp member and second clamp member and biasing the first clamp member toward the second clamp member; and a base to which the adjustable clamp assembly is pivotably attached.