UNIVERSAL BALL JOINT TENSIONING MECHANISM

摘要

Mounting assembly (100) includes a ball member (160) and a base member (100). Ball member (160) has a mounting portion (162) and spherical section (161) engaged by spring biased supporting means (150). Housing member (170) forms a socket for retaining the spherical section (161) spaced from base member (110) so that the spherical section (161) is in compression with biased supporting means (150). Housing member (170) includes an aperture through which the mounting portion (162) protrudes. Adjustment means (180) is provided for adjusting the biasing force exerted by springs (130, 140) on biased supporting means (150) to allow manual repositioning of mounting portion (162) from a first fixed orientation to a second fixed orientation without further adjustment of the biasing force.