Patent · US12317431B2 · B2 · US

Mounting system, devices, methods and uses thereof

(11) Publication number

US12317431B2

(21) Application number

17/368,737

(22) Filing date

2021-07-06

(30) Priority date

2019-01-22

(43) Publication date

2025-05-27

(45) Date of grant

2025-05-27

(51) IPC

B25B 1/24; B25B 5/00; B25B 5/06; E05B 15/04; E05B 9/02; E05C 1/00; F16B 2/10; H05K 5/00; H05K 5/02; H05K 5/06; H05K 5/13

(52) CPC

H05K Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components: 5/0204, 5/0086, 5/0221, 5/069, 5/13
B25B Tools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging, or holding: 1/2405, 5/00, 5/06
E05B Locks; accessories therefor; handcuffs: 15/04, 9/02
E05C Bolts or fastening devices for wings, specially for doors or windows: 1/00
F16B Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing: 2/10, 2/12, 7/0473
F16M Frames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere; stands; supports: 11/041, 11/16, 13/00, 13/022, 2200/024, 2200/028
H04B Transmission: 1/3877, 1/3888

(73) Assignee

Core Arms LLC

(72) Inventors

David Roth

(54) Title

Mounting system, devices, methods and uses thereof

(57) Abstract

The present specification discloses systems, devices, and methods provide a mounting system which includes rail and a bracket which is selectively secured to the rail. The bracket is selectively and/or automatically locked to the rail when positioned on the rail, and may be removed from the rail by activating one or more buttons or actuators. The disclosed mounting systems, devices, and methods enable a device to be protected from impact and moisture exposure, enable a device to be securely mounted on a base, and/or enable a device to be quickly secured and removed from a base.

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A lock assembly comprising a latch bolt assembly and a housing, the latch bolt assembly comprising a latch bolt and a latch bolt compression spring, the latch bolt comprising a body and a latch bolt pin, the latch bolt pin having a smaller diameter that the body and the latch bolt compression spring being housed within an elongated channel running axially within the latch bolt, and the housing including a latch bolt bore and a latching pin having a latch bolt hole, the latch bolt bore being a cylindrical channel and having a first diameter portion configured to slidable contain the body of the latch bolt and the latch bolt hole having a second diameter portion, the second diameter portion of the latch bolt hole configured to receive the latch bolt pin but not the body of the latch bolt, wherein the latch bolt assembly is slidably located within the latch bolt bore of the housing, wherein the latch bolt assembly is configured to adopt an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position, the latch bolt is compressed against a bias of the latch bolt compression spring and the latch bolt pin is completely withdrawn from the latch bolt hole, and wherein in the locked position, release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes the latch bolt pin to insert into the latch bolt hole.
The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprising one or more compression springs.
The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein in the locked position, each of the one or more compression springs is compressed against its respective bias.
The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein in the unlocked position, a bias of each of the one or more compression springs is released.
The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes compression of each of the one or more compression springs.
The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the bias of each of the one or more compression springs is oriented perpendicular to a direction that the latch bolt slidably inserts into the latch bolt bore.
The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein a limiter slot is formed within the elongated channel and a limiter pin is contained in the housing, the limiter pin configured to traverse the limiter slot and to restrict travel of the latch bolt within the lock assembly.
The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the latch bolt bore is contained in a jaw member of the housing.
A lock assembly comprising a latch bolt assembly and a housing, the latch bolt assembly comprising a latch bolt and a latch bolt compression spring, the latch bolt comprising a body and a latch bolt pin and having a longitudinal axis defined by a first end and a second end, the latch bolt pin having a smaller diameter than the body, and an elongated channel located within the body and running parallel to the longitudinal axis, the latch bolt compression spring being housed within the elongated channel and capable of adopting a bias against the first end of the latch bolt and capable of generating a force parallel to the longitudinal axis of the latch bolt when the bias is released, and the housing including a latch bolt bore and a latching pin having a latch bolt hole, the latch bolt bore being a cylindrical channel having a first diameter portion configured to slidably contain the body of the latch bolt and the latch bolt hole having a second diameter portion, the second diameter portion of the latch bolt hole configured to receive the latch bolt pin but not the body of the latch bolt, wherein the latch bolt assembly is slidably located within the latch bolt bore of the housing, wherein the latch bolt assembly is configured to adopt an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position, the latch bolt is compressed against a bias of the latch bolt compression spring and the latch bolt pin is completely withdrawn from the latch bolt hole, and wherein in the locked position, release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes the latch bolt pin to be inserted into the latch bolt hole.
The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein in the unlocked position, the latch bolt is retracted against the bias of the latch bolt compression spring.
The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein in the locked position, release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes the latch bolt to insert into the latch bolt hole.
The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein the housing further comprising one or more compression springs.
The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein in the locked position, each of the one or more compression springs is compressed against its respective bias.
The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein in the unlocked position, a bias of each of the one or more compression springs is released.
The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes compression of each of the one or more compression springs.
The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein a bias of each of the one or more compression springs is oriented perpendicular to a direction that the latch bolt slidably inserts into the latch bolt bore.
The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein a limiter slot is formed within the elongated channel and a limiter pin is contained in the housing, the limiter pin configured to traverse the limiter slot and to restrict travel of the latch bolt within the lock assembly.

Description

This continuation application claims the benefit of priority and is entitled to the filing date pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 17/183,137, filed on Feb. 23, 2021, a continuation application which claims the benefit of priority and is entitled to the filing dates of 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 16/749,973, filed on Jan. 22, 2020, a 35 U.S.C. § 111 patent application which claims the benefit of priority and is entitled to the filing dates of 35 U.S.C. § 119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/877,270, filed on Jul. 22, 2019, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/796,494, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/795,539, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, the content of each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The subject of this patent application relates generally to devices for securely and releasably mounting and/or protecting devices, equipment or other apparatus (collectively referred to as “devices”).

By way of background, in rugged applications and environments, there is a need for devices, equipment or other apparatus to be protected from impact and moisture. For example, both electrical and mechanical devices can become damaged and their operability impaired or lost upon exposure to moisture, such as, e.g., air moisture or humidity or being submerged in a liquid. Such moisture exposure can affect electronical and/or mechanical mechanisms to such a degree that the device becomes inoperable.

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  "abstract": "The present specification discloses systems, devices, and methods provide a mounting system which includes rail and a bracket which is selectively secured to the rail. The bracket is selectively and/or automatically locked to the rail when positioned on the rail, and may be removed from the rail by activating one or more buttons or actuators. The disclosed mounting systems, devices, and methods enable a device to be protected from impact and moisture exposure, enable a device to be securely mounted on a base, and/or enable a device to be quickly secured and removed from a base.",
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    "2. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprising one or more compression springs.",
    "3. The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein in the locked position, each of the one or more compression springs is compressed against its respective bias.",
    "4. The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein in the unlocked position, a bias of each of the one or more compression springs is released.",
    "5. The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes compression of each of the one or more compression springs.",
    "6. The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the bias of each of the one or more compression springs is oriented perpendicular to a direction that the latch bolt slidably inserts into the latch bolt bore.",
    "7. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein a limiter slot is formed within the elongated channel and a limiter pin is contained in the housing, the limiter pin configured to traverse the limiter slot and to restrict travel of the latch bolt within the lock assembly.",
    "8. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the latch bolt bore is contained in a jaw member of the housing.",
    "9. A lock assembly comprising a latch bolt assembly and a housing, the latch bolt assembly comprising a latch bolt and a latch bolt compression spring, the latch bolt comprising a body and a latch bolt pin and having a longitudinal axis defined by a first end and a second end, the latch bolt pin having a smaller diameter than the body, and an elongated channel located within the body and running parallel to the longitudinal axis, the latch bolt compression spring being housed within the elongated channel and capable of adopting a bias against the first end of the latch bolt and capable of generating a force parallel to the longitudinal axis of the latch bolt when the bias is released, and the housing including a latch bolt bore and a latching pin having a latch bolt hole, the latch bolt bore being a cylindrical channel having a first diameter portion configured to slidably contain the body of the latch bolt and the latch bolt hole having a second diameter portion, the second diameter portion of the latch bolt hole configured to receive the latch bolt pin but not the body of the latch bolt, wherein the latch bolt assembly is slidably located within the latch bolt bore of the housing, wherein the latch bolt assembly is configured to adopt an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position, the latch bolt is compressed against a bias of the latch bolt compression spring and the latch bolt pin is completely withdrawn from the latch bolt hole, and wherein in the locked position, release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes the latch bolt pin to be inserted into the latch bolt hole.",
    "10. The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein in the unlocked position, the latch bolt is retracted against the bias of the latch bolt compression spring.",
    "11. The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein in the locked position, release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes the latch bolt to insert into the latch bolt hole.",
    "12. The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein the housing further comprising one or more compression springs.",
    "13. The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein in the locked position, each of the one or more compression springs is compressed against its respective bias.",
    "14. The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein in the unlocked position, a bias of each of the one or more compression springs is released.",
    "15. The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein release of the bias of the latch bolt compression spring causes compression of each of the one or more compression springs.",
    "16. The lock assembly of claim 12, wherein a bias of each of the one or more compression springs is oriented perpendicular to a direction that the latch bolt slidably inserts into the latch bolt bore.",
    "17. The lock assembly of claim 9, wherein a limiter slot is formed within the elongated channel and a limiter pin is contained in the housing, the limiter pin configured to traverse the limiter slot and to restrict travel of the latch bolt within the lock assembly."
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