US 12,409,786 B2
Mounting clamp, accessory for vehicle having mounting clamp and accessory kit
Etienne Leblanc, Becancour (CA); Normand Roy, St-Hugues (CA); Jonathan Frenette-Marcoux, Drummondville (CA); Michael Charrette, St-Felix de Kingsey (CA); and Manuel Lemelin, St-Hyacinthe (CA)
Assigned to SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC., Drummondville (CA)
Filed by SOUCY INTERNATIONAL INC., Drummondville (CA)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/120,233.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/318,893, filed on Mar. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286114 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. F16B 2/18 (2006.01); B60R 7/08 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/06 (2006.01); F16B 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/08 (2013.01) [F16B 2/18 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 11/06 (2013.01); F16B 2/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting clamp for coupling an accessory to a structure, the mounting clamp comprising:
a body having a mounting interface configured to engage the accessory, and a coupling portion configured to selectively at least partially receive one of a first structure member and a second structure member, the first and second structure members having different sizes;
a jaw selectively adjustable between an open position and a closed position, the jaw including:
a first member pivotally connected to the body by a first pivot selectively movable between a first position and a second position; and
a second member pivotally connected to the first member by a second pivot;
an actuator pivotally connected to the second member of the jaw by a third pivot, and pivotally connected to the body by a fourth pivot;
in response to the first pivot being moved to the first position, the mounting clamp is in a first configuration adapted for clamping to the first structure member;
in response to the first pivot being moved to the second position, the mounting clamp is in a second configuration adapted for clamping to the second structure member; and
the jaw being configured to clamp one of the first structure member and the second structure member in response to being adjusted to the closed position.