| CPC A01K 97/10 (2013.01) | 11 Claims |
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1. A convertible tube adapter comprising:
a top connection point attached to a top end of a shaft, the top connection point including a plurality of connection contacts integrated on a first side of the top connection point, a fastener receiving surface integrated on a second side of the top connection point and an aperture integrated between the plurality of connection contacts and the fastener receiving surface;
the shaft is configured for insertion into a tube which is fixedly integrated into an object, the shaft including a pair of bumpers extending along a same direction as an extension direction of the shaft, where a first one of the pair of bumpers is located on a side of the shaft, and a second one of the pair of bumpers is located on another side of the shaft;
a bottom connection point attached to a bottom end of the shaft, the bottom connection point having a carve-out integrated into a surface of the bottom connection, the carve-out configured to receive a mating pin structure positioned at the bottom of the tube to prevent the adapter from rotating in the tube; and
support structures extending along the side of the shaft and the another side of the shaft in the same direction as the extension direction of the shaft, where a first set of the support structures extends outward from an end of the pair of bumpers towards the top connection point, and a second set of the support structures extends outward from an opposite end of the pair of bumpers toward the bottom connection point;
wherein the adapter is configured to effectively convert the tube into a mount when the shaft is inserted into the tube by allowing an article to attach to the top connection point of the adapter.
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