US 12,135,494 B2
Universal mount for a camera
Davin Surin, Allston, MA (US); Howard Balch, Bloomingdale, NJ (US); Sae Jhun, Bayside, NY (US); and Babu Thiyagarajan, Mahwah, NJ (US)
Assigned to Crestron Electronics, Inc., Rockleigh, NJ (US)
Filed by Crestron Electronics, Inc., Rockleigh, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/107,128.
Application 18/107,128 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/096,295, filed on Jan. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0241431 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 17/561 (2013.01) [F16M 13/02 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01); F16M 13/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket for mounting a device to any of a plurality of surfaces at any of a plurality of orientations, the bracket comprising:
(a) a platform part having a mounting surface configured to support the device;
(b) an end part located at one end of the platform part, the end part having a plurality of openings configured to receive threaded screws by which the end part is fastened to a first external surface when the bracket is in a first orientation;
(c) the mounting surface of the platform part having a plurality of openings configured to receive threaded screws by which the platform part is alternatively fastened to a second external surface when the bracket is in a second orientation;
(d) a curved part disposed on the mounting surface of the platform part and configured to receive and partially surround a knob secured to the device; and
(e) a plurality of arms extending from the mounting surface of the platform part and located part way between the end part and the curved part, each having an opening formed therein at a location corresponding to a threaded opening in an end surface of the device and configured to receive a threaded fastener that is also received by the threaded opening in an end surface of the device;
(f) the partially surrounding of the knob by the curved part, and the receiving of the threaded fasteners by the plurality of arms and the corresponding threaded openings thereby serving to secure the device to the bracket.