| CPC F16M 13/022 (2013.01) [F16M 11/22 (2013.01); F16M 13/027 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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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 tubular bosses 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 different than the first orientation; and
(d) a guide slot formed in the mounting surface of the platform part, the guide slot having an open end that faces away from the end part, the guide slot being configured to, when the bracket is in the second orientation, receive through the open end a knob secured to the device, then guide the knob along the guide slot as the device is moved toward the end part, and thereafter retain the knob and thereby hold the device.
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21. camera mount for mounting a camera to a wall or a ceiling at an upright or an inverted orientation, the camera mount comprising:
(a) a platform part having a mounting surface configured to support the camera;
(b) an enclosure part located at one end of the platform part and enclosing a portion of the platform part, the enclosure part having a shape that conforms to a shape of a base portion of the camera, the enclosure part having a plurality of tubular bosses in an end portion of the enclosure part that are configured to receive threaded screws by which the end portion is fastened to a wall when the camera mount is in the upright orientation, each one of the plurality of tubular bosses extending from, and being supported by. the enclosure part;
(c) the platform part including a further surface having a further opening configured to receive a further threaded screw by which, when the camera mount is in the upright orientation, the camera is secured to the platform part;
(d) the mounting surface of the platform part having a plurality of openings that are configured to receive threaded screws by which the platform part is alternatively fastened to the ceiling when the camera mount is in the inverted orientation;
(e) a guide slot formed in the mounting surface of the platform part, the guide slot having an open end that faces away from the enclosure part, the guide slot being configured to, when the camera mount is in the inverted orientation, receive through the open end a knob secured to the camera, then guide the knob along the guide slot as the camera is moved toward the enclosure part, and thereafter retain the knob and thereby hold the camera; and
(f) an end plate affixable to an end of the enclosure part;
wherein (g)
(1) the enclosure part is further configured to be fastened to the wall when the camera mount is in the inverted orientation, without the platform part being fastened to the ceiling, the plurality of tubular bosses in the enclosure part of the camera mount receiving the threaded screws by which the enclosure part is fastened to the wall,
(2) the guide slot of the platform part receiving, guiding and retaining the knob secured to the camera in a same manner as when the platform part is fastened to the ceiling.
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