Patents
US 9145089 B2: Socket joint with integrated tube anchors
- Granted
- 2015-09-29
- Filed
- 2014-08-25 application 14467368
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A socket joint for a mirror assembly having a first concave portion receiving a support tube that attaches to the vehicle. A pair of anchors disposed in the first concave portion extend through openings in the support tube. The anchors project outwardly from the first concave portion into the support tube. Each anchor engages an interior surface of the support tube. A fastener engages each anchor from a front side of the socket joint to clamp the support tube between the anchor and first concave portion. A central connecting post extends outward from the front side of the socket joint for cooperating with various assembly components to pivotally mount a mirror head. A second concave portion is disposed around the central connecting post which receives a complementary convex portion of the mirror head housing so that the housing can pivot on the second concave portion around the central connecting post.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150929.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang-Mekra North America, LLC 44 patents | US company or organization | Ridgeway, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Reitz de Swardt | Blythewood, SC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alexandre Petroff | Columbia, SC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andreas Enz | Columbia, SC | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/0605 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C11/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16M | Frames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere; stands; supports | F16M13/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T403/32196 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DE SWARDT, ROLF REITZ signed 2013-10-24 ENZ, ANDREAS signed 2013-10-24 PETROFF, ALEXANDRE signed 2013-10-24 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 33600/936 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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