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Accessmount LLC

Nelson Douglas Pitlor

Thomas Gray Wilson

Joel R Pitlor

A method and apparatus for tamper resistant device attachment to a mounting surface is disclosed. A remotely attachable and separable coupling system has: a base member that is attachable to the surface; a covered mount with a cover as a front side suitable for attaching the device thereto; a coupling that removably couples the back side of the mount to the base member such that the base member, the coupling, and a back side of the mount are enclosed between the cover and the mounting surface; and an attachment of the device to the front side of the mount is such that the attachment is only accessible for operation from the back side of the mount. The attachment is inherently tamper resistant in that a tool is required to uncouple it. Attaching the system components as taught makes all parts of the system including attached devices tamper resistant, and applying lock and key technology enhances this.

Tamper resistant device attachment

An article for mounting from or against the ceiling is removably coupled to a base fixedly secured to the ceiling, by a person standing on the floor, supporting the article on an elongated rod, and thrusting the article against the base to couple the article and the secured base. The article is removed by inserting the rod into the article, exerting a force on the rod to uncouple the article from the base, and supporting the article on the rod as the article is lowered. The article is thus positioned on or hung from the ceiling, without being manually contacted by the person. The article may be used to mount other devices, such as a sign, smoke detector, etc. or may include such device as a part of the mount.

Remotely attachable and separable coupling

An article to be mounted from or against the ceiling is removably coupled to a secured base fixedly secured to the ceiling, by a person standing on the floor of the room, supporting the article on the end of an elongated rod, and thrusting the article against the secured base with sufficient force to couple the article and the secured base. The article is removed from the secured base by inserting an end of the rod into the article, exerting a force on the rod to uncouple the article from the secured base, and supporting the article on the end of the rod as the article is lowered. The article is thus positioned on the ceiling, or hung from it, without being manually contacted by the person. The article may be a mounting member provided with fasteners such as hooks from which overhead signs may be hung and quickly interchanged without using a stepladder; of the article may be a smoke detector and alarm assembly which is directly mounted to the secured base.

A helicopter drip pan apparatus for covering and sealing a structural opening in a helicopter. The drip pan apparatus includes a frame member adapted to mount to the structural opening of the helicopter. The frame member has an inwardly-facing peripheral surface extending around the frame member. The frame member and thus the surface have at least one linear portion. A drip pan is selectively affixed to the frame member. The drip pan includes an outwardly-facing peripheral groove which extends around the outside edge of the drip pan. Like the surface of the frame member, the groove has at least one linear portion. The perimeter of the drip pan conforms to the surface of the frame member. A seal member is disposed in the groove of the drip pan to sealingly engaging the surface of the frame member against fluid leakage therethrough.

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Twinsburg, OH, United States of America

Nelson Douglas Pitlor