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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Marc J Durocher, Jr., Auburn, MA (US);
Peter R Grondin, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert R Sheehan, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Erik J Sheehan, Sparta, NJ (US);
Shawn C McCourt, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Thomas M Bausch, Damascus, MD (US);
Chad E Fulton, Mount Arlington, NJ (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A mounting device includes a central shaft extending along an axis from a first end to a second end. A first collar and a second collar are mounted to the central shaft. A first portion of a linkage is attached to the first collar, and a second portion of the linkage is attached to the second collar. The linkage has an inflection point located between the first portion and the second portion. A foot pad is attached to the linkage proximate the inflection point. The first collar is movable from a first position to a second position, and when the first collar is in the first position, the foot pad is at a first radial distance from the axis. When the first collar is in the second position, the foot pad is at a second radial distance from the axis. The first radial distance different than the second radial distance.