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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2022
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Mateusz Mazur, Sopot, PL;
Urszula Berendt, Gdańsk, PL;
KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC, Bradenton, FL (US);
Abstract
A ball and socket joint, including a pin located on either the socket or the ball and a groove located on the other of the socket or ball, the pin configured to engage the groove and translate along the length of the groove when the ball is located in the socket. An attachment surface for attaching a device to the ball and socket joint is also provided, and the pin and groove are arranged to prevent rotation of the ball about an axis that is parallel to the plane of the groove and extends through the attachment surface when the ball is located in the socket. A ball and socket joint includes a locking nut, the locking nut including a partly circular internal cross section and a second flat surface.