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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
May. 24, 2004
Applicant:
Stephen O. Slatter, Sunrise, FL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen O. Slatter, Sunrise, FL (US);
Assignee:
Taco Metals, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A swiveling fitting for multi-directional movement includes a housing having a bore therethrough to accommodate a button shaft. A ball housing receives at least a portion of the button shaft. The ball housing has at least one ball recess to accommodate at least one ball. A locking sphere receives at least a portion of the ball housing. The locking sphere has at least one groove to accommodate the at least one ball, and a baseplate for moveably securing the locking sphere. The baseplate is releasably securable to a substrate.