US Patent 7779728 Orienting arrangement for mirror or light source

Patent 7779728 was granted and assigned to Flexsys, Inc. on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Flexsys, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7779728

Date of Patent

August 24, 2010

Patent Application Number

11659251

Date Filed

August 2, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tisha D Lewis

Patent abstract

An arrangement for orienting a device angularly is provided with a back element on which the device to be oriented is installed. A ball and a spherical gear are arranged concentrically. A base portion has a socket that engages with the ball. Also, a motor having a rotatory shaft is installed on the base portion, and a worm drive element is coupled to the rotatory shaft and arranged to engage the spherical gear when the ball and socket are engaged, whereby the spherical gear is urged along the longitudinal axis of the tapered worm drive element and the tapered worm drive element slides along the gear teeth of the spherical gear. The motor enhances the rigidity of the base portion. The worm drive element and the spherical gear disengage in response to the application of a force through the first spherical gear.