Claims
- 1. A mount comprising:
an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a curtain interface coupled to an upper surface of the body; and a coupler including an interface for receiving a mounting member, the position of the coupler being adjustable relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- 2. The mount of claim 1 wherein the curtain interface comprises a compressible material.
- 3. The mount of claim 2 wherein the compressible material is one selected form the group of materials consisting of foam, polyurethane foam, extruded vinyl, and rubber strips.
- 4. The mount of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a rail.
- 5. The mount of claim 4 wherein the rail includes a U-shaped slot and wherein the curtain interface is mounted in the slot.
- 6. The mount of claim 4 wherein the rail comprises an extrusion.
- 7. The mount of claim 1 wherein the coupler is removably mountable to the body
- 8. The mount of claim 7 wherein the coupler further includes quick-release arms that engage a feature on the body for removably mounting the coupler to the body.
- 9. The mount of claim 1 wherein the position of the coupler on the body can be adjusted variably.
- 10. The mount of claim 1 wherein the position of the coupler is determined according to indexed positions on the body.
- 11. The mount of claim 1 wherein the mounting member comprises a mounting pole.
- 12. The mount of claim 11 wherein the coupler includes a socket for receiving a ball joint of a mounting pole.
- 13. The mount of claim 12 wherein the coupler further includes a retainer for preventing lateral rotation of the body relative to the mounting pole.
- 14. The mount of claim 12 wherein the ball joint of the mounting pole further includes a flange having a flat surface for interfacing with the retainers for preventing horizontal pivot of the body about the mounting pole.
- 15. The mount of claim 1 wherein a length of the body is substantially greater than a width of the body.
- 16. The mount of claim 15 wherein the length of the body is at least 1 ft.
- 17. The mount of claim 1 wherein the mounting member comprises a pole for mounting to the coupler, wherein the body is rotatable relative to the mounted pole.
- 18. The mount of claim 17 wherein the pole is adjustable in length.
- 19. The mount of claim 17 wherein the pole includes a compression mechanism to allow for compression along a longitudinal axis thereof.
- 20. A mounting system comprising:
a pole; an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a curtain interface coupled to an upper surface of the body; and a coupler for rotatably coupling the pole to the body.
- 21. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the coupler rotatably couples the pole to the body such that a longitudinal axis of pole is parallel to, or lies in, a rotational plane of the longitudinal axis of the body.
- 22. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the coupler removably couples the pole to the body.
- 23. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the curtain interface comprises a compressible material.
- 24. The mounting system of claim 23 wherein the compressible material is one selected form the group of materials consisting of foam, polyurethane foam, extruded vinyl, and rubber strips.
- 25. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the body comprises a rail.
- 26. The mounting system of claim 25 wherein the rail includes a U-shaped slot and wherein the curtain interface is mounted in the slot.
- 27. The mounting system of claim 25 wherein the rail comprises an extrusion.
- 28. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the coupler is removably mountable to the body.
- 29. The mounting system of claim 28 wherein the coupler further includes quick-release arms that engage a feature on the body for removably mounting the coupler to the body.
- 30. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the position of the coupler is adjustable relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- 31. The mounting system of claim 30 wherein the position of the coupler on the body can be adjusted variably.
- 32. The mounting system of claim 30 wherein the position of the coupler is determined according to indexed positions on the body.
- 33. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the coupler includes a socket for receiving a ball joint of the pole.
- 34. The mounting system of claim 33 wherein the coupler further includes a retainer for preventing lateral rotation of the body relative to the pole.
- 35. The mounting system of claim 33 wherein the ball joint of the pole further includes a flange having a flat surface for interfacing with the retainers for preventing horizontal pivot of the body about the pole.
- 36. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein a length of the body is substantially greater than a width of the body.
- 37. The mounting system of claim 36 wherein the length of the body is at least 1 ft.
- 38. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the body is rotatable relative to the pole.
- 39. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the pole is adjustable in length.
- 40. The mounting system of claim 20 wherein the pole includes a compression mechanism to allow for compression along a longitudinal axis thereof.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/403,681, filed Aug. 15, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60403681 |
Aug 2002 |
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