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A universally adjustable mounting device including a first mounting plate. Means for releasably connecting the first mounting plate to the first joint member in a selectively positionable and adjustable manner are provided. Manually adjustable locking means for retaining the first mounting plate and

A universally adjustable mounting device including a first mounting plate. Means for releasably connecting the first mounting plate to the first joint member in a selectively positionable and adjustable manner are provided. Manually adjustable locking means for retaining the first mounting plate and the first joint member in a selected position are included to resist any loosening of the selected position due to vibrational type or any other type of stressing forces that the device may undergo while in service in a moving vehicle. A second joint member and means for releasably connecting the first joint member and the second joint member, in an axially and rotationally adjustable manner, are provided to permit the device to be adjusted to accommodate various shaped and sized areas in the vehicle in which the device is to be installed. A second mounting plate and means for releasably connecting the second mounting plate to the second joint member in a selectively positionable and adjustable manner are provided to enable the device to be secured to various shaped surfaces, such as flat, curved or angled. Manually adjustable locking means are provided for retaining the second mounting plate and the second joint member in a selected position.

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A universally adjustable mounting service for supporting a body at a selected position and aspect relative to a supporting base, comprising: a first mounting plate adapted for removable attachment to the supporting base, and having a threaded opening extending perpendicularly therein; a first shaft

A universally adjustable mounting service for supporting a body at a selected position and aspect relative to a supporting base, comprising: a first mounting plate adapted for removable attachment to the supporting base, and having a threaded opening extending perpendicularly therein; a first shaft having a threaded shank threadably received in said threaded opening in said first mounting plate and having a head end with flattened opposite sides, said head end of said first shaft having a passageway extending between said flattened sides thereof; a first threaded lock nut on said threaded shank securing the position of said first shaft relative to said first mounting plate; a first elongated joint member having a base end and a fork-shaped end opposite said base end, said fork-shaped end receiving said flattened sides of said head end of said first shaft, said fork-shaped end having tines with aligned openings therethrough, the aligned opening in one of said tines being unthreaded and the aligned opening in the other of said tines being threaded; first bolt means passing transversely through said unthreaded opening in said one tine of said first joint member, through said passageway in said head end of said first shaft, and into said threaded opening in said other tine of said first joint member, for compressively and frictionally retaining said first joint member in a selected pivotal position relative to said first shaft; said first joint member having a first threaded hole formed in a tine thereof; means for locking said first joint member in its selected pivotal position relative to said first shaft, comprising a first set screw extending through said first threaded hole and having one end engaging one flattened side of said head end of said first shaft in a compressively and frictionally retaining relationship, said first threaded hole being spaced inwardly from said aligned openings of said fork-shaped end such that the axis of said first threaded hole and said first set screw is offset along the length of said first shaft from the axis of said first bolt means; a second mounting plate for attachment to the body, said second mounting plate having a threaded opening extending perpendicularly therein; a second shaft having a threaded shank threadably received in said threaded opening in said second mounting plate and having a head end with flattened opposite sides, said head end of said second shaft having a passageway extending between said flattened sides thereof; a second threaded lock nut on said threaded shank of said second shaft for securing the position of said second shaft relative to said second mounting plate; a second elongated joint member having a base end and a fork-shaped end opposite said base end, said fork-shaped end receiving said flattened sides of said head end of said second shaft, said fork-shaped end having tines with aligned openings therethrough, the aligned opening in one of said tines being unthreaded and the aligned opening in the other of said tines being threaded; second bolt means passing transversely through said unthreaded opening in said one tine of said second joint member, through said passageway in said head end of said second shaft, and into said threaded opening in said other tine of said second joint member, for compressively and frictionally retaining said second joint member in a selected pivotal position relative to said second shaft; said second joint member having a second threaded hole formed in a tine thereof; means for locking said second joint member in its selected pivotal position relative to said second shaft, comprising a second set screw extending through said second threaded hole and having one end engaging one flattened side of said head end of said second shaft in a compressively and frictionally retaining relationship, said second threaded hole in said second joint member being spaced inwardly from said aligned openings of said fork-shaped end of said second joint member such that the axis of said second threaded hole and said second set screw is offset along the length of said second shaft from the axis of said second bolt means; each of said joint members having a cylindrical opening in its base end; and means for releasably interconnecting said base ends of said first and second joint members in a rotationally and axially adjustable manner, said interconnecting means including (a) a connecting rod having cylindrical ends which are slidably and rotatably received within corresponding ones of said cylindrical openings, (b) each joint member having an additional threaded hole extending through the wall thereof and into said cylindrical opening thereof, and (c) a separate set screw received in each of said additional threaded holes for independently retaining the corresponding joint member in its position of attachment to said connecting rod, so that the body is firmly supported and retains its selected position and aspect when subjected to shocks and vibration.