Socket joint with integrated tube anchors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9868398
SERIAL NO

14914718

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A socket joint for carrying a mirror head or indirect vision system on a support tube to be mounted to a vehicle and a mirror or indirect vision arrangement comprising such socket joint and a mirror head or indirect vision system is provided. The socket joint comprises a support tube with at least one opening to be attached to a vehicle, a joint base contacting the support tube, at least one anchor extending through said at least one opening in said support tube, and at least one fastener engaging the at least one anchor and extending through a fastening hole in the joint base into the anchor. By the engagement of the fastener in or with the anchor, the portion of the anchor located within the support tube engages an interior surface of said support tube and said support tube is clamped between anchor and joint base.

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  • MEKRA LANG GMBH & CO. KG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Enz, Andreas Burgbernheim, DE 30 236
Kilic, Orhan Ansbach, DE 3 5
Lang, Werner Ergersheim, DE 90 490
Petroff, Alexandre Columbia, US 7 60
Reitz, de Swardt Rolf Blythewood, US 2 1
Zink, Matthias Ohrenbach, DE 16 74

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