Locking arm pedestal system

Abstract

The locking arm pedestal system includes a clevis assembly pivotally attached to a plurality of pivotal arms. One of the arms is pivotally attached to a telescoping arm housed in a base, the telescoping arm setting the desired height of the clevis assembly. The base is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle console and floor. The clevis assembly includes a pivotal mounting bracket where an item can be mounted thereon at a desired angle. A pivot locking joint prevents the mounting bracket from pivoting from the desired angle. Each of the pivotal arms also includes similarly configured pivot locking joints to set the desired position of the clevis assembly with respect to the user. Fasteners clamp the locking pivot joints in place.

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         12 . A locking arm pedestal system, comprising:
 a base having a mounting bracket and an upwardly extending support pole, the mounting bracket being adapted for attaching the base to a foundation;   a positioning assembly for positioning and supporting an object at a desired position, the positioning assembly being attached to the base, the positioning assembly having;
 an extendable arm slidably disposed in the support pole and having a splined end extending from the support pole, a locking handle selectively locking the extendable arm thereby setting the height of the positioning assembly; 
 a first positioning arm pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the extendable arm and having a splined pivot locking joint corresponding to the splined end of the extendable arm; 
 a second positioning arm pivotally attached to the first positioning arm at an end opposite from the one end for horizontal rotation and having a splined pivot locking joint thereat, wherein the pivotal movement is the sole movement between the first and second positioning arms; 
 a clevis assembly pivotally mounted to the second positioning arm for horizontal rotation, the clevis assembly supporting the object at a desired angle, the angle being locked at a pivot locking joint; and 
 clamp assemblies for setting positions of the extendable arm, first and second positioning arms and the clevis assembly, 
   wherein the pivot locking joints prevent hazardous movement of the positioning assembly when abrupt forces act thereon.