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Equipment hold-down apparatus

US5082233A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 27, 1990
Grant dateJan 21, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 27, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05B73/0082
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hold-down device for office equipment or the like is disclosed herein having an elongated base with a lock retainer at one end and a hook retainer at its opposite end for releasably engaging with the opposite ends of a support member to which equipment is carried. The support member is adhesively attached to the underside of the equipment and the lock retainer includes a rotating latch carried on the support member engageable with an undercut provided on a raised portion carried on the base. A shoulder provided on a lock retainer mounting element guides and locates the placement of the equipment onto the support member.

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