Patent · US Expired

Articulated stand for supporting object

US5154390A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1991
Grant dateOct 13, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 30, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16M11/2021
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An activated arm stand with a base positioned on or securable to a stationary surface in which the base and an arm with a selected width are connected by a pair of aligned cylindrical portions each having a width less than the width of the arm. The cylindrical potions have V-shaped teeth which are urged together by an adjustable fastener and spring to hold the arm in a selected position. The base includes a surface which engages the arm to prevent its movement into a portion of the 360.degree. rotation even when the teeth are disengaged. The arm stand may include a toothless joint engagement arrangement in which a tooth joint portion is made toothless with a conversion washer.

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