Patent · US Expired

Device for holding article

US5687874A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1996
Grant dateNov 18, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/903
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device for holding an article according to the present invention comprises an external frame member defining a chamber and having an opening at one end thereof, and a resilient holding member mounted within the chamber and capable of holding an article which has been introduced into the chamber. The resilient holding member is mounted on the external frame member of the chamber such that the article is held by the resilient holding member in a desired position at a central portion of the chamber.

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