Support device for supporting objects
US5788202A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/929
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a support device for firmly supporting objects, particularly for supporting a telephone in a vehicle, wherein the device has clamping wall structures mounted on a base body so as to be slideable thereon, pivots are provided in engagement with the clamping wall structures for movement of the clamping wall structures in unison toward, and away from each other and a locking disc is mounted on the pivots for movement therewith and locking structures are arranged adjacent the locking disc which selectively engage the locking disc to permit movement of the clamping wall structures toward each other but not away from one another, the locking disc being releasable by disengaging a locking member. Preferably the pivots includes a pin and slotted hole arrangement for transferring linear motion from the clamping wall structures to the pivots and the locking structures are friction wedges engaging the locking disc in a stepless fashion.
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