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Flexible support arm for supporting objects

US6032910A · kind A · utility

57Cited by
11References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1996
Grant dateMar 7, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 21, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S224/929
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a support device for supporting objects, particularly inside a vehicle, by way of a flexible arm extending between a mounting base and a mounting plate, the flexible arm consists of an elastically flexible plastic tube with a permanently bendable aluminum rod disposed within, whereby objects such as a portable CD player or cellular telephone can be supported in various positions.

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