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Article support system

US6913232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 20, 2003
Grant dateJul 5, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 20, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16M2200/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an article support system including a housing with a base defining a cavity, a suction disc supported in the cavity so as to delimit the cavity, and a mechanism for actuating the suction disc so as to create a vacuum between the suction disc and a smooth support surface, the housing includes at its end opposite the base an article support plate with engagement claws for engaging a particular article, and a mounting plate is provided for connection to a support surface, which has a smooth surface for mounting the device selectively thereon by way of the suction disc or on a clamp support plate.

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