Actuatable holding system
US7883068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62H3/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An actuatable holding system is provided for holding an object, such as a bicycle. In one exemplary embodiment of the system, first and second arms are pivotally connected to a pivot base and are actuated between an opened and closed position by an assembly that can include an actuator housing with a length and extending from the base, an arm contacting element that can slide along at least a portion of the length of the actuator housing, and a button slideably disposed on the housing, distal to the arm contacting element, and operable to releasably lock the arm contacting element in at least a first position, in which the first and second arms are in the opened position, and a second position, in which the first and second arms are in the closed position. A variety of features of actuatable holding systems, as well as methods of manufacturing such systems, are also disclosed herein.
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