Device for supporting an item(s) while in transit within a vehicle having passenger seating and when carried from location to location
US7966949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N3/002
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly for supporting at least one item while in transit within a vehicle having cushioned passenger seating. The assembly used during transit within a vehicle, has: a platform (for supporting the item) that has an aperture for receiving at least one primary support-post therethrough, and a plurality of recesses; an anchor for releasably securing the assembly between cushion structures within the vehicle is used (e.g., such that it can be wedged into the spacing between back support cushion and seat cushion). The anchor comprises a base member having a free end and a bulbous end, between which a pedestal extends having a recessed shape, such as a cup, for receiving a lower end of the primary support-post. The bulbous end can be fabricated integral with the base member, or made of one or more hinged-sections interconnected with the base member. At least a portion of the outer surface of the primary support-post is preferably threaded, around which a mating internally-threaded leveling ring can twist. Also, an assembly for supporting at least one item while in transit from location to location, wherein the anchor and primary support-post and leveling ring are not operationally a…
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