Article holder
US8424817B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA46B17/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article holder includes a base having a chamber and two opposite grooves, and having two ears, a follower having two projections slidably engaged with the grooves of the base and having a latching tongue, a carrier member having a pivot shaft extended from a protrusion and pivotally engaged with the ears of the base and having an engaging cavity, a spring member biases the latching tongue to engage with the engaging cavity of the carrier member at a working position, the carrier member is pivotal relative to the base to a storing position when the latching tongue of the follower is disengaged from the engaging cavity of the carrier member, a gripping block is pivotally attached to the carrier member and biased to engage with an article.
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