Display support structure
AssigneeColebrook Bosson & Saunders (Products) Limited
InventorsAlex Ambridge, Simon Bibby, Kevin Oliver
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Abstract
A support structure for supporting a display includes a post extending between a first end and a second end, an arm movably coupled to the post, and a grip assembly for moveably coupling the arm to the post. The grip assembly includes a housing, an actuator assembly, a retention component movably positioned in the housing, and a resilient member that biases the retention component to a first position, in which, the grip assembly is engaged to the post.
Claims23
A support structure for supporting a display comprising:
- a post extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end;
- an arm movably coupled to the post;
- a grip assembly for moveably coupling the arm to the post, the grip assembly including,
- a housing including a cavity having an opening facing the post and a back wall positioned opposite the opening,
- an actuator assembly,
- a retention component movably positioned in the housing, the retention component having a rear surface facing the back wall, and
- a resilient member that biases the retention component to a first position, in which, the grip assembly is engaged to the post to maintain the position of the arm to the post,
- wherein the retention component and resilient member are movable in the housing at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the post and wherein the rear surface directly engages the back wall in the first position to bias the retention component toward the post.
A support structure comprising:
- a post extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the post including a track;
- an arm movably coupled to the post;
- a grip assembly for moveably coupling the arm to the post, the grip assembly including,
- a housing with a forward extending lip positioned on the track of the post;
- an actuator assembly including a first actuator and a second actuator positioned opposite the first actuator,
- a retention component movably positioned in the housing, and
- a resilient member that biases the retention component to a first position, in which, the grip assembly is engaged to the post,
- wherein the retention component and resilient member are movable in the housing at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the post, and
- wherein the first actuator and the second actuator translate relative to one another to depress the resilient member.
A grip assembly for coupling a support structure to a post comprising:
- an inner housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions defining a cavity therebetween;
- a retention member movably positioned within the cavity of the inner housing, the retention member including a wedge component, a contact surface, and a channel defined between the wedge component and the contact surface;
- a first button positioned in the channel of the retention member;
- a second button positioned opposite the first button in the channel of the retention member;
- and
- a resilient member that biases the retention member to a first position in which the contact surface engages a post,
- wherein movement of the first and second buttons towards each other moves the retention member against the bias of the resilient member to a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the post, and
- wherein movement of the retention member provides a clamping force in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.