Barrier stands
AssigneeAbsolute Museum & Gallery Products Limited
InventorSamuel Sprague
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Abstract
An improved barrier stand (3) for a corded exhibition barrier (1) is disclosed. The barrier stand (3) comprises a socket (7), and a post (5). The post (5) is adapted to be mounted on abase (4) so as to stand in a vertical position. The post defines an open top, and the socket (7) is retained by the open top of the post (5). The socket (7) defines a channel leading between an exterior of the barrier stand (3) and a hollow interior of the post (5). The socket (7) further defines gripping structures for gripping a cord (2) extending along the channel. A first set of the gripping structures are shaped and arranged to permit insertion of the cord (2) along the channel towards the interior of the post (5), but resist retraction of the cord (2) away from the interior of the post (5).
Claims21
A barrier stand for an exhibition barrier, the barrier stand comprising:
- a post adapted to be mounted on a base so as to stand in a vertical position, the post defining an open top;
- a socket retained by the open top of the post, the socket defining a channel leading between an exterior of the barrier stand and a hollow interior of the post;
- the socket further defining gripping structures for gripping a cord of the exhibition barrier extending along the channel;
- a first set of the gripping structures being shaped and arranged to permit insertion of the cord along the channel towards the interior of the post, but resist retraction of the cord away from the interior of the post;
- and,
- a second set of gripping structures shaped and arranged to grip the cord extending along the channel, the second set of gripping structures being spaced from the first set of gripping structures.
A barrier stand for an exhibition barrier, the barrier stand comprising:
- a post adapted to be mounted on a base so as to stand in a vertical position, the post defining an open top;
- and
- a socket retained by the open top of the post, the socket defining a channel leading between an exterior of the barrier stand and a hollow interior of the post;
- the socket further defining gripping structures for gripping a cord of the exhibition barrier extending along the channel;
- a first set of the gripping structures being shaped and arranged to permit insertion of the cord along the channel towards the interior of the post, but resist retraction of the cord away from the interior of the post, wherein the socket comprises a tail portion fitted within the top of the post, and a head portion protruding from the top of the post, the channel defined by the socket extending through the tail portion and head portion, wherein the tail portion defines the first set of gripping structures, and the head portion defines a second set of gripping structures.
A barrier stand, for an exhibition barrier, the barrier stand comprising:
- a post adapted to be mounted on a base so as to stand in a vertical position, the post defining an open top;
- a socket retained by the open top of the post, the socket defining a channel leading between an exterior of the barrier stand and a hollow interior of the post;
- the socket further defining gripping structures for gripping a cord of the exhibition barrier extending along the channel;
- and,
- a first set of the gripping structures being shaped and arranged to permit insertion of the cord along the channel towards the interior of the post, but resist retraction of the cord away from the interior of the post, wherein the first set of gripping structures comprise at least one finger that extends, from a wide root to a narrow tip of the finger, in a direction that is axially-downward with respect to a central longitudinal axis, towards the interior of the post.
A socket for use with a barrier stand for an exhibition barrier, the barrier stand including a post adapted to be mounted on a base so as to stand in a vertical position, the post defining an open top, the socket retained by the open top of the post, comprising:
- a channel leading between an exterior of the barrier stand and a hollow interior of the post;
- gripping structures for gripping a cord extending along the channel, wherein a first set of the gripping structures being shaped and arranged to permit insertion of a cord of the exhibition barrier along the channel towards the interior of the post, but resist retraction of the cord away from the interior of the post, wherein a second set of the gripping structures being shaped and arranged to grip the cord extending along the channel, the second set of the gripping structures being spaced from the first set of the gripping structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.