Accessory storage device
OwnerJames Schultzinventor
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Abstract
A storage device for accessories, such as wakeboards and the like on a boat, may be mounted to maximize space and secure objects for storage. The device includes displaceable levers, fixed arms, and an actuating assembly that provides a spring bias for displacing the levers towards the fixed arms to provide a clamping force against an item or accessory to be stored.
Claims26
A storage apparatus comprising:
- a body defining at least one receiver;
- at least one clamping member cooperating with the at least one receiver and being moveable between a first position so the at least one receiver can receive an item for storage and a second position to apply force to secure an item in the at least one receiver for storage;
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- an actuator having at least one spring capable of biasing the at least one clamping member toward the first position, the actuator being selectively operable to move the at least one clamping member toward the second position and convert the biasing of the at least one spring to a clamping force.
The storage apparatus of claim 3 wherein the actuator further comprises a shifter cooperating with the at least spring to selectively convert the biasing of the at least one spring to a clamping force.
A storage apparatus comprising:
- a body defining at least one accessory receiver;
- at least one clamping member at the at least one accessory receiver, the clamping member having a first position to enable the at least one receiver to receive an item for storage and a second position to apply force to secure an item in the at least one receiver for storage;
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- an actuator that actuates movement of the at least one clamping member between the first and second position, and having a spring biasing the clamping member to the first position.
The storage device of claim 21 wherein the handle includes a releasable lock for retaining the actuator in an actuated position.
25 The storage device of claim 23 further including a cover cap including a port through which the actuator extends, the lock portion of the device is a wall on the cover cap, and the pin lock includes a flat portion for mating with the wall on the cover cap for retaining the actuator in the actuated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.