# US 2021/0278032 A1 · V-pole hoder for light modifiers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0278032 A1 - Document ID: US20210278032A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/873,241 - Filed: 2020-03-03 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-03 - Assignees: Savage Universal Corporation - Inventors: Bo Christensen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210278032A1 ## CPC - F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)} - F16B 5/0692: {joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or bars (tent fastenings E04H15/64; coping elements for swimming pools with fixing means for sealing foil E04H4/142; greenhouses of flexible synthetic material A01G9/1407; end or aperture-closing arrangements or devices for sacks or bags B65D33/16)} - G03B 15/06: Special arrangements of screening, diffusing, or reflecting devices, e.g. in studio - G06F 1/162: {changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A holder for flexible materials which incorporate two arms connected by an elbow. Within the elbow is a tensioning mechanism which, when engaged, tends to press the arm apart. When the tension is released, the holder collapses into an easily stored mechanism. With the arms being variable in length, the range of material dimensions is greatly enhanced. A connector positioned at the elbow permits the holder to be secured to a base and arranged in gangs to address the particular need at the time. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A holder for flexible materials comprising: a) a first arm and a second arm; and, b) an elbow mechanism connected to a first end of the first arm and the first end of the second arm, said elbow mechanism containing a tensioning mechanism adapted to selectively encourage the first arm and the second arm to rotate into a larger angle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 1, further comprising a tension release mechanism adapted to relax the tensioning mechanism to allow the first arm and the second arm to rotate around the elbow mechanism. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 2, wherein the first arm and the second arm expand to varying lengths. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 3, wherein distal ends of the first arm and the second arm include grasping mechanism adapted to secure the respective arms to an apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 4, further including a floor stand adapted to be secured to the hinge mechanism. ### Claim 6 A holder for flexible materials comprising: a) A floor stand; b) A cross member secured to the floor stand substantially at a center point of the cross member; and, c) A first holder and second holder secured to the cross member substantially at opposing ends of the cross member, the first holder and the second holder each having, 1) a first arm and a second arm; and, 2) an elbow mechanism connected to a first end of the first arm and the first end of the second arm, said elbow mechanism containing a tensioning mechanism adapted to encourage the first arm and the second arm to rotate into a larger angle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 6, wherein the first holder and the second holder each further includes a tension release mechanism adapted to relax the tensioning mechanism to allow the first arm and the second arm to rotate around the elbow mechanism. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 7, wherein the first arm and the second arm expand to selective lengths. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 8, wherein distal ends of the first arm and the second arm include a grasping mechanism adapted to secure the respective arms to a flat apparatus. ### Claim 10 A holder for flexible materials comprising: a) A floor stand having a vertical upright, an uppermost end of the vertical upright having a mounting mechanism for a light; b) A light secured to the mounting mechanism; c) A cross member secured to the vertical upright; d) A light diffuser; and e) A first holder and second holder secured to the cross member substantially at opposing ends of the cross member, the first holder and the second holder having, 1) A first arm and a second arm; and, 2) an elbow mechanism connected to a first end of the first arm and the first end of the second arm, said elbow mechanism containing a tensioning mechanism adapted to encourage the first arm and the second arm to rotate into a larger angle, and, 3) grasping mechanisms positioned at a distal end of each arm, said grasping mechanisms secured to the light diffuser. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 10, wherein the first holder and the second holder for each of the holders further includes a tension release mechanism adapted to relax the tensioning mechanism to allow the first arm and the second arm to rotate around the elbow mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The holder for flexible materials according to claim 11, wherein the first arm and the second arm expand to varying lengths.