Holding device
OwnerMichael M. Yueninventor
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Abstract
A holder typically for a portable telephone comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, the latter being adapted for fixing to a surface or object. The upper housing comprises a support plate upon which the telephone may be located, and a pair of movable gripper members which urge the telephone against a fixed member so as to be held firmly therebetween. The distance between the fixed member and movable gripper members may be varied according to the dimensions of the telephone which the holder is receiving, and biasing means on the movable gripper members are provided to insure that there is sufficient force to firmly hold the telephone in the holder between the movable and fixed gripper members.
Claims18
A holding device for receiving and holding objects of different dimensions, the device comprising:
- a housing including a surface for receiving the object, an upper body member which defines the surface, and a lower body member affixed to the upper body member, the upper and lower body members defining a chamber;
- a fixed gripper on the housing;
- a movable gripper movable between a first position wherein the movable and fixed grippers are spaced apart from each other and a second position wherein the movable and fixed grippers are spaced apart by a distance greater than that in the first position, the movable gripper comprising a movable arm assembly having a U-shaped member with a web portion located in the chamber and two extending arm portions with a gripper member at the free end thereof outside of the chamber, the surface of the housing including a slot, the U-shaped member being movable in the slot so that the two extending arm portions may move between the inside and the outside of the chamber;
- biasing means for biasing the movable gripper towards the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.