Holding device with alternating length gripping fins
AssigneeAll Rite Products, Inc.
InventorsGeorge D. Gates, Travis D. Gates
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Abstract
A utility holding device configured to be attached to a utility structure and to carry elongated objects includes a support base, a mounting stem supported by the support base, and a generally U-shaped holding member supported by the mounting stem. The U-shaped member has two upright arms which are open at the top so as to define a containment area configured to receive an elongate object. The U-shaped member further includes a plurality of alternating length gripping fins extending from at least one of the upright arms into the containment area to help hold items securely therein.
Claims22
A utility holding device, comprising:
- a support base configured to be attached to a utility structure;
- a generally U-shaped holding member supported by the support base, the U-shaped member having two upright arms and being open at the top so as to define a containment area configured to receive an elongate object;
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- a plurality of flexible, resilient, alternating length gripping fins extending from at least one of the upright arms into the containment area, and configured to deflect downward against the elongate object when the object is placed in the containment area.
A utility holding system configured to carry elongated objects, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a utility holder attached to the support structure, including:
- (1) a support base connected to the support structure;
- (2) a generally U-shaped holding member connected to the support base, and configured to receive an elongate object therein, the U-shaped member having two upright arms and being open at the top so as to define a containment area configured to receive an elongate object;
- (3) a plurality of gripping fins extending from at least one of the upright arms into the containment area, configured to deflect downward when an object is pressed down into the containment area to provide extra grip on the object, the plurality of gripping fins being arranged to alternate between longer and shorter fins.
A utility holding device configured to be attached to a utility structure and to carry elongated objects, comprising:
- a support base configured to be attached to a utility structure;
- a generally U-shaped holding member pivotally supported by the support base, the U-shaped member including:
- (1) two upright arms and being open at the top so as to define a containment area configured to receive an elongate object, one of the upright arms extending higher than the other and having an elbow which bends toward the containment area;
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- (2) a threaded mounting stem, pivotally threadedly connected to the support base, configured such that the holding member may be pivoted about a long axis of the mounting stem to selectively (i) adjust the height of the holding member relative to the support base, and (ii) more securely grip elongate objects in the holding member;
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- (3) a plurality of flexible, resilient, alternating length gripping fins extending from each of the upright arms into the containment area, and configured to deflect downward when an object is placed in the containment area;
- a locking nut for locking the holding member in position relative to the support base;
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- a hold-down member attached to the upright arms, and configured to be disposed over the object to hold the object in the holding member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.