Retractable hook assembly for mounting on a surface
OwnerSteve Brnjacinventor
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Abstract
A retractable hook assembly for mounting on a surface including a bracket member having front side with a retracting groove and at least one positioning channel. The assembly also includes a back side adapted for mounting on the surface, and a hook member having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end may have at least one projection adapted to engage the positioning channel when the hook member is in an extended position. The front side of the bracket member may be adapted to receive the hook member into the retracting groove when in a retracted position thereby concealing the hook member.
Claims19
A retractable hook assembly to mount on a surface, comprising:
- (a) a bracket member having a front side with a retracting groove, said retracting groove has two sides and has two positioning channels located on both sides of said retracting groove, at least one positioning channel having a top side and a bottom side providing a cam surface, and a back side adapted for mounting on said surface;
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- (b) an arm having two sides, a front side, a back side, a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end having two cams on both sides of said arm to engage said positioning channels whereby said cams engage said top side or cam surface of said positioning channels allowing said arm to extend to a maximum of 45° when said arm is in an extended position and said cam engages said bottom side or cam surface when said arm is in a retracted position;
- wherein said front side of said bracket member is adapted to receive said arm into said retracting groove when in said retracted position thereby concealing said arm.
A retractable hook assembly to mount on a surface, comprising:
- (c) a bracket member having a front side with multiple retracting grooves, said retracting grooves each has two sides and two positioning channels located on both sides of each of said retracting grooves, each retracting groove having at least one positioning channel having a top side and a bottom side providing a cam surface, and a back side adapted for mounting on said surface;
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- (d) multiple arms each having two sides, a front side, a back side, a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end having two cams on both sides of said arm to engage said positioning channels whereby said cams engage said top side or cam surface of said positioning channels allowing said arms to extend to a maximum of 45° when said arms are in an extended position and said cams engage said bottom side or cam surface when said arms are in a retracted position;
- wherein said front side of said bracket member is adapted to receive said arms into said retracting groove when in said retracted position thereby concealing said arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.