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US 7,152,746 B2Granted
Media holding device
AssigneeNew Product Guys, Inc.
InventorKeith L. Henk
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Abstract
A media holding device for supporting media in an upright position comprising a vertical element and a horizontal extension element, created from a continuous length of rod stock formed into segments. The vertical element is a vertical plane defined by at least three corner points creating a geometric shape, for providing lateral support for the held media. The horizontal extension element extends from the vertical element perpendicularly to the vertical plane, creating a horizontal plane for supporting the vertical element.
Claims48
A media holding device comprising:
- a first vertical element formed from a first rod, and forming a first vertical plane defined by a plurality of corner portions, wherein the first vertical element at least partially defines a media holding region for receiving media;
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- a first horizontal extension element formed from a portion of the first rod, and extending from a lower rear corner of the first vertical element perpendicularly to the first vertical plane to define a first horizontal plane for supporting the first vertical element, wherein the media holding region is located forward of the first horizontal extension element, and no other horizontal element is connected to the first vertical element and extends into the media holding region, so that the media holding region is free of any horizontal element, including the first horizontal extension element.
A media holding device comprising:
- a first upright;
- a second upright parallel to the first upright;
- a horizontal support connected to a lower rear corner portion of the first upright and a lower rear corner portion of the second upright for providing rear-leveraged retention, wherein the first upright and the second upright are separated by a distance determined in part by a length of the horizontal support;
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- a media holding region defined by the first and second uprights and the horizontal support, wherein the media holding region extends laterally between the first and second uprights and forward from the horizontal support, so that the horizontal support is positioned behind the media holding region and the media holding region is free of any horizontal element forward of the horizontal support that is connected to the first and second uprights.
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A media holding device comprising:
- a first upright;
- a second upright, wherein the first upright and the second upright are separated by a distance;
- a first horizontal support shaft extending from a lower rear corner portion of the first upright;
- a second horizontal support shaft extending from a lower rear corner portion of the second upright;
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- a media holding region defined as being between the first and second uprights and forward of the first and second horizontal support shafts, so that the first and second horizontal support shafts are positioned behind the media holding region and the media holding region is free of any horizontal element forward of the first and second horizontal support shafts and extending from the first and second uprights;
- wherein the first horizontal support shaft and the second horizontal support shaft are slidably connected such that the first horizontal support shaft and the second horizontal support shaft are capable of sliding in both a converging motion and a diverging motion, for adjusting the distance between the first upright and the second upright.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.