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US 7,451,968 B2Granted
Rack for securing a variety of objects for a variety of purposes
OwnerJason Geldertinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to racks for securely holding a variety of objects. The racks are easily mounted in the horizontal, vertical and/or diagonal positions. Moreover, the racks will rigidly hold objects of varying thickness without complicated adjustments of the contact surface area.
Claims13
A mounting assembly for securing a variety of objects to a mounting surface, comprising a plurality of vise bodies, at least one support member and a mounting bar,
- each vise body comprised of a curved vise face, a vise base, and a pivot means capable of articulating in a pivoting fashion with a support member,
- each vise base capable of pivoting on said support member in a plane parallel to said mounting surface,
- the vise face of each vise body shaped to readily fit a variety of objects when said objects are positioned between the vise bodies,
- the pivot means capable of moving the vise body, relative to a base and on a plane parallel to the attachment surface, to a position wherein the vise face of the vise body obtains flush contact with said objects,
- the vise face having a range of curve radii selected from the group consisting of:
- 1 inch to 18 inches, 2 inches to 10 inches, 3 inches to 5 inches,
- the pivot means selected from the group consisting of:
- a tongue and groove assembly having a shaft through said tongue and groove assembly to accept a shaft pin;
- a tongue and groove assembly having a ball and socket;
- a ball and socket;
- a tongue and groove assembly having a ball bearing;
- and a hinge
- each support member coupled with the mounting bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.