Cushioned article holder
AssigneeAll Rite Products, Inc.
InventorsGeorge D. Gates, Travis D. Gates
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Abstract
A cushioned holder device for holding articles includes an attachment base, configured to be attached to a support structure and a holding member configured to receive and hold an article therein. The holding member is coupled to the attachment base and includes two generally upright arms which collectively define a containment area therebetween. A cushion is associated with the holder at a lower portion of the containment area to provide a cushioned interface between the article and the holder. The cushion includes an upper contact surface and an opposing lower contact surface, with an intermediate riser extending therebetween.
Claims7
A cushioned holder device for holding articles, comprising:
- an attachment base, configured to be attached to a support structure;
- a holding member configured to receive and hold an article therein, the holding member being coupled to the attachment base and including two generally upright arms which collectively define a containment area therebetween;
- and
- a cushion, associated with the holder at a lower portion of the containment area to provide a cushioned interface between the article and the holder, the cushion including:
- an upper contact surface having one of:
- an indentation formed therein and a protrusion extending therefrom;
- and
- an opposing lower contact surface having one of:
- an indentation formed therein and a protrusion extending therefrom;
- the indentation and the protrusion being operable to provide a secondary cushioning interface to the article holder in the event the upper and lower contact surfaces of the cushion are nearly fully compressed together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.