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Document | Title | Date |
20080203259 | BRACKET - A bracket includes a body with a first clamp and a second clamp. The first clamp is pivotably mounted and operatively engaged with a first lever that is pivotable between a release position and a locking position. A second lever is operatively engaged with the first lever to prevent the first lever from pivoting from a locking position to a release position. | 08-28-2008 |
20080265119 | Universal clamp - A universal clamp assembly having a support fitting with arms and a threaded bolt mounted to the arms allowing rotation about a longitudinal axis of the bolt. The bolt is retained against axial movement along the longitudinal axis. A clamp member is rotatably mounted on the bolt between the arms for rotation of the clamp member relative to the support fitting about the longitudinal axis. The clamp member is restrained against axial movement relative to the support fitting and the bolt along the longitudinal axis. The clamp includes a guide opening through which the bolt extends. A keeper is threadedly mounted on the bolt and partially received in the guide opening. The keeper slides in the guide opening along the longitudinal axis and is restrained against rotation about the longitudinal axis of the bolt relative to the clamp member. The keeper is rotatable about the longitudinal axis concurrently with the clamp member. | 10-30-2008 |
20090065672 | Anchor Dock Equipped with a Bracing Rack - An anchor dock includes an anchor body, an adsorption portion and a bracing rack. The anchor body has a lower shell and an upper shell. The lower shell has a conical side surface formed at a sloped angle. The upper shell is located on an upper surface of the lower shell. The adsorption portion is located below the anchor body. The bracing rack is formed in a U-shape and surrounds the upper shell and has two ends hinged on the anchor body. | 03-12-2009 |
20090101781 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - An exemplary fixing apparatus is for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) having a plurality of holes defined in sidewalls and includes a first side plate, a bracket, and a plurality of fixing pins. The bracket includes an end plate, and a second side plate perpendicular to the end plate. One end of the first side plate is pivotably attached to a free end of the end plate of the bracket. The other end of the first plate includes a latch extending therefrom. The second side plate includes a latch extending from a free end thereof, to detachably engage with the latch of the first side plate. The fixing pins are attached to the first side plate and the second side plate to engage in the holes of the HDD. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101782 | Clamping device for electronic products - A clamping device for electronic products includes a combining member and a clamping base that is made of elastic steel sheet having its outer periphery coated with a layer of soft rubber and its central portion bored with a combining hole. Thus, after the clamping base is combined with an electronic product by the combining member, the electronic product can be hung on a user's girdle by turning over the elastic steel sheet of the clamping base, and an earphone line can be wound on the steel sheet in a space between the clamping base and the electronic product, having great practicability and convenience in use. | 04-23-2009 |
20090134300 | Handheld equipment holder with mechanical latch - A tool holder designed for battery operated power tools is attachable to a belt and has a quick release to allow access to the power tool. The tool holder grasps the power tool at the handle between the battery pack of the tool and the housing containing the operative part. The tool holder is made of a flat material such as metal or a high-density plastic and comprises a mechanical latch that secures the power tool within the holder until the user disengages the latch to allow removal of the tool. | 05-28-2009 |
20090159771 | HOLDER FOR A LOUDSPEAKER BOX - A holder for a loudspeaker box onto which the loudspeaker box can be slipped. The holder includes a control handle and a clamping device actuatable without tools via the control handle. | 06-25-2009 |
20090194658 | Universal clamp - A universal clamp assembly for receiving an electrical conductor having a variety of diameters without exchanging parts. An insulator includes a support fitting thereon. The clamp assembly includes a keeper fixed to an end of the fitting with two guide arms disposed along two sides thereof. An internally threaded bore in the keeper has a longitudinal axis. An externally threaded bolt is threadedly received in the bore. The assembly also includes a clamp member relatively rotatably receiving and axially restraining the bolt and located adjacent to the keeper for translational movement of the clamp member relative to the keeper along the longitudinal axis of the bolt. The clamp member includes two axially extending sliding arms adjacent the two guide arms. Rotation of the bolt along the longitudinal axis moves the clamp member towards and away from the keeper. | 08-06-2009 |
20090200443 | Mounting device for securing plate-shaped elements - A mounting device for securing plate-shaped elements ( | 08-13-2009 |
20090266963 | Clamp, system and/or method for securing an article to a fixture - A clamp, a system and/or a method secures an article to a fixture. The clamp, the system and/or the method may prevent a theft and/or a removal of the article from the fixture. The clamp is attached to the article, such as, for example, a laptop computer. A vertical member extends from the clamp and may be situated within a recess of the article to prevent the clamp from being removed from the article. A tether secures the clamp and/or the article to the fixture. The vertical member of the clamp may have a plunger that may be depressed by the article while the article is situated within the clamp. | 10-29-2009 |
20090294617 | GRIPPING MECHANISM FOR GRIPPING PORTABLE OBJECT - A holding device. The holding device can hold portable objects such as MP3 players, mobile phones, navigation devices, etc. The holding device has one or more arms, which can grip the portable object. In predetermined orientations, one arm is prevented from moving outward, to prevent the held portable object from falling even when it is being inserted or removed from the holder. | 12-03-2009 |
20090294618 | Clamp-type hard disk mount - A clamp-type hard disk (hard disk) mount includes a base having a hard disk contact surface; two clamping arms pivotally connected at rear ends to two fulcrums provided in and near two lateral ends of the base; and two restoring elements disposed in the base. The two clamping arms respectively have an extension section rearward extended beyond the two fulcrums. Two short rods are separately provided near front ends of the two clamping arms corresponding to two retaining hole provided on two lateral sides of a hard disk. The restoring elements normally push the extension sections of the clamping arms outward, so that the two clamping arms automatically clamp on the two lateral sides of a hard disk installed on the clamp-type hard disk mount. | 12-03-2009 |
20100019116 | DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING AND TRANSPORTING SHEET MATERIALS - In one exemplary embodiment, a low-profile clamping system generally includes first and second elongate supports engageable with an edge portion of a sheet material for supporting at least part of the sheet material against bending. A fastener can releasably couple the first and second elongate supports to the edge portion of the sheet material. The first and second elongate supports define a channel for receiving the edge portion of the sheet material into the channel when supporting the sheet material. In another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for transporting a sheet material generally includes a frame, at least one wheel coupled to the frame for allowing rolling movement of the frame, and an adjustable vice coupled to the frame for securing a sheet material in the vice on the frame. | 01-28-2010 |
20100133405 | HOLDING UNIT FOR PANEL TRANSMITTING DEVICE - A holding unit for a panel transmitting device provided with a robot of an articulated joint type to hold a panel of various types and transmit between processes includes a supporting means and a plurality of moving means. An end of the supporting means is movably supported and fixed to the robot and the other end of which extends along a width direction of the panel. Each of the moving means is provided with a moving bar an end of which is provided at a side of the supporting means and is able to rotate and slide in a thickness direction and a width direction of the panel so that the other end thereof may hold the panel. With the unit, precise position adjustment can be achieved in a cost-effective manner. | 06-03-2010 |
20100314521 | FLEXIBLE ARM STOWAGE RETAINER FOR VEHICLE - A stowage retainer is provided for retaining an object, such as a portable electronic device, in a vehicle. The retainer includes a body having at least a bottom wall and side walls. The retainer also includes one or more flexible retention arms extending from the body for retaining a device in the retainer. The flexible retention arms each comprise a flexible inner wire and a soft outer covering material. The flexible retention arms are bendable to reform into a desired configuration to retain a device in the retainer. | 12-16-2010 |
20110001029 | AUTOMATIC MOUNTING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a bracket, a pushing member having a pushing surface, a magazine member to fitting about a plurality of clamping rings, a sending member, a fixing member fixed to the bracket and a resisting member fixed to the fixing member. The fixing member defines a positioning hole for fixing the magazine member, with the clamping rings freely sliding through the positioning hole. The sending member includes two guiding rods fixed to the fixing member, two elastic elements fitting about the corresponding guiding rods, and a moving board slidably mounted to the guiding rods. The elasticity of the elastic elements urges the moving board to drive one of the plurality of clamping rings to resist against the resisting member. When the pushing member is moved towards the fixing member, the pushing surface pushes the one clamping ring to clamp a shaft of a connecting piece. | 01-06-2011 |
20110001030 | INSTALLATION BRACKET - The object of the invention is an installation bracket for mounting a first component on a second component, especially an installation bracket for mounting a solar collector on a rail that, in turn, is mounted on part of a building such as, for example, a roof. | 01-06-2011 |
20110114811 | INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A PORTABLE ILLUMINATION TOOL & RELATED ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY - An illumination tool fixture is generally provided. The fixture comprises an illumination tool receiving sleeve and a clamping assembly operatively received at an end thereof. The sleeve is generally characterized by first and second sleeve segments, each having first and second sleeve ends. The second sleeve end includes an interior circumferential wall segment characterized by a taper, and a thread bearing outer surface segment. Manipulation of a portion of the clamping assembly, namely a clamping ring thereof, establishes a wedged interference engagement for an illumination tool within the fixture. | 05-19-2011 |
20110121153 | STRUT CLAMP - An assembly includes a first structure and a clamp configured to clamp the first structure to a second structure. The clamp may include a top portion configured to extend through the slot, where the top portion includes a head, a neck portion coupled to the head and a cylindrical body coupled to the neck portion. The clamp may also include a rotatable nut located adjacent the slot, where the rotatable nut has an opening to receive the cylindrical body. The clamp may further include a spring nut configured to receive a portion of the cylindrical body. The rotatable nut is configured to be turned such that when the head of the clamp is aligned with the slot in the first structure, the top portion of the clamp is configured to lower into the opening and clamp the first structure to a second structure. | 05-26-2011 |
20110210223 | Clip and Support Member - Insertion force for installing a clip to a body panel, and retaining force of the clip after installation, are obtained by an engagement leg section. A click sensation when the clip is installed to the body panel is obtained by a click leg section. | 09-01-2011 |
20110284709 | SOLAR MODULE ARRAY PRE-ASSEMBLY METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for pre-assembly of an electrically connected array of solar panels for a solar canopy including a substantially planar base member for resting on a horizontal surface; a substantially planar support member; a track member disposed proximate a bottom portion of the support member attached to or integral with the support member or base member for vertically aligning side-by-side and vertically supporting a plurality of solar panels when a side edge portion of the solar panels rests on the track member; and at least two arm members, each having a free end and an attached end, the attached ends pivotally attached proximate to opposing ends of the base member or support member, the arm members being configured and adapted for removably attaching at least two solar panel support channels. | 11-24-2011 |
20120001046 | ADAPTER FOR SUPPORT PROFILES - The invention relates to an adapter ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120025048 | Artist's palette and umbrella clamp - One embodiment of a device for mounting an artist's palette and shade umbrella to a tripod and of the type comprising a body having a clamping aperture on one edge thereof and a means of fastening an artist's palette and umbrella to said body. The body is made of a rigid and lightweight material to provide a stable and portable platform. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 02-02-2012 |
20120112026 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AN ASSEMBLY OF CONFLAT-CONNECTED ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM MODULES - An apparatus for supporting UHV modules and attaching accessories thereto without welding and without obstructing any conflat ports includes a bracket attachable to an attachment feature without loss of vacuum. Embodiments permit arbitrary UHV module reorientation. In some embodiments, a supporting circular groove or series of groove segments is provided in the UHV module, and a clamping bracket fitted with holes meeting optical bench standards is attached to the groove by clamping two clamp segments together while fitting a tongue firmly into the groove. The supporting groove can be located in an extension terminating in a conflat flange, or in a separate UHV extender module. In other embodiments, the attachment feature is a plurality of threaded mounting holes that are not associated with conflat ports, do not require enlargement of the UHV module, and permit attachment of brackets without obstructing any conflat ports and without loss of vacuum. | 05-10-2012 |
20120138764 | CLAMP FOR A PLATE ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A clamp for at least one plate element, with a first clamp part and a second clamp part, the clamp parts adjustable relative to each other between an open position and a clamping position for the plate element, and with at least one elastomer profile that is arranged between the two clamp parts and that has an area with a U-shaped cross section for gripping the plate element. The elastomer profile has a clamping section that is clamped between the two clamp parts when the clamp parts are in the clamping position. | 06-07-2012 |
20120145863 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS - A supporting structure for portable electronic products is disclosed. The supporting structure includes a main body and a first supporting unit. The first supporting unit has a first finger portion and a second finger portion. The first supporting unit is disposed on one end of the main body. The first finger portion corresponds to the second finger portion. The supporting structure allows the user to easily and stably hold a portable electronic product. | 06-14-2012 |
20120193496 | HOLDER FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A holder for being placed by a handheld electronic device is disclosed. The holder includes a board having two long holes and two fastener assemblies separately corresponding to the long holes. Each of the fastener assemblies has a post penetrating the long hole, a bracket and a supporting pad. The bracket and supporting pad are disposed on two opposite sides of the board and at two ends of the post. | 08-02-2012 |
20120199716 | Method and System for Luggage Connector - A luggage connector that may be used with a baby stroller or wheelchair to transport rolling luggage is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the connector includes a first arm and a second arm. Clamps are disposed at a distal end of each arm. The clamps are used to secure the connector to a handle of luggage and a portion of a frame such as a stroller or wheelchair frame. Each arm is adapted to rotate about a central axis so that each respective clamp may be rotated and positioned appropriately to secure the connector to the frame. In addition, a rotating hinge is provided to adjust to a desired angle between the two arms to accommodate the connector being secured to the frame and rolling luggage. | 08-09-2012 |
20120211626 | HOLDER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A holder for holding an electronic device on a wrist includes a band which can be connected around the wrist and a case connected to the band for holding the electronic device securely. The case includes a first receptacle and at least one second receptacle. The first receptacle is used for securing the electronic device to the holder. The at least one second receptacle receives at least one accessory of the electronic device. | 08-23-2012 |
20120223203 | APR PLATE DEVICE - A strip-like protrusion and a corresponding strip-like groove are respectively configured at a first holder and a second holder of an APR plate device, such that as an APR plate is clamped by the first holder and the second holder via their clamping surfaces, the strip-like protrusion and the strip-like groove further push and slightly deform the APR plate for enhancement of the clamping toward the APR plate, thereby preventing problems of buckling or tearing of the APR plate due to insufficient clamping force of the holders. | 09-06-2012 |
20120223204 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DISK DRIVE - A mounting apparatus includes a bracket receiving a disk drive, a locking member and a first resilient member. The bracket includes two first sidewalls and two second sidewalls. Each first sidewall is connected to the two second sidewalls and defines a number of through holes. The locking member includes two frames rotatably secured to the two first sidewalls. Each frame includes a number of pins. The first resilient member is connected to the two frames. Each frame is rotatable between a first position, where the pins are inserted in the bracket via the through holes, and a second position, where the pins are located out of the bracket. The first resilient member is deformed when each frame is rotated from the first position to the second position, and each frame is rotated from the second position to the first position when the first resilient member returns. | 09-06-2012 |
20130026324 | HOLDING DEVICE - A holding device including a hub and a plurality of grappling assemblies attached thereto. Each grappling assembly includes a tension member and a hook connected to the tension member. The hook is adapted to engage an edge of the item. The hook includes a body portion and a pair of arms extending therefrom. The body portion includes a cavity with first and second open ends. The tension member extends into the first open end and a jaw fitting extends into the second open end, wherein the jaw fitting is operative to grasp the tension member. The tension member extends around a thimble that is attached to the hub. The thimble may comprise an arcuate channel extending around an aperture formed through the thimble. The thimble may be rotatably attached to the hub with a fastener extending through the hub and the aperture. | 01-31-2013 |
20130068909 | MOUNTING DEVICE OF A LENGTH MEASURING SYSTEM - A mounting device for mounting a length measuring system extending in a measurement direction, the mounting device including a basic body, a steadying device attached to the basic body and a retainer attached to the basic body. A length measuring system that extends in a measurement direction is fixable on the basic body by clamping between the steadying device and the retainer, wherein the basic body and the retainer are embodied for guiding the retainer on the basic body longitudinally in a manner fixed against relative rotation in a direction of the steadying device by an adjusting element. | 03-21-2013 |
20130228664 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A supporting apparatus for supporting a computer enclosure with a bottom wall includes an attaching member fixed to the bottom wall, a positioning member fixed to the attaching member, and a supporting member. The supporting member includes a rotating portion rotatably fitted about the attaching member and the positioning member. The rotating portion defines a cutout. A stopping bar protrudes out from the attaching member, and is movable within the cutout and is blocked by each of two ends of the cutout when the supporting member is respectively exposed out of the bottom wall of the computer enclosure to support the computer enclosure and the supporting member is located within the contour of the bottom wall for saving space. A protrusion protrudes from the positioning member. A number of projections protrude from the rotating portion, and are slidably passed through and blocked by the protrusion. | 09-05-2013 |
20130256490 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A mounting apparatus for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) is provided. The HDD includes two opposite sidewalls each defining a positioning hole. The mounting apparatus includes a supporting plate and a fixing assembly. The fixing assembly includes a positioning member mounted on the supporting plate, a latching member fixed to the positioning member, and an operation member slidably sandwiched between the positioning member and the latching member. The latching member includes a resilient latching portion with a latching post. The operation member includes an abutting block slidably abutting against the latching portion, to bias the latching post to latch into or disengage from one of the positioning holes of the HDD. | 10-03-2013 |
20130320175 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A mounting device is disclosed. The mounting device includes a profile rail having a longitudinal slot that is limited by two parallel inner walls and a fastening part. The fastening part includes a t-nut disposed in the interior of the profile rail, a clamping body connected to the t-nut from the outside, and a spring unit that can be tensed by a movement of the clamping body away from the t-nut. The clamping body is twistable relative to the t-nut and to the profile rail from a sliding angle position into a pre-mounting angle position. The fastening part includes an inclined activation plane that pushes the clamping body away from the profile rail and that tenses the spring unit while increasing the contact pressure of the t-nut on the inner bars when the clamping body is twisted out of the sliding angle position and into the pre-mounting angle position. | 12-05-2013 |
20130334386 | SKI BOAT PYLON MOUNT - An apparatus is provided for mounting a video recording device to the pylon of a ski boat such that the video recording device tracks the motion of the skier during a ski run in response to movement of the ski rope. | 12-19-2013 |
20140008508 | Force Spreading Clamp - A force-spreading clamp including a tubular body having a longitudinal opening for receiving at least a portion of a generally cylindrical object and a wall encircling the longitudinal opening, a gate including a clamping member positioned within the longitudinal opening and having a contact wall for distributing clamping force along a surface of a generally cylindrical object, a guide mechanism being configured to maintain alignment between the gate and the tubular body, and an actuator configured to actuate the gate in a radially inward direction with respect to the tubular body wall to cause the clamping member to apply clamping force to a generally cylindrical object. | 01-09-2014 |
20140131538 | Docking Station - A docking station for an oblong-shaped device is provided. The docking station can include a mounting case and a mounting bracket assembly arranged on the mounting case. The mounting bracket assembly can be configured such that the oblong-shaped device is securable to the mounting case in both a landscape mode and a portrait mode. The mounting bracket assembly can include a base mounting bracket and at least one slidable mounting latch. The at least one slidable mounting latch can be arranged to slide over the oblong-shaped device in both the landscape mode and the portrait mode. | 05-15-2014 |
20140131539 | FILTER HOLDING FRAME WITH ADJUSTABLE CLAMPING MECHANISM AND SLOT FOR PRE-FILTER - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a filter frame assembly adapted for clamping in a housing is provided. The frame assembly includes a frame having a downstream frame member coupled to a cross-member, the downstream frame member and cross-member adapted to fit within the housing. At least two clamp mechanisms are coupled to frame assembly. Each of the clamp mechanisms include a rotatable rod coupled to a handle which is used to displace the frame assembly. The handle is configured to be clear of a filter receiving aperture defined above the cross-member when the handle is in both of an open or a closed position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140151520 | Stabilizing Device - Disclosed are various embodiments for a stabilizing device for stationary equipment, such as an automatic teller machine, to secure the equipment to an anchor. In one embodiment, the stabilizing device is configured to overcome a dislodging force that may be applied to the stationary equipment such that the equipment does not roll over and spill its payload. In one embodiment, the stabilizing device has a back plate and a front plate with dimensions that facilitate effectively stabilizing the stationary equipment. Additionally, the front plate includes a side wall and a base wall that correspond to the dimensions of the stationary equipment. | 06-05-2014 |
20140175243 | DISPLAY BOARD HANGER SYSTEM - A board hanger system includes at least one hanger element defined by a body, including a center receiving hole, enabling the hanger element to be secured to a fixed supporting surface, said hanger element being rotatable about the center receiving hole and including an engagement portion on one side. The engagement portion is defined by a first dimension and a second shorter dimension. A display board includes a channel with a slot sized to receive the engagement portion of the hanger element and in which the hanger element is movable from a first position to a second position as rotated about the center receiving hole. Rotation from the first position to the second position causes the first dimension of the engagement portion to frictionally engage the channel and releasably clamps the hanger element relative to the display board. | 06-26-2014 |
20140209770 | FOOTWEAR SUPPORTING DEVICE - A supporting device for maintaining the structural configuration and display of shoe ( | 07-31-2014 |
20150028174 | CAMERA MOUNTING BRACKET - A mounting bracket for a device having at least one planar mounting shoe surface comprising a pair of parallel conventional T-slots each having a lengthwise T-shaped cavity formed with a wide base and a narrow opening communicating with the mounting shoe surface between parallel rails spaced apart on opposite sides of the opening, the mounting bracket has a rigid frame with a mounting surface; a pair of parallel guides spaced apart on the mounting surface of the frame; and a clamp. The clamp has a clamping jaw that is movable normal to the mounting surface, the clamping jaw has at least one arm aligned with one of the guides, and an anchor member positioned at a distal end thereof. The clamp also has an actuator that is coupled for moving the anchor member normal to the mounting surface of the frame. | 01-29-2015 |
20150102194 | Solar Panel Rooftop Mounting and Grounding Device - Disclosed is a device for securing, mounting, aligning, and grounding solar panels to a roof mounted rail. The device in combination with a t-bolt, a nut, and a solar panel end-clamp or mid-clamp, secure, mount, align, and ground the solar panels to the roof mounted rail. The device can be inserted into the top of the rail anywhere along its length. After the device and t-bolt are inserted in the rail, the t-bolt rotated so it inserts into a slot at the bottom of the rail thereby securing the device to the rail, assuring the proper orientation of the t-bolt, and preventing further rotation of the t-bolt. | 04-16-2015 |
20150314838 | Board Hanger - The present invention provides a hanger configured to support a sports board (e.g. surfboard), for example, in a vertical orientation. The hanger comprises a mount configured for attachment to a supportive structure (e.g. a wall mount) and a ring configured to surround and contact the body of the sports board (‘body ring’) such that at least a portion of the weight of the board is supported by friction imparted by the body ring on the sports board. Embodiments of the present invention provide an efficient and aesthetic mechanism for hanging a sports board such as a surfboard. | 11-05-2015 |
20150354751 | CLAMP RING SHAPE - A clamp ring includes a generally arced portion. The generally arced portion has a top half and a bottom half each having a guide channel formed therein, the top half and the bottom half each have an exterior portion and an interior portion defining boundaries of the guide channels. The interior portions together have a partially circular cross section with a number of interior reliefs formed therein and the exterior portions together have a partially circular cross section with a number of exterior reliefs formed therein that is greater than zero and equal to or greater than the number of interior reliefs formed in the interior portions. | 12-10-2015 |