IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0640294
(2006-12-18)
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등록번호 |
US-7594637
(2009-10-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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A holder is disclosed which provides for the storage of a piece of stemware, in a boat, trailer or recreational vehicle, in a manner which permits convenient access to such stemware, and at the same time, safeguards against damage when the boat trailer or recreational vehicle is in transit. The hold
A holder is disclosed which provides for the storage of a piece of stemware, in a boat, trailer or recreational vehicle, in a manner which permits convenient access to such stemware, and at the same time, safeguards against damage when the boat trailer or recreational vehicle is in transit. The holder comprises a mounting bracket and a clip. The clip is connected to the mounting bracket and is adapted to releasably receive the piece of stemware. The clip includes opposed first and second gripping fingers which, when the clip is in the releasable receipt of the piece, grip there between the stem of the piece to stably hold the piece at a storage position. The clip can also be formed integrally with the boat, trailer or recreational vehicle.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A holder for a piece of stemware comprising: a) a mounting bracket; and a clip connected to the mounting bracket and adapted to releasably receive said piece, the clip including opposed first and second gripping fingers which, when the clip is in said releasable receipt
The invention claimed is: 1. A holder for a piece of stemware comprising: a) a mounting bracket; and a clip connected to the mounting bracket and adapted to releasably receive said piece, the clip including opposed first and second gripping fingers which, when the clip is in said releasable receipt of said piece, gripping there between the stem of said piece to stably hold said piece at a storage position; b) wherein the clip is characterized in that the first gripping finger has a base portion and a socket portion wrapping around one side of the stem when said piece is received by the clip, c) wherein the second gripping finger including a grip portion which bears against the stem in opposed relation to the socket portion when said piece is received by the clip; d) wherein the second gripping finger including a base portion extending in acute angular relation to the first finger base portion, the second gripping finger base portion extending from a fixed end connected to the mounting bracket to a terminus; e) wherein the second gripping finger further including a reinforcing member extending parallel to and spaced from the second gripping finger base portion thereby defining a slot between the second gripping finger base portion and the reinforcing member wherein the reinforcing member attached at each distal end to the second gripping finger base portion. 2. A holder according to claim 1, wherein the gripping fingers are elastically deformable from a resting configuration, wherein the gripping fingers are disposed relatively proximal to one another, to an extended configuration, wherein the gripping fingers are disposed relatively distal to one another, the gripping fingers further having a gripping configuration, intermediate the resting and extended configurations. 3. A holder according to claim 2, wherein the gripping fingers are adapted such that the stem of said piece of stemware can be forced there between to an intermediate position to urge the gripping fingers from their resting configuration to their extended configuration, such action defining an initial reception step. 4. A holder according to claim 3, wherein the gripping fingers are adapted to permit movement of said stem between the intermediate position and an end position which defines the storage position of the piece of stemware, and wherein, at positions of said stem between the intermediate position and the end position, the gripping fingers are biased to bear against the stem to drive said stem to the end position, such action defining a final reception step. 5. A holder according to claim 1, wherein the first and second gripping fingers each have a respective ramp surface along which-the stem travels in the initial reception step. 6. A holder according to claim 5, wherein the stem travels along the ramp surface of the second gripping finger and along one of the stem-engaging surfaces of the socket portion in the final reception step. 7. A holder according to claim 6, wherein the clip defines a clip axis which is aligned coincident with the axis of the stem when said piece is at its storage position, and wherein the first gripping finger has a substantially planar base portion, the base portion being substantially parallel to the clip axis, having a fixed end operatively secured to the mounting bracket and extending there from, in a direction substantially normal to the clip axis, to a terminus. 8. A holder according to claim 7, wherein the socket portion includes a pair of substantially planar socket parts joined to one another to form an angle, the angle being joined at one end to the terminus of the base portion of the first gripping finger so as to define a substantially V-shaped channel opening in a direction substantially normal to the plane of said base portion and being aligned substantially parallel with the clip axis, each socket part defining a respective one of the stem-engaging surfaces. 9. A holder according to claim 8, wherein the first gripping finger further has a substantially planar end portion, said end portion being substantially parallel with the clip axis, defining the ramp surface of the first gripping finger and extending from the other end of said angle such that said ramp surface provides a path for ingress and egress of the stem into and out of the channel. 10. A holder according to claim 9, wherein the second gripping finger has a substantially planar base portion substantially parallel to the clip axis, the base portion having a fixed end operatively secured to the mounting bracket and extending there from to a terminus disposed to the side of the first gripping finger defined by the direction of the channel opening, the base portion of the second gripping finger lying in acute angular relation to the base portion of the first gripping finger. 11. A holder according to claim 10, wherein the second gripping finger further includes a substantially planar intermediate portion, said intermediate portion extending from the terminus of the base portion of the second gripping finger, towards the first gripping finger, to a respective end, and being substantially parallel with the clip axis. 12. A holder according to claim 11, wherein the second gripping finger has a substantially planar end portion substantially parallel with the clip axis, the end portion defining the ramp surface of the second gripping finger and extending from the end of the intermediate portion to provide a path for ingress and egress of the stem into and out of the channel, the junction of the end portion and the intermediate portion defining the grip portion. 13. A holder according to claim 12, further comprising a gusset disposed so as to strengthen one corner of the junction of the base portion and the intermediate portion of the second gripping finger. 14. A holder according to claim 13, further comprising a substantially planar abutment member which is substantially normal to the base portion of the first gripping finger, and extends, from the junction of the base portion and the angle of the first gripping finger, towards the junction of the gusset and the intermediate portion of the second gripping finger. 15. A holder according to claim 13, further comprising a generally sickle-shaped first reinforcing flange which extends along the base portion of the first gripping finger, tapering in width as it so extends, and curves around the angle, the first reinforcing flange being generally planar, oriented substantially coplanar with the gusset and projecting away from the second gripping finger. 16. A holder according to claim 14, further comprising a second reinforcing flange which extends along the length of the base portion of the second gripping finger, the second reinforcing flange being generally planar and projecting away from the first gripping finger. 17. A holder according to claim 16, wherein the clip further includes a third reinforcing flange which extends along the intermediate portion of the second gripping finger and merges into the second reinforcing flange, the third reinforcing flange being substantially coplanar with the gusset and with the first reinforcing flange and projecting away from the first gripping finger. 18. A holder according to claim 16, wherein the clip further includes a reinforcing member which extends, from the mounting bracket, substantially parallel and in spaced relation to the base portion of the second gripping finger, and thereafter extends, substantially parallel to the intermediate portion of the second gripping finger, to the junction of the base portion and the intermediate portion of the second gripping finger. 19. A holder for a piece of stemware claimed in claim 1 wherein the reinforcing member attached at the fixed end to the base portion and at the other end to the terminus of the base portion.
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