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US3698678A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Load holding device

Assignee: AL Hansen Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1970-06-02
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Granted: 1972-10-17
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Expires: 1990-06-02
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Abstract

Abstract This disclosure pertains to a load holding device which is quickly and easily adjustable to a plurality of positions. The load holding device consists basically of a guide rail, or track in which a slide member or carriage is adapted for movement to a plurality of locations. The guide is provided with slots, the sides of which form an abutment. The majority of the slide member is encompassed within the guide means but a portion may protrude outwardly to enable the user to manually move the slide member to the desired location. The slide member has an opening extending through it which is adapted to be aligned with the selected slot within the guide rail. When so aligned, a hook member (an Sshaped belt attaching device or merely a piece of rope) is passed through the selected slot and the opening to attach the hook member to the slide. The foregoing fixedly locks the slide member in the selected position since the hook member abuts against the sides of the slot in the guide rail to prohibit movement thereof. The guide member may be constructed of a flat channel-shaped member or may be of a tube-like construction. In both cases, a plurality of guide rails may be used and one may be telescoped within the other in curtain rod-like fashion so that the combination slide and hook member also fixes the relative positions of the respective guide rails.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas S Bowers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:07
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D9/00; B64D9/003; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/08; B60P7/0807; B60P7/0815; F; F16; F16B; F16B45/00; F16B45/002

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
In a load holding device the combination comprising a. an elongated guide means having 1. latch means disposed at various positions along the length of said guide means, b. positioning means contained within and slidable along said guide means to a plurality of positions aligned with one of said latch means, 1. said positioning means having an attaching means carried thereby with a portion thereof generally obscure from use but which is accessible when said positioning means is aligned with said latch means, c. securing means separate from said positioning means and said attaching means and having a portion thereof selectively positionable into positive abutting engagement with said latch means when said attaching means is accessible and being cooperatively secured to said attaching means to be held in such position whereby said positioning means is fixed in the desired location along said elongated guide means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
In a load holding device the combination comprising a. an elongated guide means having 1. latch means disposed at various positions along the length of said guide means, b. positioning means contained within and slidable along said guide means to a plurality of positions aligned with one of said latch means, 1. said positioning means having an attaching means carried thereby with a portion thereof generally obscure from use but which is accessible when said positioning means is aligned with said latch means, c. securing means separate from said positioning means and said attaching means and having a portion thereof selectively positionable into positive abutting engagement with said latch means when said attaching means is accessible and being cooperatively secured to said attaching means to be held in such position whereby said positioning means is fixed in the desired location along said elongated guide means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein said elongated guide means comprises a channel-shaped member having bent-over lip portions on the open part thereof and said positioning means comprises a flat member slidable within said channel-shaped member and retained therein by said bent-over portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 55 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said elongated guide means comprises a tube having a guideway extending lengthwise thereof and said positioning means comprises a member having a curvature with a radius slightly less than the radius of the tube whereby the positioning means is adapted to slide within the tube while being retained thereby.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said latch means is formed by a plurality of relieved portions in said elongated guide means which are adapted to cooperate with said securing means and said attaching means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 48 words
The combination of claim 4 wherein said attaching means is formed integral with the positioning means by means of an opening therethrough and said opening is adapted to be located adjacent a selected relieved portion of said latch means so that said securing means may be positioned therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 102 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said latch means comprises a plurality of relieved portions extending at right angles to the length of said elongated guide means and said attaching means comprises an opening formed at right angles to the length of said positioning means whereby when said opening in said positioning means is aligned with the relieved portion of said elongated guide means said securing means may be received in said opening in the positioning means and said relieved portion of said elongated guide means so that relative movement between the positioning means and the elongated guide means cannot take place.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 56 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein a second elongated guide means is provided telescoped within said first elongated guide means and has latch means disposed at various positions along the length thereof adapted to cooperate with said securing means and said attaching means to fix the relative position of said first and second elongated guide means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 36 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein a portion of said attaching means constantly projects outwardly between the bent-over lip portions of said channel so as to be manually accessible for effecting location of said positioning means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 35 words
The combination of claim 3 wherein a portion of said attaching meAns constantly extends outwardly from said tubular member into said guideway so as to be manually accessible for effecting location of said positioning means.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-10-17 1976-04-17 1976-10-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-10-17 1980-04-17 1980-10-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-10-17 1984-04-17 1984-10-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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