Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A holder device for suspending articles comprising: a back plate, a front plate, a top plate and a pair of side plates joining said front and back plates together, a slot being formed between said back plate and a portion of said side plates, said front plate being inclined towards said back plate in the direction running from said top plate to form a ramp, said top, front, back and side plates forming a receptacle, a plurality of balls retained in the receptacle formed by said plates in a series arrangement along the ramp formed between said front and back plates, and means for mounting said holder with said back plate running at a downward verticle angle, whereby when articles are inserted in said slot, they pass between said balls and said back plate and are retained by the gravity action of said balls after they are so inserted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A holder device for suspending articles comprising: a back plate, a front plate, a top plate and a pair of side plates joining said front and back plates together, a slot being formed between said back plate and a portion of said side plates, said front plate being inclined towards said back plate in the direction running from said top plate to form a ramp, said top, front, back and side plates forming a receptacle, a plurality of balls retained in the receptacle formed by said plates in a series arrangement along the ramp formed between said front and back plates, and means for mounting said holder with said back plate running at a downward verticle angle, whereby when articles are inserted in said slot, they pass between said balls and said back plate and are retained by the gravity action of said balls after they are so inserted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said balls are of increasingly smaller diameter in going from the top of said holder to the bottom thereof so as to afford separation between the balls when they are in their lowermost gravity driven positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said front plate is laterally tilted with respect to said back plate such that a greater spacing is afforded between said two plates for removing an article from one side of said holder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 1 further including a frame formed along the edges of the outer surface of said front plate, said frame being adapted to receive a strip therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1 and further including a lip running along the bottom edge of said front plate and joining together the bottom edges of said side plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the bottom edge of said back plate is beveled to facilitate the entry of the articles into the slot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the balls are of various sizes and are placed randomly in a series-parallel arrangement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1 and further including a plurality of said holder devices arranged in parallel with each other and integrated together to form a composite unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the inside surface of one of said back and front plates is curved to provide increased spacing between said back and front plates near the top portions thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
82 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the inside surface of one of said back and front plates has a first portion having a first smaller slope relative to the other of said back and front plates, and a second portion having a larger slope relative to the other of said back and front plates, said second portion being near the top portions of said device so as to provide increased spacing between said back and front plates near the top portions thereof.