US4856658A
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Remote control unit holder assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-04-25
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2008-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A holder assembly for remote control units used with television sets, recorders, stereos, home entertainment centers and the like and comprising an adjustably sized control unit holder adapted to be interconnected with other similarly constructed holders.
Inventors
- 👤 Miloslav Novak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/02; H01H9/0214; H01H9/0235; H01H9/025; F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/041; F16M11/20; F16M11/22; F16M13/00; F16M13/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
302 words
A holder for remote control units comprising a first angle member having a base leg and a wall leg extending normal to said bas leg, said base leg having a top platform surface and a central recessed portion that is partially cut into said top platform surface of the base leg to extend from the wall leg to a remote end of the base leg and with parallel opposite edges of the recessed portion having a rack of teeth formed thereon and with a portion of the base leg extending between the racks of teeth and below the teeth; a second angle member having a second base leg and a second wall leg extending normal to said second base leg, said second base leg having a thickness corresponding to the depth of the central recessed portion whereby an upper surface of said second base leg will form a continuation of the platform surface, and having parallel side edges with a rack of teeth on opposite sides thereof interlocking with the teeth on the edges of the central recessed portion, the teeth of the first and second angle members being resilient and shaped to allow insertion of the second base leg of the second angle member into the central recessed portion while preventing withdrawal therefrom; a mortise formed on a rear surface of one of said wall legs; a tenon sized to slide snugly into the mortise, formed on a rear surface of the other of said wall legs; an extension member having racks of teeth on opposite sides thereof; and mean to releasably couple said extension member to the remote end of the base leg of the second angle member, with the teeth on the extension member forming a continuation of the teeth on the base leg of the second angle member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
302 words
A holder for remote control units comprising a first angle member having a base leg and a wall leg extending normal to said bas leg, said base leg having a top platform surface and a central recessed portion that is partially cut into said top platform surface of the base leg to extend from the wall leg to a remote end of the base leg and with parallel opposite edges of the recessed portion having a rack of teeth formed thereon and with a portion of the base leg extending between the racks of teeth and below the teeth; a second angle member having a second base leg and a second wall leg extending normal to said second base leg, said second base leg having a thickness corresponding to the depth of the central recessed portion whereby an upper surface of said second base leg will form a continuation of the platform surface, and having parallel side edges with a rack of teeth on opposite sides thereof interlocking with the teeth on the edges of the central recessed portion, the teeth of the first and second angle members being resilient and shaped to allow insertion of the second base leg of the second angle member into the central recessed portion while preventing withdrawal therefrom; a mortise formed on a rear surface of one of said wall legs; a tenon sized to slide snugly into the mortise, formed on a rear surface of the other of said wall legs; an extension member having racks of teeth on opposite sides thereof; and mean to releasably couple said extension member to the remote end of the base leg of the second angle member, with the teeth on the extension member forming a continuation of the teeth on the base leg of the second angle member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A holder as in claim 1, wherein the extension member and the base leg of the second angle member have abutting ends, with a mortise formed on one abutting end and a tenon on the other abutting end fitted into the mortise.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A holder assembly comprising a plurality of interconnected holders as set forth in claim 7 coupled by fitting of a tenon of one holder into a mortise of an adjacent holder.
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