US4911389A
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Instrument bracket assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-12-12
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Granted: 1990-03-27
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Expires: 2008-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A bracket assembly retaining instruments in an orderly array is disclosed which incorporates two opposing subunits, each subunit having a side rail and one or more planar, parallel fingers at right angles to the side rail. The fingers are able to slide between each other and have adherent means upon their faces. A plurality of instruments are secured to the adherent means on the fingers to form a rigid, orderly array.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Self
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:08
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B81/00; A47B81/06; H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/02; H01H9/0214; H01H9/0235; H01H9/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An instrument bracket assembly comprising, in combination: a. a pair of opposing rigid subparts, each separately comprising: i. at least one elongated finger having a planar binding surface; ii. an elongated side rail bound to an end of said finger at a right angle, the length of said side rail being parallel to the plane of said finger's binding surface and the width of said side rail extending above said surface; iii. releasable adherent means on said finger's binding surface; and, b. a plurality of instruments secured across said fingers' binding surfaces, between said opposing subparts' side rails, yielding a rigid yet repeatedly adjustable array.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
An instrument bracket assembly comprising, in combination: a. a pair of opposing rigid subparts, each separately comprising: i. at least one elongated finger having a planar binding surface; ii. an elongated side rail bound to an end of said finger at a right angle, the length of said side rail being parallel to the plane of said finger's binding surface and the width of said side rail extending above said surface; iii. releasable adherent means on said finger's binding surface; and, b. a plurality of instruments secured across said fingers' binding surfaces, between said opposing subparts' side rails, yielding a rigid yet repeatedly adjustable array.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said subparts are proportioned to accommodate hand-held electronic instruments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of said subparts has a plurality of fingers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said subparts each have a plurality of fingers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said adherent means comprises a looped fabric strip suitable for securely mating with a hooked fabric strip bound to an instrument, each strip being one of a pair of mating strips of mechanically interlocking fabric.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said adherent means comprises a hooked fabric strip suitable for securely mating with a looped fabric strip bound to an instrument, each strip being one of a pair of mating strips of mechanically interlocking fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said adherent means comprises an interlocked mating pair of mechanically interlocking fabric strips, the backing of one strip being bound to said binding surface of said finger, the backing of the mating strip being exposed for adhesively securely binding to an instrument.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said adherent means comprises a tacky adhesive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said subunits are of the same shape and dimensions.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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