US5244173A
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Holder for remote control units
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-10-11
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Granted: 1993-09-14
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Expires: 2011-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A holder for remote control units having a body with a bottom configured to rest on a horizontal plane in use. The body has a front, a back and a surface which is inclined upwardly from the back to the front of the body in use. At least a portion of the surface is of a high friction material, whereby remote control units resting on the surface are angled upwardly toward the front of the body and are inhibited from side-to-side movement by the high friction material.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry Kulyk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/64; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/02; H01H9/0214; H01H9/0235; H01H9/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
329 words
In combination: a holder for remote control units comprising a first planar member, a second planar member, and a bottom planar member, each of the planar members having a front edge, a rear edge opposite the front edge, and opposite side edges, the first planar member being connected to the bottom planar member at their respective rear edges, the first planar member being inclined upwardly at an acute angle from the rear edge of the bottom planar member, the first planar member extending above and beyond the front edge of the bottom planar member, the rear edge of the second planar member being connected to the rear edges of the first planar member and the bottom planar member, the second planar member extending above and toward the front edge of the first planar member but leaving most of the first planar member uncovered, the second planar member being inclined less acutely with respect to the bottom planar member than the first planar member, a pair of vertical side members, each of said vertical side members being secured to a respective one of the opposite side edges of the planar members, a first resilient strip extending transversely across the first planar member and a second resilient strip extending transversely across the second planar member, the first resilient strip being closer to the front edge of the first planar member than the second resilient strip; and at least two remote control units, each having a front, a bottom resting on said first planar member, a rear portion wedged between the first planar member and the second planar member, and a top, wherein most of the top of each unit is exposed forwardly of the second planar member, the first resilient strip contacting the bottom of each unit and the second resilient strip contacting the top of said each unit, whereby the remote control units are inclined upwardly towards the front edge of the first planar member when held in the holder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
329 words
In combination: a holder for remote control units comprising a first planar member, a second planar member, and a bottom planar member, each of the planar members having a front edge, a rear edge opposite the front edge, and opposite side edges, the first planar member being connected to the bottom planar member at their respective rear edges, the first planar member being inclined upwardly at an acute angle from the rear edge of the bottom planar member, the first planar member extending above and beyond the front edge of the bottom planar member, the rear edge of the second planar member being connected to the rear edges of the first planar member and the bottom planar member, the second planar member extending above and toward the front edge of the first planar member but leaving most of the first planar member uncovered, the second planar member being inclined less acutely with respect to the bottom planar member than the first planar member, a pair of vertical side members, each of said vertical side members being secured to a respective one of the opposite side edges of the planar members, a first resilient strip extending transversely across the first planar member and a second resilient strip extending transversely across the second planar member, the first resilient strip being closer to the front edge of the first planar member than the second resilient strip; and at least two remote control units, each having a front, a bottom resting on said first planar member, a rear portion wedged between the first planar member and the second planar member, and a top, wherein most of the top of each unit is exposed forwardly of the second planar member, the first resilient strip contacting the bottom of each unit and the second resilient strip contacting the top of said each unit, whereby the remote control units are inclined upwardly towards the front edge of the first planar member when held in the holder.
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