US6659417B2
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Elevating device for adjusting a telescopic tube used to support a musical instrument
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2002-03-12
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Granted: 2003-12-09
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Expires: 2022-03-12
Abstract
Abstract An elevating device includes a casing with an upper opening defined to allow the upper tube to extend into the casing and a lower opening defined to communicate with the upper opening and allow the lower tube to extend into the casing, a worm gear rotatably received in the casing to mesh the rack of the upper tube, and a worm shaft extending into the casing to mesh the worm gear so as to drive the movement of the upper tube relative to the lower tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Wu-Hong Hsieh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:56
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/20; F16M11/24; F16M11/26; F16M11/28; F16M11/02; F16M11/18; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/025; F16M2200/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
An elevating device in combination with a telescopic tube, the telescopic tube comprising a lower tube and an upper tube extendable into the lower tube and having a rack formed on a periphery of the upper tube, the elevating device comprising: a casing with an upper opening defined to allow the upper tube to extend into the casing and a lower opening defined to communicate with the upper opening and allow the lower tube to extend into the casing; a worm gear rotatably received in the casing to mesh the rack of the upper tube; and a worm shaft extending into the casing to mesh the worm gear so as to drive the movement of the upper tube relative to the lower tube; and, a handle mounted to connect to the worm shaft to displace the upper tube relative to the lower tube responsive to rotation of the handle; and, an adjusting knob with a positioning block securely attached to a distal end of the adjusting knob to detachably abut an outer periphery of the upper tube for positioning the upper tube relative to the lower tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
An elevating device in combination with a telescopic tube, the telescopic tube comprising a lower tube and an upper tube extendable into the lower tube and having a rack formed on a periphery of the upper tube, the elevating device comprising: a casing with an upper opening defined to allow the upper tube to extend into the casing and a lower opening defined to communicate with the upper opening and allow the lower tube to extend into the casing; a worm gear rotatably received in the casing to mesh the rack of the upper tube; and a worm shaft extending into the casing to mesh the worm gear so as to drive the movement of the upper tube relative to the lower tube; and, a handle mounted to connect to the worm shaft to displace the upper tube relative to the lower tube responsive to rotation of the handle; and, an adjusting knob with a positioning block securely attached to a distal end of the adjusting knob to detachably abut an outer periphery of the upper tube for positioning the upper tube relative to the lower tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The elevating device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one boss formed on an inner periphery defining the upper opening and at least one channel formed on an outer periphery of the upper tube to correspond to the at least one boss such that the movement of the upper tube relative to the lower tube is smooth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The elevating device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein there are two oppositely formed bosses and two oppositely defined channels.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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