CA2179321A1 - Support for the orderly suspension of objects in rod, strip or plate form - Google Patents

Abstract

In a support for the orderly suspension of objects in rod, strip or plate form, there are two clamping jaws (2, 3) movable dependently on each other and rotatably secured to a basic component (4). One of the ends (5, 6) of the clamping jaws (2, 3) projects freely and the other is held so as to rotate transversely to their longitudinal axes (7, 8). The two axes (7, 8) lie at least approximately in one plane and include an angle (.alpha.) with the point (11) directed upwards in the position of use. Thus the two jaws (2 and 3) lend to be pressed together only by the downward pivoting movement. The more the jaws (2 and 3) are pulled downward, the greater is the mutual pressure and hence even relatively heavy objects can be securely held.

Description

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HOLI;~E~ ~POF~t rllE l~ LY SI~SPEI~SlOi~ BJ~t~TS
11~' RC~D7 s~:~rr OR PI~TE FO~M
~ ne in~ ention rel~i~r~s to a holder lor t~l~ orderly 3uspensicn of obiects in rod, strip C~ late fi~lm~ such as, spolts ~quiprn~nt, tools or e~uipment haYing llaidlos, c~nsis~in~ of ~t le~st t~,YrJ gl ipilin8 jaws, wl~ich 3re movr~ble deper~iently nr~ one ariothet arld rot~tably held at 9 base prirt.
A known el~bodi."~"l nf S~IC~ a ~Ivld~l~g d~vi~e (EP-A 381 2~4) 5~.r~CD to t~u~perl~
a prlir of !;~ nC'i pCSS~/SCS h~JO b~rippi~l~ jaws, wil~ch lie [:ppO~ltl3 to onr another in mirror im~e fr~ ith r~spect to ~ rti~al pl~ne ~tld are held depetldently on one rlnotlier, so th~it tiie~ can rotate ai~lut horizorltal ~txles Qlit~ned prl~llel ~c o~le another. Moreove~, the ~rippln~ jaws :nust be l~djusted very accurately, so that they car~ bc ;l~ed as Itolders fcr object~ of var~irl8 t~ kness. Afl~r all, t~le ~rippin~ force should be ~,pL~Io?,~iate no inatter ~hether ihie object to be susper!dcd is relat~Yeiy thill, has a ~ Jol.l.,.~ly l=ir~er dlQmeter, sl~ch QS an object witb a handle ol hRs r~ Irlrg~r thick~less, such ris a puirs o~ skis In order to be ~ble to cover rm approp:ir~t~ rail~e of ~ .r ~ rmd diemeter~, the s- ~faces oi~ t~e ~sippitl~ jaws, which are far,in~ ol-e anothcr, ~re conva:~ly cutved, tll~ di~tarice between the ima~ir~ary 6c.l~ ,1l.c~ of the tlXiS af rotation/ which forn~ c t rc ~nd r~ parallel tc the 4~1es, in~roasing stea~illy from tl~e seprn~ t of th~ urc at the ~ottom to the on~ 3~ the top.
It ig ari obiect of tho presctlt inventior: to Grer~te a holder of the type m~llt~otied it the outset. Wlt~l wliich rm orderly ~uspensivn of relativqly thin as wcll ~s al~o of thickcr ptlrts becumes possibie in tlle s~ne v~ay.
Put~su~nt 10 t}~ vetltion, tt~is is ac~npl~shed vwing to thc f~ct tllat thc grip~ing jaws projecl fr~ely wittl their olle end rirld, ~ ast in ~heir grippin~ p~iti~n, ap~lu~ ~ ptlr~llel to one anvttler and, witi) t~lei~ o~her erld, ~r~ held so thst ~lley c~t rotate 3bout axles rtt thc base p~rt llmr~in~ s~ ly to thèil longitudinai direc~ion, the tYVo ~xles Iyitt~ at l~ast ~ iw~ in one plane r~ld, in Ihe use position, ertc~osin6 an an~le tlle point7 of which is pointing upward.
e to thesc irl~elltil.~e rneasures, it is alw3ys ensured ~lla~ thc ~rippin~ j~ws, as a lesult c~f the partlcuiar posi~ion of th~ Lr.~i~s alone. dlYer~e upY~/ald irt ~.~ t~'y V-sh~tp~d FLshion when liftcd ~ttd~ llp~n l~cill~ twisted frorn ~op to bottom into tl~e position of rest, alw~ys mGve coll~t.~ cl-~s~r tv one another. 1~ i~ tlllls ~ssurcd th~t thicker pr~rts al50 3re ~ripp~ firmly hctY~n tlle ~ripping Jaws, slnce th~ iattor, wl~en ti~,htcned or su~jcc~ed to a downwardly IEctlng force, always ertci~4vor to press e~en further a~ainst olte another. 'i~he force oi' compression Is ~rou~ht ~out so~ely by Yirtue of the fac~ that, WlIctt the ~rippin~ Jaws Are rotated futther dowrtward, they ~ould, oi tl~cessitJY~ ~tYe to b~ brou~ht closcr to~,~ther. There is thcrofore a ~ollC~J4~ s grippirl~ eff~ct, even if reIH~ively ~hin 0i7je~ts s~e lo be ~ripper~, The hrrlt~ier the o~j~ct to be susp~nded, the strorl~or i5 Ihe rJontaclin~, pre~sure betw~en the two grippill~ ~ws.
Ev~n in the case of the kno~h~n ~ersio~t~ poss~ to achieve an ~p~ ri ~rjppjn~ i`orce for parts 17i ~-ar~ing L~ickness~ altl~ou~t only within a very nurow range,.
I-loweYer, as sootl as ~pproprlately thick pa~ts ~re to be used, ~rlpping j~ws, which can ùe swi~elcd 3rounl.1 axles, wllich lie pitral~l to orte ano~hel, ~re rto lottger ;~rovided with thc ~ .rinl~ e~ct. I~or all knowl~ ver~ion~, the frictio~tnl ef~ect of the sLsrf~ee of the ~,rippin~
JaW~ is vely in~p~rttmt, since onl~ with it is an appropiia~e twi~tin~ and gripping effcct ~f the grippin~S jav~s uchievuble.
On tlie ~thcr hund, fGr thc ~ersinrl of ~he prcsent Inventiou, e~en r~ sm~ll i'orcc exe~ted on ~he grippirl~ jaws causes t}~ Iart~r to pres5 t~ether even ~no~ e, From a desigll point o~ ~riew. dift`erent varirltions ar~ ~onceiva~le as ~ r~sult of t~e inv~ntive rneasules ~hus, in ~lle case of a particu~Qr developm~lt, provisfon aro madc so t~l3t th~ ~es for the lota~ablç mourlting of ~I~e grippmg jaws a~ mprised of kin2 pins, which prctrude t;eely from the ~se part l~cyond its later~l bollnd~ries In tllc ~as~ ol~ such an l, it is ~ery sll~lple to install l!le ~I~ipp~ jaws ~n tlle i~as~ part, 9il1CC only t~e ~rippin~ ~ws, wTli~h haYc already ~een equipp~d with an dp~ borehole, haYe to b~slipped OlltO the protruding king pir~s and only at ~he free end OT~ th~ king pirls is a saf~ty device ne~essary to prl!vel~t the ~srippin~ j~ws sii~in~ out ~I~reover. i~ is a~ivallt-oe~s if the sidt~ boundaries of the ~ase paTt are sur~aces aligned ~t ri~ht a~g!es t~3 thc protruding kin~
pins These surfaces ar~ then ali~ned practicall~ para~lel to the swiveline plane of the ~ripping j~ws, thus a~ the sr~ne tlm~ providinf~ a ~ateral ~ui~int~ stop for the ~ripping ja~vs An embodiment, whici~ is more ~ff~c~iYe from tht3 poin~ of Yievv of stai~ilitY, mrlkes provision for tl~e f~ct that thc axles for the rotatab~e mountil~ o~`the grippin~ jaws ar~
formed by l~ing pina, whlch pass throu~h slots in the base part ~nd ~re ali~ne~i at right rm~les to the axle~ inB pins, on whicll the ~rippintl j~ws are rotatahly tnounted and whicll ~re he!d in the bast! part, ~re Ihercfore pr~se~t ~ractic~lly o~ both sidos of a ~lo~. By th~se means~
forces, whlch j~rise when objeots ~re s-lsperlded in a ~ir~ction t~t ri~hr anL~s to the grip~ine, jaws, ar~ ai~sor~d not only by the kirlg pins, but also i~y the side walls ofthe slots In an A~ vp~ variati~n, i~1C IOWCI' et-ds of tne slo~s for~n il~ the po~ition cfuse a stop l~ st r~ further twisein~ of` Llle ~Tippi~ jaws Such an nni~ m~lt is, howeYer, ,... ~.;.,~r~,l o~ly f`or particular purposes since. aT~ter ~he fi~al, muLual pt~s~in~ tog~ther of the ~rippin~ ja~ urther downwards s viYe~ing oYthe s~mo is pr~Yenled already if for no other ~aSon than th~ inYenti~e d~sign of ~he axl~s ~nd the speci~l swiveline, abi~itY of the ~rippin~
vs.
P~h,ulluly as u rcsult of th~ special m~uo~irlg of the rotlttab~e Rripp~nl3 jAWS, an espe~iall,y e~e~iYe rmd simpl~ r ran~rne~ .f the mIlt~al op~r~tiv~ r~nn~etion boLwce 21~932f . ~
the ~r~plZin~ jaws is pussib~c. Far t~is purl~ose. it is p~oposed Eh~t the gr~ppin~ J~W~ b~ in oper~ti~ ct~nnectiorl wilh ~n~ artoth~r t~1rough bolts, pil1s~ or the li~e, A v~ry simple design provides for tho fact '.h~t the ~olts, plllS~ or ~e Likc, ~ro disposed for the r4tatz~ble holdin~ o~
the ~ripping ja vs t~t ~ distance in frorll at` the axle5, a bolt, pirt, or thc iike be~ inserted firmly in a grippirlg jaw, fre,31~ pl4t~udin~ towards til~ other ~rippittg jaw~ and en~gin~ a borchol~ which 11e~ a dia~eter l~er than th~t of the boit, pin. or the ~ike and iti Çonstructeti at th~ ~th~r grippin6 jaw, Due to this il1vc~ttive measure, a very ~ pio br~ v~ betwe~n the gripp~n~ jaw~ is ensul-ed ~loreover~ because th~ d~ et~r of tne bolt is dif~erent frt~rn that ~f th~ cc",c;lt dndil,g borehole, ~he swlveling plancs of the two ~rippin~ l~ws, which are At an approprlale angl~ t~ one ~notiler, c~ be Icveleci QUt. ~n this connet~tion, it i.s a~vant~g6~lls if the freely p~otrudin~ end o~the b~lt~ pin ol the lii;e, i~s a calott~ with a clitlmeter the sarne or sli~htly sll-rlllet th~n thrlt of the bor¢hole. By these means, th~ bolt eng~es the bnrehoie of ~he t~ther ~rippin~ jr~w in ~he for~n of a ball~and-~cketJoint ~o th,~t the tvio grlppin~ j~ws crn twisteti ~ynahrvnously practicAlly with<~ut ~learanc~
Arl furt~ler po~sible ciesi2n ~or t~l~ mutual op¢r~ti~e cons~ectic~n ~twcen ~he lwo ~rippi:l~ j3~Ys provides th~t ~he ~w~ ~rippil~g jaws c.~ ~e nlov~d d~ J~ ly orl one artother o~cr thci~ king pinsr which form Lhe ~les, t~e kin~ pins bein~ coupied to~ether in ~ t~vist-resisting Inanner with their mutu~l facillg sl1de ~3n~1 ~ng~in~ the uripping j~w~ in ~ twist-rcsistin~ manner For suçh Q constrllction~ it is mere~y t~cessar~y that thc king pins c~n be rctated in the b~se part~ with which the grippi~aws ~r~, howeYer, ~onneçted firm~y. All th~t i5 require~l then i5 a ~ tual couplil~ o~the t~o mutu~lly f~cing tn:ls of the k;ll3 pins.
A constructiYely ~cry adYant~eo-ls desi~n 501w~ion i~ secn t~lereirl tha~ the kinu pins ~re in oper~iYe connection with one ~nother In til~ form of r~ uniYers~ int or hy w~ of bevel ~ears ol spti~g elem~rlts ~r l~le like. With tila~, the two king pins and the grippini~
join~s~ whi~h are connectecl with ~he iatter in ~ tw~st-resisting manner, sre synchroni~ec~, thç
two ~xles, which el~close an ob~use ~ng~e, b~in~ joined by ~ uni~ershl JOint.

l~or a p~iiticular i!lYetlti~ Qriation of the ~iesl~n. il iS p~sible to brlng slbout Q
simpl t Qnd es~ectiv~ opLnil~ us the ~ril~plnL~ jaws, tlla~ i5. an upward swiveling If, for exs~snple, a pair o~ sk~s or ,~ ccrr~3pondittg taol is introducad betweell the gripping jaws~, it is neoess,~y ~o tRke c~e that pr~cis~ly ttlc ~Itddlc~ r~gJol~ between tV~r) gripping j~l,vs is 1003t-d ~nci thc ~,rippin~ ~rlws, Wit~l constrmt pr ssure, are thell muved ut~ws~rd i~I rm ~.i,t,r.,?~i~te motion, ur,~il th~ ob~ect, w3lic~ is to be st~spr~ncl~d, ~3n jt~st p~netrate betv,/e~n h~ gripping s Th~ inYentiott hrds crcated r~I ol~portunity here, in that the ~rippine, jaws can 1~e lifted by mealls of ,~ IC~CI arid thus are hel~i SQ th,qt tsley crlt~ be ratQled abQut the axles The le~er has a brs~ket, ~hi~i- en~es the grippins~ ws and/a~ Lheir king pin r~ioll and which in the cas~
of ~ suffi,~ientl~ open pùsition, disens~,a~es fro~n its suspcndeJ positi~n arsd !~es~ses the ~rippirlL3 jrws. In o~har words~ wl~en islscrtin~ thc o~Jcct, whi~ll is ~o bc sllspendeti7 the levcr~
which protrudes, for~rard in the lo~el pt1sition of rese beyond the ~,ri~?ping ~a~s, rnust b~
swivelcd ~Ipward ~intil t~e s~rippin~ jnwS haYe becn !,wi~le~t~ upwar~ r~nd thu~ ap,~rt suf~l~ientiy in order to bc blc to rtc~ommod,~t~ th~ obJect ta b~ suspended After thc lever is unlling~d~ Ihe gr~ppinS~ jaws iar~ rltitcsnati~rll~ mo~e ~o~r:w;tr~i d-l~ to their o~n ~cig~t Qt~d thus r~lisum~ thc yjrippir g functio~l So that ttlis course of n~oti~sl is er~surod ~or e~t~h ~enewed use of tste 16Yer, provssions ~ro mr~,d6 90 ~hat ti~e bt~ck~t is sprinS~,-lt~ d for r~rlewed latching wh~n ~hc position of rest of thc l~l,cr end af tl~e ~,rippint~ jaws is r~ached Ir,ver~tive ~lol~ rs Qre used s~s Q rule in th~ housellold, In a works'slop or in p~SJllc pl~es or public bllild!n~r,s In ~tll~r words, evesl inexpcriericed persons tl~US~ ~Iso be s~hl~ to ~p~r~te thc h~ldersl and thè elements inter~ctil~ ther~wit~l with~ut 2n~ b~ s o~
or d~rria8e tc t}le hc~dcrs. It is tlier~re ,~dYisabl~ t~iAI th~ ~cYer, nt its freely protrlldin~ ei~d, ,osspi~cc as stop t~st ~or ~bjec~s tc ~e ins~rted into th~ ~olrier A~cordir~3~y~ th~ o~ject ~o be itIserted nëed merely ùe pressed agalnst t's-e ~r~pping jav~s rir~ novcd upwasd sligs~ltly in ord~r to adju~ the Icver and ~rippinS-~ ja~vs ~ ui~;al~y T'nis user-friendly ooi-sts~otion is i~nproved evcll more owing to ~hc fsct lhst, Ibr farstiin~ s~ ce~lte~in~ aid, th~ stop i-~sJt ~f tlle . . ~
levet Itras an indPof~tinll~ 8 t~ld or tlle like. ~v~ h polntS backward in t~sO difecrion o~ ttle basc p~rt Tile o~ject lo b~ susp~nde(l, must ~l~us be me~ely plbl~cd at~in~ the IcYet in order ~o ensure plactically automa~iO cent~rin~ `the objec~ to be suspe:~led algo with respect to th~
h~ t insertion L~et Yeen tli~ two ~rip;~in~ Jaws Pulsusrll ~o a sp~cial v~sriatlon, tlte lever for thc rot~stable mountin~ of the~ripping ja~s jE held aitllost parallel to one ot' the t3xlei, rotatab~y lleld in the bass p~rt, ~dmitte~lly, in such a c~sse, swivelltl of the lever In a ~e~tical plulle is not possible; howe~er, a simplel- versiolt o~ the mt~tl r~ ,,y,el"~. l b~hveen tlle r~rr~cket and the re~iOnS of th~ king pin is po~sibl~
~ ithin tl~e scope of the illverltlon. provisionS fi~rtherrnore ~ macte sc thbst, at their n1ULU811y facin~ re~ior~s, tll~t is, In the ~ipplng rc~ion, the ~rippin~ iaw~ hAV~ in ~
krsown manner an insert or a coYerln~ of a~ elrlsti~ or frictiorl~incre~sln~ rnQteriral By thcse rrteatss a gentlc susper~sion of obj~cts of all t~pes is made possiole Especially when equiprrlelnt witl~ llhndles or lool5~ ~or çxr~nple, is suspended, it Is advantageolls if Ihe ~rippm~
j~ws l~r~l~e a lerss-shaped opcnin~ free, at ieAst in the cl~sed, grippin~ position Parts with h small as well aS u~ith a relsth~ely larr~r diameter cr~n be ~leld satisi~s~torily in thls opening, that is, dus tl~ Ihe special grippin~ u~tion, a ~arB~ diamet~r r~nae can be tQkcn hold o~ without pro!~lerns a~ n~tihn of the downwb~d actin~ t`~rcc of thc obje~t to be insertedi f rcl~tivr~ly thin pArt~ ~r~ tD be hel~ in arl orderly manner, it i5 ~td~an~ag~o~-s if ~hs inser~s. provi~d at the m~l~uully t'r~citl~ re~iolls o~ the gripping j~w~, mutually ~rlsr~e one another ill rl cro~s set tion trr~ns~erse to ~he lor~itudinai dlre~tlon ~1 the ~ippin~ jrlws In ~he ~orm of a ~OIl~UC .~nd~ro~e joint, ton~ue~nd~loove foliowing one ~n~ther in w~ve for~n, while ttl~' Dpposjte grippirt~ j~ws h2~ c~lle~l)olid~ ross ~ctiol~rll sh~pe Reiativ~iy t~lin prrts ar~ he~i quite securely, sitlc~ conta~ting pressure is possible, long beForc th~ f~n?~
~osition of r~st of thc ~rii,~pi--g jav~s is r~ed Esp~cia~ly for suc~ ~ co~lstrUCtiOll, It Ir~ vant~e~us tll~t each grippin~ jaw hr~s a wal,e-sl.lripet ~ ation arld a wave-~ pe~ t~pressicn C~ ,I,u~usly r3Jon~ its wh~le Icngth.
Putther inYenti~e distin~uishin~ c~lar~cteristi~s all~ specia~ adv-~nta~es are descrited in greater delail b~low ~y m~an~ of the drrlwill~s, in which Fi~ure I shows a s~de view of a holderl pRrti311y In sectiona~ ~ar~l, ~i~ure 2 shows a plan ~iC~/Y vt's~lch a llold~r, ~l~r~ partial~y in sc~tional fonn, ~i~ur¢ 3 shows ~ 3ection a~oll~ the line 1~1-111 irl Fi~rc '~.
ur2 4 shows a ~i~w of mutuall~j ~acing regions of t~e t~o ~rippin~ j~ws, seen in the direction of ~row IV in Figure 5 r~hows a slde Yie~ ~ of a ~i~fqren~ en-bodilnerlt ~f d llc.der, partia}~y s~own i~
secti~n, Figure 6 ~hQws a plan vie-~ ol th~ holder of Fi~ure S, igure 7 shcw8 ~ vi~w of t~le hold~r irl the dil~ction of ~rrow Vll irl ~icture 6, p~ially ir ~ection.
The llolder I for the ordsrly sllsper;sion af obj~cts irl rod, strip or plate forrn, consist$ essultially of ~wc ~trlppillg jaws ~ and 3, which ~r~ llcld ~o~t~bly at ~ b~s~ pz~t 4 ~nd morcoYer ~re m~l~a~le d~pelldentl~ o~ e ano~her. Such holders uslla~ly are ~ed to susp~nd sports equipment, such as pzlrs of skis, ~kl poles, sllowbor~rds, tr~o!s of dii~fererlt t~pes or equipment with ~andles.

In the speciflcation below~ ~ sirl~le holder witll two 6ripping jaws is dasctibed and illustr~tted in t~e drawin~ ~owever it is entirely ~a~sible to rriotint a p~urali~ of s~lch h~lldcrs ~ ncd in ~ row ~r l~r example, on a ur~lf~rm strip or so that a strip of suffi~ient l~n~ti~ forrris the base p;~rt ~ on whl~h tl~lt s~litable ~ripping jaws are mourl~ed in ar~
~plot,,i~i~ ma~tler il~ a mu~tiplici~y of ~r~n~en1~nt~ c ~rippin~ j~ws 21 3 fre~iy protrllde with thelr one cnd 5 6 Wit~l [lleir otber end, thc ~rippin ja~s ~ 3 Lr~ ~leld so ~hat they can rotate about axles 7, 8 wllich arc at rii~ht ;~n~les to thff i~ itudinal ~irectiqll of thtc grip~ln~
Jaws 2 ~ Thc ~wo ax~es 7 5 ~re appr~ximalely ill on~ pls~ie, for exr,n~pl~, in a plt~e paralle~
to the frollt side g ~r Ihe rea~ side 10 of ~h~ b~e part 4 ~l1d enelose a~ an~l~ t~e pOil-t of which 1~ l~ointS upwaJd in th~ use position ~f the holJer The ax~es 7 at~d ~ fcl rotatsbly mounti-l~ the ~rippln~ Jaws ~ 3, ~ fotm~ by kil~ pil~s ~ 2 3 3 whicb pas~ Lhrw~h slots 14 15 rlligned at rl~tt an~les to the as~es 7 8 The side bourldarie~ of ~ese slot:; 14 15 thus constitwt~ 3~1 additional ~uidar~ce end ~ e~r~ better holdin~ for ~hc grippirig jaws 2 al1d 3 11l tl-is con~lectio~ it h~ouid be conceiYnblc to construct t~e l~er erld of the s~ot$ i4. 1~ as a s~op ~i 17 a~sinst fulth~r twis~in~ of the 8~ippm~J~ws 2 3 Within thc sçopç o~ Ihe m-~rltib~ it ~ ul~ ~Iso b~ ~o ic~ivablc to tbrm tlle ~l~les 7 ~ f~r ~he rotata~lc mou~lti~ of the ~rinpin~ j~ws ~ 3 fi~rn k~n~ yins wllich protlude free~y from br~se palt 4 Th~ grippin~ jrlwS ~ 3 thcn ~ie w~tl~ their re~r ends practically at the tid~ boun~uies 1&, 1~ which th~n are l~lan~s direçtcd at ri~ht an~les to the protrudin~3 king pills, Instead of illte~r~ir~ t)lC icin6 pin~ 12 and 13 ar~d thus th~ axies 7 ~nd 8 illtQ
the base ~ttlt 4 it ~oul~l also be cotl~eiv~ble ~o provide ~oJ~c~l.vndi~3 bearin~ gs at the ftont slde o~ thc b~e palt 4, in order to b~ able to ll~ld especi:311y th~ rear etlds ~ t~te grippin~
aw~ 2 ~d 3 ~1, .~ Iy rotatably.

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As l~ ready br~en me~ oned~ th~ ~rlppin~ laws 2, 3 r~r~ oy~latiYely coltnected with ot~ anolher, ~llat is, thcy CQJ~lOt be mo~-ed l~nl~ in~c~ t of sne another.
~n the caSG Or the e:sempl~ sho~vn in r~sure 2, ~ ~olt 20 i9 p~ itod, svhich i9 dispclsed f~
mountin~, the grippin~ jaws 2, 3 at ~ di~t~tcc Irl front o~ t~ les 7, 8, snd is ins~rred in a borehole itl of t~te one ~ripping jaVJ ~, so as to seated finnly The otlter ~ld ~f the bo~t ~0 enga~es ~1 ~oreh~le 22, the diametei ~f w~ h i8 lar~er th~rn tha~ cf th~ b~lt 20. ~fter ~11, the di~rent plan~s of ~wivelin~ of the two ~ripping j~ws ~ and ~ must bc talc~n intoconsideration here, In order to acllieve in ~his case ~n ~Imost clearanc~free mutual conrtectio~ calotte ~3, i5 l~rovjde~ at the f~qly protr~lding end o~` holt 20. In tertns of it~
ois~netcr, rhe c~ol~c ~3 is ~,pr~ adQp~d to tlle di~uneter of borin~ 2~ e diam~ter of calolte 23 is thus approximntely ~qual to ~r sli~htly sm~lcr th~ttl the di~rn~te~ o~ ~he oorehol~ ~:2.
A dif~ercnî possibility for c~t~blis~linL~ r~r~ opcr.ltive ~ n~lPrti~ betvJr~en tl-e ~ripp~n~ ws 2 a~ld 3 c~n l)e deriv¢~ fio~n ~iuure 7. The two ~rippin~ jaws cnn be rn~ved deFcndent~y ~n oDe Qnrt~ler ~cre OVCI' thclr kin~ plns l~ crld 1~. T~-~ king ~ s 12, 1~ are coupied toget~cr irl ~ twist-rcsi~t~nt tnann~r ~ r ~nutuclly ~`acin~ crld~ 24, i!5. I~ol this c~nstr~rc~icn~ the hin~ pins 12, l 3 are held in a twist~l~sist.~nt n~a~ r jA t~ rippin~ jaws ~, 3 ~rld ~a~l twis~ ~o~ oltdir~,ly witnin thc bRs~ p~t 4. To ~ 3~ . ~C l~or thc l;~ng pin~ 12, ~ 3 meeting at Im ang~e, mt ~up~o~ te joint mu~it bc pro~ided, ~ pe ~f univers~t) j~int ilS bein~
providcd ir tlle exarnplc. Wit~tin the scope vf ~l~e i~ ntion, ~r~y Ycriatioll o~ rln ~ticulated d twist-resistant ~onnectlon is, of coursc. possible ~lele. For oxample, ~ ~prin~-drivon synchronism could be pru~rided. ~y ~l~a~s of a splill~ dr~en sync~lronism ~ the t~o grippin~ ja,vs or t~l~ir axles, it could be ar~hiev~d addilionally thsl t~le ~rip~ing jaws are always spri~lg loaded in the closing diractlon (in t}le aiteCtion of tlleir posi~ion. at rest). l~e inventj~e h~lder could ~l~en ~1so be used in sp~ce, wllere there is r~ rB~ity. ~ ole~
~yll~h~ Ullio~l qver b~el ~ears or a bevel gear transmissioll would slso be ~oacei~able. Suc coi,~ o~ should ~l~o ~e int~grat~d irt th~ bas~ p~t aJtd is thcrefore rlot to bc proYided in tho arelt ~f l~he grippintX jiaWs thenlse~ves~ so tllst the ~sttar cquld be use~ dir~c~ly up to the 21~9321 r .surface ol~ the base piate. 1~ wol~ld funherrnofe be conceiv~ble to provide ~ klnd of linked ~ell~ each of the end~ af this belt bei~lg connected t~ a grjpplng ~aw.
In tite emb~dirnenl of Fip7urcs 5 t~ 7 a le~er ~7 is pr~vided additlol)Ltlly, bymeanS o~ which the ~rippin6 jaws 2, 3 carl l)e r~lsed ~nd Ei~us stCld, 50 ttlat they crls~ be rotated arourtd th~ axles 7, ~. T'sle l~ver ~7 has a ~racket ~8 which, in Ihe kin~ ~in area altd In the e~tSe of thl~ exRrnple sttown~ quite conc)etely e~ ges the end ~4 of kirig j?in 12. In end 24, appropri~t~e loci~ln& )t~tch ~9 is provided, whiçh i~i s rl~a~ed by the l:~lch-like fre~ end ~a ot`t~
bracket 7~t. I~ thc lever 27 is 110W rt!oved ~!pward by the cOnta~ting pressure of an objec~.
whlch is to be s~lspP~ . frorn the dire~lioll of arrow 31 tllrou~h appropriate swiveling int~
the directil~n of ~row 32, tstis lever 27 swiveis ~bout tbe kin~ pin 33. By ell~arin~ the cl~d

2~ of kin~ pill ~2, the br~tckel 2~ c.aus;s ~ltc l~tt~er and, throuj711 the ani~rs~l ioint ~i, ctlsa kin~ pin l'i to ~C twisted arld thus causes tlle gri~pin~ j~tws ~, ~ t~ swiYel upward. ~5 socn as n ~t ~ , iate paYition of th~ lever ~7 is no~Y rc~t~hed, that is, when ~he gripping jaws 2 znd 3 ~re swive~d upward$ sl~ff)ciently ar~d thus opened ~Ip suf~ci~l~t~y, ~r~tck~t ~8 iinlatches the catch rutd ~he t~rippin~ ~W5 ~ sn~l ~ st~ releascd and t~n tl~us fall downwttrd once Istore. In this st~te~ l~Dwever, the objecr to be suspel1ded 11~S f~ready b~en insert~d b~t~vorn ~he tw~
~lippin~ ja~ 2 qrtd 3. An orderly sec~lrin~ of th~ bbJect to be susp~nd~d o~cur~. rf now the cbject is to be removcd onc~ ~gain, ali th,tt is required is 8 slii7ht li~'tist~ ~tr)d pullin~ out so that the gripplnl~ jaws ~, 3 can swivel ir)to llleir lower pO~itiOI~ ~f rest Onc~ the obj~ct to be suspanded is o~itside of th~ ~ripplng j~wa 2 and 3, th~ et 27 can also onc~7 ~ain swi~cl çiowtl~ard ~`re~ly r~t~i the bl~q~ket ~8 wilh its latch 30 csn once a~in ~ç)ck with the ea~ch 30, secure l~çking of tl~e br~ck~r 2~ beinl7 possible dlie to tile spring 34t w~tich j3 G~jr~tlCt~ r exarnpl~7 i~l t}le fornt of a l~af sprin~. An adciltior)al, sp~cial cr3nStruction i~ provicle~ For the Iever 27, n~itnely ~ crosspiece ~5, which ~l~tS kink 3~ or a corrcspondin~ , wlllch is dilecte~ ~ackwards in ~hc direction of the l~se palt 1. in order to cre~3te a Ç;ent~rir)~ 3i~ by these mearl~ f~r the object thttt 15 to l)e su~peltde~.

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For the ~mb~di~ showl~ hcle, the Icl.rer 27 is h~ld 50 thr~t it ~n be hvist~d al~out lhe kit~B ~In 33, tllc latter ~eil~ ri~nted par~tllel t~ axle / of ~,ripping jaw 2. It wou~d also be cl?ll~ci~Qbie t~ swi~cl the lever, 7 about a horl~oma1 ~is, in which case, however, it is na lon~,er sr~ easy tu en8a~e unr of ~Ite ki-l~ pin~ 12 or 13 t'or t~le 1~ l5C~ly r~isi~g of the grippin~ jaW3 Z rmd 3.
~ ithin the sccpe ~the inventivn~ !t l~t ~Isù possible to provid~. at ~he lever ~7, "u~ ackets or ~tn appropri~e ~r~ck~t, whi&h en~eeS re~icns o~ the grippitlet jat~S ~
~r 3 that ~ic in front oFt~le l~se pa~t 4. F`o~ ~xarnl~le, It would likewise be conceiYable tllat such a bra,cket ~n~ges, fL~r 8:~mplc~ the reg~oll ~f ~ bolt 20 ~Fi~re 2).
At th~ir m~ually facinh r~gions, tllo ~srippina j~ws ~, 3 h~Ye ins2rti ~7t 38 (soe P`i~ufe 4~t wtlich consist of an elastic ~n ~ r frictiollvenhan~irl~t mat~rial. Inst~ad of usin~
such an insert 37, ~8, it would, howe~r, also be conceivable lo m~ld tl-e ~trippin~ ja~s ~ and

3 ~pFroplla~el~ t~d coat thenl with ~tn ~ppro,~iate co;~t~n~ o~ s~h a m~tcrial, A l~y~r o~
ru~ber, wlli~h ~oul~ be used he~, czn be prodllced jeparatel~ and then pushed onto the gripping j~lws, ~or ex~mple, in th~ t`orm ~f ~ dcvetai] joint The t~o laycr~ ~br }he ~rippin~
jaws can ~e colmecte~ at Iheir one ~1tls by ~ cro~s mem~er. so th~l an impact s3f~uard i~ th~
d~recti~n of the basc plate cn be cr~t~d si~nultaneoLlsly, 11~ ~y case~ ;~t 1~ r~c l~ns-s~apc~ opening 3~, which rernains open in tlle ~losed, gril~ping positior; ~n~ iS suita1; ~e patticulrirly for sus~endin~ ~quipment with a harldl~
o~ sm~llcr or larg~r di~meter or~ for ~xample, rod-sh~ped spcrts ~qJiprnf~lt, is proYided b~t~vee~l th~ ~rippirl~ jaws, ~t is ~ o post;ible trJ prùvide r~dditiona1 Ope~ B 4~, which h~
particul~r ~ih~pe nd are particularly suit~tble for c~r~ n~ cert~tin ol?jccts. A special vari;3tiot~ o~'the en~br~ ne~t may also be inferred from Fi~ure 4, rhe mutua~ly facil1g areas of ~hc ~I~ippinl~ jaws 2, ~, With t~le a~p~ c~ati~ or t~c il~st~rts ~ 8, themselv~s enga~c one anothet in tongue~Dnd ~roove fQshion. Th~ ~ro~ve 41 and the tol)~ue 42 on th~ one ir)sert 3~ fcllo~v one ~notlier in u~dulatil1~ taS~IlOn, tlle opposite grippih~ jaw havin~

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cPl tespotlding cross s~ctionel ~h~pe wi~h a tongu~ 43, alld it ~roove ~4. Each ,~rippin~ jaw ~, 3 or e~ch inselt 37, 3~ for such a ~rippirl~ jaw 2~ 3 in ea~h case has a conlinuous undu~atin~
siev~tion and a continuous undLIlatin~ p~ess~on over t~le whole len~th. Of ~our3e, it woui~
tliso be conceiva~l~ to provide seve~al such ca~sr,cutive, undulatin~ tongues and ~rooves Ho~hever, an ~n.bo ii~ l in each casc ~lavlrl~3 oné tongue ~d one gropve i9 suf~;ciel~t ~or hoidin~ n reiatively thi~l objectx secur~ly between th,~ ~rippln~ ja~s 2, ~.
In prac~.ically ~ll possii~le l~nlbo~ lhn~c and ~ariatiol1s, ie is sufrlcient if the ~tipping j~ws 2, 3 movc inta tile ~sic posilion ~nd thus into thc ~ t41y hori~ont~lly aligned p~,sitiqtl of reit under t!lcir ~wn wei~ht It ~vould, ~wev~r, ~i~o ~e concei~abie to brin~ e ~j ripping jaws ~, 3 into t~l~ position of r~st by ~pplyin~ ~n additit)nal 6tress by mcans of spring~ deci systems, Withjn thc scope of the inventlon, di~'t`erent vr~liation5 of the rmb~' a~
c~nceivabl~. ~owe~er, what ~llatlels ~t ~ll times is that the ,sti~pi~ AWS 2, 3 can jU5~ be swiveied a~out axle9 7 and ~, ~hic~l run at ri~,ht ~n~es to the l~ dii~1 ex~ellt of the grjppin~ jaws, lie praclically in one pla~ nd, in addition, e~cl~se al~ ang~e r~, which points up~vard with polnt 11.
T~c ba~o pa~ ~ is secured to a wall or ti~e like by moans of scl~ws &rld the ~orellvles, ~hich are provide~ the ~se pel1 4. ~iow~e~, several base parts 5 alld thus a des~red ~nurrlber of hold~rs can al~o be connocted togèth~r ~nd jointly held ~l ~ wall, a r~ck ~or the l~lce, ~rhe base ~arts m~y be pluaged mto on~ anolh~r or ~l ~ss~mbly strip may be prPvide~ tu which the illdivldual base parts may l~e in~uduced ol plu~eci Thcy m~y also ~e fixed witlhin the as~emb~y strip6.

Claims (19)

Claims

1. A holder for the orderly suspension of objects in rod, strip or plate form, such as, sports equipment, tools or equipment having handles, consisting of at least two gripping jaws, which are movable dependently on one another and rotatably held at a base part, characterized in that the gripping jaws (2, 3) project freely with their one end (5, 6) and, at least in their gripping position, approximately parallel to one another and, with their other end, are held so that they can twist about axles (7, 8) at the base part (4) running transversely to their longitudinal direction, the two axles (7,8) lying at least approximately in one plane and, in the use position, enclosing an angle, the point (11) of which is pointing upward.

2. The holder of claim 1, characterized in that the axles (7, 8) for the twistable mounting of the gripping jaws (2, 3) are formed by king pins (12, 13),which protrude freely from the base part (4) beyond its side boundaries (18, 19).

3. The holder of claim 2, characterized in that the side boundaries (18, 19) of the base part (4) are surfaces oriented at right angles to the protruding king pins (12, 13).

4. The holder of claim 1, characterized in that the axles (7, 8) for the rotatable mounting of the gripping jaws (2, 3) are formed by king pins (12, 13), which are aligned at right angles to the axles (7, 8) and pass through slots (14, 15) in the base part (4).

5. The holder of claim 4, characterized in that the lower ends of the slots (14, 15) form a stop (16, 17) in the position of use against a further twisting of the gripping jaws (2, 3).

6. The holder of claim 1, characterized in that the gripping jaws (2, 3) are in operative connection with one another over bolts (20), pins or the like.

7. The holder of claim 1 or 6, characterized in that the bolts (20), pins or the like for holding the gripping jaws (2, 3) rotatably are disposed at a distance ahead of the axles (7, 8), a bolt (20), pin or the like being inserted firmly in one gripping jaw (3), protruding freely toward the other gripping jaw (2) and engaging a borehole (22), which is formed in the other gripping jaw (2) and having a diameter, which is larger than that of the bolt (20), pin or the like.

8. The holder of claim 7, characterized in that the freely protruding end of the bolt (20), pin or the like, has a calotte (23) with a diameter that is equal to or slightly smaller than that of the borehole.

9. The holder of claim 1, characterized in that the two gripping jaws can be moved dependently on one another over their king pins (12, 13) forming the axles (7, 8), the king pins (12, 13) being coupled together in a twist-resistant manner with their mutually facing ends (24, 25) and engaging the gripping jaws (2, 3) in a twist-resistant manner.

10. The holder of claim 9, characterized in that the king pins (12, 13) are operatively connected to one another in the manner of a universal joint (26), over bevel gears, spring elements or the like.

11. The holder of claim 1 or one of the claims 2 to 10, characterized in that the gripping jaws (2, 3) can be lifted by a lever (27) and thus held so that they can rotate about the axles (7, 8), the lever (27) having a bracket (28), which engages the gripping jaws (2, 3) and/or their king pin region and in the case of a sufficiently open position, disengages from its suspended position and releases the gripping jaws (2, 3).

12. The holder of claim 11, characterized in that the bracket (28) is spring-loaded for renewed latching when the position of rest of the lever (27) and the gripping jaws (2, 3) is reached.

13. The holder of claims 10 or 11, characterized in that the lever (27) has at its freely protruding end a crosspiece (35) as stop for objects, which are to be inserted in the holder.

14. The holder of claim 13, characterized in that the stop (35) of the lever (27) has an indentation, a fold (36) or the like rearwards in the direction of base part (4) for forming a centering aid.

15. The holder of one of the claims 11 to 14, characterized in that the lever, for the rotatable mounting of the gripping jaws (2, 3) is held rotatably at the base part (4) approximately parallel to one of the axels (7, 8).

16. The holder of claim 1 and/or one of the claims 2 to 15, characterized in that the gripping jaws (2, 3) in a known manner have an insert (37, 38) or a coating of an elastic and/or friction-enhancing material on their mutually facing regions, that is, in their gripping region.

17. The holder of claim 16, characterized in that the gripping jaws (2, 3) leave a lens-shaped opening (39) free at least in their closed gripping position.

18. The holder of claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the inserts (37, 38),provided at the mutual facing regions of the gripping jaws (2, 3), when seen in their gripped position in a cross section transverse to the longitudinal direction of the gripping jaws (2, 3), engage one another in tongue-and-groove fashion, tongue (42, 43) and groove (41, 44) following one another in undulating fashion and the opposite gripping jaw (2, 3) having a corresponding cross-sectional shape.

19. The holder of claim 18, characterized in that each gripping jaw (2, 3) has an undulating elevation and an undulating depression continuously over the wholelength.