FR2529291A1 - DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND STORING OBJECTS - Google Patents

Abstract

DEVICE FOR TEMPORARILY HOLDING OBJECTS. IT INCLUDES AN ELONGATED PIECE 1 IN THE FORM OF A RULER, INCLUDING A LONGITUDINAL GROOVE, AND ONE OR MORE PAIRS OF ELASTIC FINGERS 2, AT LEAST TWO OF THESE FINGERS BEING FIXED TO THE SAID PIECE IN THE FORM OF A RULER.

Description

The present invention relates to a device

  tif to temporarily hold or store objects such as

  only items for sale presented at the places of sale

  te, or articles that are frequently and periodically-

  used for certain activities, such as hand tools, household appliances, equipment

electric or other.

  In the case of tools, for example, it is

  especially important to store the tools in an easily accessible way, when they are not actually used, in order to allow the choice of a certain tool at first glance and to facilitate its fast and safe replacement after use, in its place of storage, from where it can be taken up as easily and quickly when

we need it again.

  Devices are already known which include a clamp constituted by a U-shaped piece, the two branches of the U being elastically biased towards each other so that an object can be inserted into the space

  defined between the two arms of the clamp and be held there

  naked due to the pressure exerted on him by the branches

  elastic It is clear that such a device can only-

  suitable for a very limited range of objects,

  ie those whose dimensions correspond to the dis-

  tance between the two elastic branches of the U There is obviously no possibility of inserting an object into such pliers, when the object is larger or wider than the dimension defined by the U-shaped part. The present invention relates to a device which can be adjusted to suit objects of different sizes and which can be modified according to the

  needs, to hold configuration or di-

  different tasks, simultaneously.

  According to the present invention, the new arrangement

  sitive includes an elongated piece, in the form of a ruler,

  carrying a groove extending longitudinally in said piece in the form of a rule, and one or more pairs of elastic fingers, the two fingers of a pair being distinct from each other and not connected to each other other, one end of each finger being folded substantially at right angles to the main part of the finger,

  at least two of these fingers being attached to the workpiece

  rule me by screws, rivets or other means that work

  pour the folded end portion and the longitudinal groove

dinal.

  In a preferred embodiment, the

  fingers are made of flat, naturally elastic material

  tick, for example steel strips, and they have a run-

  curvy or wavy bure Alternatively, the fingers can

  be made from round rods or another pro-

  wire. The ruler-shaped piece can be of any length, depending on the use for which it is intended, and it can carry as many pairs of

fingers as desired.

  The invention will be better understood in the light of

  the description of its non-limiting embodiment,

  shown in the accompanying drawings.

  Fig 1 is a partial plan view of the device

  tif according to the invention; Fig 2 is a front view; and Fig 3 is a rear view of the new device

according to the invention.

  We can see in the drawings that the following device

  vant the invention comprises an elongated rail 1, in the form of a rule, constituting the base on which are provided

  elastic fingers 2 These fingers are inserted in a compartment

  ment 3 formed in the front face of the rail 1 As shown

  felt in FIG. 1, the fingers 2 are arranged by pair

  res, each pair serving as a retaining clip for an item

any key or object.

  These fingers 2 can all be of the same size.

  the, but, depending on the applications, we can plan

  pairs of fingers 2 of different size and event-

  in different shapes, as shown in the

figure 1.

  The fingers 2 can be fixed to the rail 1 by screws 4 which pass through a folded end portion 2 'of each finger 2 and which are blocked at the rear of the rail 1 by nuts 5 The nuts are also placed

  in a housing 6 provided in the rear face of the rail 1.

  It is understood that different means of fixing the fingers to the rail can be used, for example

rivets.

  We see that the new device can be used

  to keep, in storage and ready for immediate use

  diate, all kinds of equipment, for example

  tils in a workshop, or accessories packed, by

  example of boxes or the like, which are displayed or displayed

  tees for sale, or even household appliances, by

  example of brooms, brushes or others.

  In all these cases, the respective objects are easily accessible and can be replaced on the

  retainer, when not in effect-

mentally necessary.

  It is also possible to assemble the

  to meet certain needs, by user

  retaining fingers of the same size or different size

  different, or of different configuration, depending on the dimensions and possibly the weight of the objects to be grabbed

  and to hold between the two fingers of a pair.

  It is understood that modifications of detail can be made in the shape and construction of the device according to the invention, without departing from the scope

of it.

Claims (5)

  1 device for holding and storing objects,   characterized in that it comprises an elongated part (1) in   ruler shape, having a groove extending long   tudinally in this room, and one or more pairs of elastic fingers <2), the two fingers of a pair   being distinct from each other and not connected to each other   tre, one end (2 ') of each finger being bent   only at right angles to the main part   of the finger, at least two of these fingers being fixed to the   this in the form of a rule by screws (4), rivets or the like which pass through said folded end portion and the longitudinal groove. 2 Device according to claim 1, characterized   in that the fingers are made of flat material, na- turally elastic.   3 Device according to claim 1 or 2, charac-   terized in that the fingers have a curvy or wavy curvature.   4 Device according to one of claims 1 to 3,   characterized in that all the fingers of a device are of the same dimension.   Device according to one of Claims 1 to 3,   characterized in that all the fingers of a device are of different size.   6 Device according to any one of the claims.   tions above, characterized in that an elongated housing (3) is provided in the front face of the piece (1) in the form of a rule, the folded ends (2 ') of the fingers (2) being inserted in this accommodation.   7 Device according to any one of the claims.   tions above, characterized in that an elongated housing (6) is provided in the rear face of the shaped part (1)   of rule, nuts (5) for locking the fingers being inserted res in this accommodation.