US20040159759A1 - Accessory storage device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A storage device for accessories, such as wakeboards and the like on a boat, may be mounted to maximize space and secure objects for storage. The device includes displaceable levers, fixed arms, and an actuating assembly that provides a spring bias for displacing the levers towards the fixed arms to provide a clamping force against an item or accessory to be stored.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/407,293, filed Apr. 4, 2003, which is entitled “Accessory Storage Device,” the specification of which is incorporated herein in its entirety, and claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/370,075, filed Apr. 4, 2002.
- The invention relates to a device for mounting and storing accessories and, more specifically, to a device for mounting and storing boards and the like.
- Currently, the design of boats, boat accessories, and space allotment on a boat is the subject of intense engineering. Each of these is examined from the standpoint of functions, aesthetics, and ergonomics. The use of the boat and its various accouterments are ideally designed so that the boat is easy to use and navigate, the compartments of the boat designed for human occupation are comfortable and pleasing and functional, and the compartments for storing accessories are simple to access while abstaining from hindering an occupant's movement and while also maximizing the use of the boat's on-board space.
- In comparison to other water sports, wakeboarding is a sport still in relative nascence. The sport is similar to waterskiing in that a person, the wakeboarder, is towed by a rope behind a powerboat. Instead of riding a relatively narrowly ski, however, a wakeboarder rides an appropriately titled wakeboard. A wakeboard is much wider than a waterski and typically much shorter. In addition, the boats used to tow wakeboarders have a feature not utilized with waterskiing, specifically, a tower. From the tower, a mount is located from which the wakeboarder's tow rope is attached. The mount, being located at a higher point than the wakeboarder's grip, therefore provides a lift to the wakeboarder which facilitates the performance of tricks and stunts by the wakeboarder.
- Wakeboarding is considered by its participants to be an exciting, fresh, and trendsetting sport. Accordingly, the items that go along with wakeboarding reflect this attitude. For instance, boards are fancifully decorated in a manner similar to skateboarding, surfing, and other so-called “extreme sports.” Therefore, a strong appeal to a wakeboarder is not only the function of a wakeboard's or a wakeboarding boat's design but also its aesthetic. Of course, the ergonomics, or simplicity of use, is also a factor.
- Like in waterskiing, the wakeboard is usually carried on board the boat. In order to conserve space within the passenger compartment, it is preferred that any on-board wakeboards refrain from hindering the movement of occupants, and that the wakeboards are stored simply and securely, as well as being readily removed from storage for use.
- Accordingly, there is a need for devices for on-board storage of board like accessories, such as wakeboards, that are functional and ergonomically and aesthetically pleasing.
- In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a storage apparatus is disclosed including a body defining at least one accessory receiver, at least one clamping member at the at least one accessory receiver, the clamping member having a first position to enable the at least one receiver to receive an item for storage and a second position to apply force to secure an item in the at least one receiver for storage, and an actuator that actuates movement of the at least one clamping member between the first and second position and having a spring biasing the clamping member to the first position.
- The clamping member may be a lever and may be spring-biased towards the accessory receiver. The lever may have a pivot, and the actuating assembly may spring-bias the lever around its pivot for biasing the lever towards the accessory receiver for securing an accessory between the lever and the accessory receiver.
- Each accessory receiver and the clamping member have opposing portions including a bumper and providing a space in which an accessory is secured.
- The actuating assembly may include a shifter which the actuator may shift to provide the clamping member with its position. The clamping member may include a lever extending in a first direction from a pivot, the actuating assembly may spring-bias the lever around the lever's pivot when in the second position for biasing the lever towards the accessory receiver for securing an accessory between the lever and the accessory receiver, and the clamping member may include a lobe extending from a second direction from the pivot. The lobe may include a bore for receiving the shifter, the actuator assembly may include at least a first lever spring bias member, and the actuator may move the shifter such that the shifter forces the lever spring bias member against the lobe and provides the clamping member a rotational spring bias around the pivot.
- The actuator may be a handle, and may include a releasable lock for retaining the actuator in an actuated position. The lock may include a displaceable pin lock which moves into contact with a lock portion of the device when the actuator is in the actuated position. The pin lock may be biased to a position for contacting the lock portion of the device. The pin lock may be released by displacing the pin lock from its biased position such that the handle may be returned to the release position. The device may also include a cover cap with a port through which the actuator extends, the lock portion of the device may be a wall on the cover cap, and the pin lock may include a flat portion for mating with the wall on the cover cap for retaining the actuator in the actuated position. The cover cap may mount the device to a boat, for example.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevation view in partial phantom of a first embodiment of an accessory storage device embodying features of the present invention in a released position;
- FIG. 2 is a side elevation view in partial phantom of the device of FIG. 1 in an actuated position without an accessory;
- FIG. 3 is a side elevation view in partial phantom of the device of FIG. 1 in an actuated position as it would be with at least one accessory mounted therein;
- FIG. 4 is a side elevation view in partial phantom of an actuating device embodying features of the present invention;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cover cap embodying features of the present invention;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an accessory device embodying features of the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 6 with a cover removed to display an actuating assembly;
- FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the device of FIG. 6 with the cover to display the actuating assembly;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the actuating assembly of the device of FIG. 6;
- FIG. 10 is a side elevation view in partial phantom depicting an alternative embodiment the present invention; and
- FIG. 11 is a side elevation view of an alternative embodiment of an actuator of a form of the present invention.
- Referring initially to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a
storage device 10 embodying features of the present invention. This device is designed to securely retain generally planar items such as skis, surfboards, and wakeboards. In addition, as will be clear from the following description, the device provides a spring-actuated clamping force which may define a closed loop making it possible to generally retain other objects with the device. - In FIG. 1, the
device 10 is shown in a released position and includes generally anactuating assembly 14, abody 18, and acover cap 22. The actuatingassembly 14 has anactuating handle 24. Thecover cap 22 has aport 23 through which thehandle 24 extends. FIG. 2 depicts the actuatingassembly 14 in a clamping or actuated position and, as compared to FIG. 1, thehandle 24 is in a second, actuated position. Viewing FIGS. 1 and 2 together, thedevice 10 can be seen as being actuated by the depression of agrip 26 of thehandle 24 in a direction toward thebody 18 as depicted by reference arrow D. - As depicted in FIG. 1, the
grip 26 of thehandle 24 is angled below horizontal. An alternative, thegrip 26 may be angled above horizontal, such as is depicted in phantom ashandle 24′. In such case, thedevice 10 is actuated by shifting agrip 26′ in a direction as depicted by reference arrow D′. - The actuating
assembly 14 further includes clamping members or, preferably, actuatinglevers 26. As thehandle 24 is displaced to an actuated position, thelevers 26 of thedevice 10 move in the direction of reference arrow L to a displaced position as shown in FIG. 2. It should be noted that FIG. 2 shows the displacement of thelevers 26 in the absence of an item to be stored by thedevice 10. When an item is stored by thedevice 10, thelevers 26 may be either minimally displaced or remain virtually stationary despite the actuated position of thehandle 24, as is depicted in FIG. 3. The actuation of thehandle 24 creates a spring bias force against thelevers 26 such that thelevers 26 are displaced from their released position (FIG. 1) to their actuated position (FIGS. 2 and 3). In the presence of an item to be clamped in thedevice 10, the spring bias force is increased by the limiting effect of the movement of thelevers 26, which increases the clamping ability (i.e., the clamping force) applied by thelevers 26 to one or more items in the device. - The
body 18 is formed of a material suitable for damp environments, such as aluminum. Thebody 18 includes a plurality of accessory receivers depicted here in the form of threearms 30 defining twoaccessory receiving slots 32. Thearms 30 angle upward so that items to be stored may be placed in theslots 32 and may rest in theslots 32 by their own weight, and so that the extent to which thedevice 10 protrudes, such as from a boat, is reduced. When the clamping members, such as thelevers 26, move to an actuated position, they are displaced into the receivingslots 32. - Each
arm 30 defines arecess 34 designed to receive at least a portion of one of thelevers 26 when in a released position. With reference to the X-Y-Z coordinate system provided in FIG. 1, thelevers 26 may have a width in the Z direction equal to, larger than, or smaller than the width of thearms 30 in the Z direction. In cases where thelevers 26 have a smaller width than thearms 30, therecess 34 preferably has longitudinal side walls 35 (see FIG. 8) alongside the lateral portions of thelevers 26. In the other cases, the lever extends parallel to the longitudinal sides of the arms or beyond. - As the accessory or item is inserted into the
device 10 for storage, it necessarily will contact surfaces of thedevice 10. In order to minimize damage to the item when being inserted (particularly if done haphazardly so that the item contacts thearms 30 in a number of points), the interior of theslots 32, i.e., the surface of thelevers 26 andarms 30, and the ends of thearms 30, are covered with a layer ofcushioning material 40, such as rubber or any other material suitable for damping impact shock and appropriate for damp environments. - In FIGS.1-3, the dashed line indicates generally interior cavity portions of the
body 18 and thecap 22. The actuatingassembly 14 is located, secured, and operates at least in part within the interior cavity portions. - As illustrated in FIGS.1-3, the
actuator assembly 14 has the twolevers 26 and thesingle handle 24. It is noted here that it is contemplated that a device in accordance with the present invention may have more than two slots and thus more than two levers and/or handles. Theactuator assembly 14 includes ashifter 38 that is shifted, e.g., in the Y direction, by movement of thehandle 24. Thehandle 24 has a pair of pivots, abody pivot 40 about apin 42 connected to thebody 18, and ashifter pivot 44 about apin 42 connected to theshifter 38. Eachlever 26 has abody pivot 41 about a pin 43 connected to thebody 18 and anend lobe 45, and defines abore 46 in thelobe 45 through which theshifter 38 passes. - The
shifter 38 includes anelongated shaft 39 and acentral bracket 50 attached to theshaft 39 and to which thehandle 24 attaches at theshifter pivot 44. Thecentral bracket 50 includes top andbottom walls shaft 39 of theshifter 38. Against the top and bottom walls 52 are friction reducers, such asnylon washers 54 a, 54 b with a central bore (not shown) through which theshaft 39 extends. The washer 54 a on thetop wall 52 a abuts acoil spring 60 a, which in turn abuts a friction reducer, such as anylon washer 54 c, through which theshaft 39 extends. Thenylon washer 54 c abuts thelobe 45 a of one of the levers 26 a. In the present form, thelobe 45 a of the lever 26 a abuts a stop 47, such as a metal washer 47 secured to theshaft 39 by ascrew 48 at the end of theshaft 39. Alternatively and in addition, thelobe 45 a of the lever 26 a may further abut a friction reducer (not shown), which in turn may abut a coil spring (not shown) secured against the inner cavity surface of thebody 18 as at 49 thereby providing a spring bias to the released position. - The
washer 54 b on thebottom wall 52 b of thecentral bracket 50 abuts the lobe 45 b of a second one of thelevers 26, which, in turn, abuts anylon washer 54 d. Thenylon washer 54 d abuts acoil spring 60 b, which is held at itslower end 61 to the end of theshaft 39, which has a stop 64, such as a steel washer secured to the shifter by an axially locatedscrew 66. - In operation, when the grip25 of the
handle 24 is displaced in the direction of arrow D, thehandle 24 rotates around itsbody pivot 40 thereby causing itsshifter pivot 42 to displace in the vertical (i.e., positive Y) direction. This displacement forces theshifter 38 to also displace in the vertical direction. As theshifter 38 displaces in the vertical direction, thebracket 50 biases thecoil spring 60 a against thelobe 45 a of the lever 26 a, thereby also biasing thelobe 45 a upward and rotationally biasing the lever 26 a around itsbody pivot 40 so that the lever 26 a is biased into the receiving slot 32 a. Simultaneously, the movement of theshifter 38 in a vertical direction draws itslower end 61 in a vertical direction. Thecoil spring 60 b biases against the lobe 45 b of the lever 26 b to bias the lobe 45 b upward and to bias rotationally the lever 26 b around itsbody pivot 40 so that the second lever 26 b also is biased into the receiving slot 32 b. - Referring now to FIG. 4, a form of an actuator in the form of a
handle 74 is depicted with agrip 75 and abody pivot 80. The actuation of theactuator assembly 14 as described above is preferably biased to a release position for the insertion or removal of accessories, such as wakeboards, from the device. In operation, theactuation assembly 14 is designed to overcome this bias to secure the items; however, it will not maintain the secure position unless locked in that position, but theassembly 14 must be held against the bias. Accordingly, alock mechanism 90 may be provided as, for example, the one depicted in FIG. 4. - The
handle 74 defines acentral bore 92 with afirst compartment 93, a second compartment 94, and athird compartment 95. Thefirst compartment 93 houses a cylindrical first section 102 of alock pin 100, the second compartment 94 houses a cylindrical second section 104 of thelock pin 100, and thethird compartment 95 houses a third section 106 of thelock pin 100. In assembling thelock mechanism 90, the second section 104 of thelock pin 100 is joined with a bias member, preferably acoil spring 110 into which the second section 104 extends. Preferably, the first and second sections 102 and 104 of thelock pin 100 are formed integral, and with the first section 102 being of a larger diameter than the second section 104. The diametral size difference at the juncture forms ashoulder 112 against which one end of thecoil spring 110 abuts. Thefirst compartment 93 is demarcated from the second compartment 94 by a shoulder 114 against which the other end of thecoil spring 110 abuts. - After inserting the second section104 into the
coil spring 110, the first and second sections 102, 104 and thecoil spring 110 are inserted into the first andsecond compartments 93 and 94 such that a portion of the second section 102 extends into thethird compartment 95. The second section 104 is then attached to the third section 106 such that the first and second sections 102, 104 are secured in thebore 92. The third section 106 rises through aport 116 adjoining thecentral bore 92 and opening to thetop side 118 of thehandle 24. - The third portion includes a first angled surface119 and a second
angled surface 120. When thehandle 24 is moved to the actuated, displaced position, the flat 120 abuts a lock portion in the form of wall 122 in theport 23 of thecover cap 22 such that thehandle 24 is held or locked in the actuated position. Thespring 110 biases the third portion outward of the cavity, thereby causing the first angled surface 119 to cam over the edge of the wall 122 and, eventually, the secondangled surface 120 to release from the cavity to engage the wall 122. In this position, the flat 120 and the wall 122 mate flat and flush against each other. In order to release thehandle 24, thehandle 24 is slightly depressed so as to separate the flat 120 from the wall 122, and thelock pin 100 is depressed to compress thecoil spring 110 and shift the third section 106 inward so that the third section 106 clears the wall 122 and shifts into the cavity through theport 23. - With reference to FIG. 5, once assembled but prior to receiving accessories, the
device 10 is secured to a structure, such as a boat, for use. For example, in order to minimize any impedance to occupants of a boat, thedevice 10 is secured so that it is pointed outward from the boat, as are the accessories mounted thereon. Accordingly, thecover cap 22 includes a pair ofposts 130 and a threadedbore 132. Theposts 130 pass through openings defined by a mountingstructure 134 that is a part of the boat. A threadedfastener 136 is received by abore 138 in thestructure 134 and is secured in the threadedbore 132, thereby securing thedevice 10 to the boat by securing thecover cap 22 to the boat. Thecover cap 22 includes threadedbores 140 for securing to thebody 18, and includes the interior cavity 142 for receiving ahandle 24. - Referring now to FIGS.6-9, another form of a
device 200 embodying features of the present invention is depicted. Thedevice 200 includes ahandle 224 located at the uppermost portion of acover cap 222 and anactuating mechanism 214. The actuating mechanism, from bottom to top, includes anut 230 threaded onto ashifter shaft 232 that is vertically aligned and generally runs the height of theactuating mechanism 214. Thenut 230 holds a washer 234 against acoil spring 236 that abuts afriction reducing washer 238. Thewasher 238 abuts a lobe 240 of alever 226 a, and the other side of the lobe 240 abuts afriction reducing washer 242. Thewasher 242 is against or in indirect communication with aspring 244. Thespring 244 abuts afriction reducing washer 246 that abuts alobe 250 of asecond lever 226 b. The other side of thelobe 250 abuts with alobe 252 on thehandle 224 with afriction reducing washer 254 in between the twolobes shifter shaft 232 passes through each of the pieces of theactuating mechanism 214 and is secured at the top end by asecond nut 231 with afriction reducing washer 260 against thelobe 252. - The actuating assembly of FIG. 9 is a self-locking mechanism where the
lobe 252 of thehandle 224 nests and cooperates with thelobe 250 of thelever 226 b. More specifically, the downward rotation of thehandle 224 enables thesprings levers slots 262. Beyond a certain rotation, the complementary cooperation of thelobes lobes handle 224. That is, the curvature of thelobes handle 224 is lifted to release gripping or clamping provided by thelevers - An alternative embodiment of the
levers 326 is depicted in FIG. 10 and corresponding to thelevers 26 of FIGS. 1-3. As can be seen, thelevers 326 each may have afirst portion 330 extending from thebody pivot 41 of thelever 26 and aoblique portion 328 at an angle from thefirst portion 330. The configuration of thelevers 326 provides an area of contact betweenbumper 40 portions, as at 350. Arecess 334 corresponding to recess 34 may be provided. However, as thelever 326 has a non-linear shape, therecess 334 has a corresponding shape. - An alternative embodiment handle424 to the
handles handle 424 includes agrip 426 corresponding to grips 26 and 26′, abody pivot 440 corresponding tobody pivot 40, andshifter pivot 444 corresponding to shifterpivot 44. As depicted, thehandle 424 shows acentral bore 492 corresponding to thecentral bore 92 of FIG. 4. Thehandle 424 is rotated in the direction of reference arrow D in order to actuate the device to an actuated position in the above-discussed manner. - Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the spring-bias attribute of the actuating
assembly 14 has numerous benefits. For example, it should be noted that FIG. 2 depicts thelevers 26 in an actuated position where thelevers 26 are displaced through the receivingslots 32 to the point of contacting the opposingarm 30. This displacement defines a space 280 within which other items may be retained, such as an item received in theslot 32 with a large enough size to be contacted by thebumpers 40, or any type of closed-loop item that may be hung from the arm 30 (such as the looped heel portion of a flipper). Also, it should be noted that thelevers 26 may be adjusted from the actuated position. That is, thelevers 26 are not mechanically forced to displace a prescribed distance. This allows thelevers 26 to clamp to items located in the receivingslot 32 without damaging the items through excessive clamping. - While the invention has been described with respect to specific examples including presently preferred modes of carrying out the invention, those skilled in the art will appreciate that there are numerous variations and permutations of the above described systems and techniques that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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1. A storage apparatus comprising:
a body;
at least one clamping member displaceable relative to the body to move between a first position permitting a storage item to be received between the body and clamping member and a second position for retaining a storage item received between the body and the clamping member; and
an actuator biasing the at least one clamping member and being selectively operable to move the at least one clamping member toward the second position and to provide a clamping force to an item received between the body and the clamping member.
2. The storage apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body and clamping member define a receiver for storing the storage item therein.
3. The storage apparatus of claim 2 wherein the receiver includes cushioning material for contacting a surface of the storage item when the clamping force is applied to the storage item.
4. The storage apparatus of claim 1 wherein the actuator includes a lock for retaining the actuator in a position for moving the clamping member to the second position.
5. The storage apparatus of claim 4 wherein the lock is selectively releaseable.
6. A storage apparatus comprising:
a body;
a plurality of clamping members having a first position permitting a storage item to be received between the body and the clamping member and being displaceable relative to the body to retain a storage item received between the body and the clamping member; and
an actuator for selecting the position of the clamping member.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the actuator cooperates with each clamping member to distribute bias force to the clamping members.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the actuator cooperates to provide a bias towards a selected position for the clamping member.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the actuator includes a lock for retaining the actuator in a position for biasing the clamping member to retain a storage item between the body and the second position.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the lock is selectively releaseable.
11. A storage apparatus comprising:
a body defining at least one receiver;
at least one clamping member cooperating with the at least one receiver and being moveable between a first position so the at least one receiver can receive an item for storage and a second position to apply force to secure an item in the at least one receiver for storage; and
an actuator biasing the at least one clamping member, the actuator being selectively operable to move the at least one clamping member toward the second position and convert the biasing of the at least one spring to a clamping force.
12. A storage apparatus comprising:
a body;
at least one clamping member wherein the body and clamping member define a receiver for a storage item; and
an actuator cooperating with clamping member to bias the clamping member for retaining a storage item within the receiver.
13. The storage apparatus of claim 12 wherein the actuator and clamping member may be biased to a receiving position such that the receiver is capable of accepting an item therein
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