US20050109899A1 - Supporting structure - Google Patents
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- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 5
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 5
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
- F16B47/00—Suction cups for attaching purposes; Equivalent means using adhesives
Abstract
An improved supporting structure, having body member made of flexible material. The body member is tightly wrapped by an exterior covering member made by injecting mold process. The exterior covering member is made of soft material with a bellow configuration. The body member can be bent with a desired angle by folding the exterior covering member. One end of the supporting structure has a suction device to attach the supporting structure to a wall, while the other end has a supporting device for supporting an object. The body member and the exterior covering member are integrally formed, such that the manufacturing cost and time can be reduced, while the flexibility is improved.
Description
- The present invention relates to a supporting structure for holding and supporting an object, and more particularly, to a supporting structure bendable or foldable with any angle.
- A conventional supporting structure, for example, the supporting structure as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,234,435, includes a flexible body member made of aluminum. The exterior side surface of the body member is coated with an exterior covering member with a bellow configuration. The exterior covering member is fabricated from plastic material for bending or folding the supporting structure with a specific orientation. However, there is a gap between the body member and the exterior covering member, that is, a portion of the body member is not in contact with the exterior covering member. A suction disk and a fixing seat are pivotally connected to two ends of the supporting structure, such that one end of the supporting structure can be attached to a wall surface. In application, the supporting structure is bent to a specific location for holding an object to be supported.
- As the above supporting structure is formed by assembling two individual members, that is, the body member and the exterior covering member together by an additional assembly step, which consumes extra time and labor. Further, the gap existing between body member and the exterior covering member causes difficulty in bending and folding the supporting structure.
- The present invention provides an improved supporting structure. The improved supporting structure is fabricated by a single mold, such that the fabricating time and labor are reduced.
- The present invention further provides an improved supporting structure which is formed by a single mold, such that no gap is formed between the body member and the exterior covering member. Therefore, it is easier to bend and fold the supporting structure.
- The improved supporting structure provided by the present invention comprises a body member made of flexible material and an exterior covering member integrally injected around the body member. Therefore, the body member is tightly wrapped by the exterior covering member and is bendable and foldable by operating the exterior covering member. The supporting structure includes a suction device at one end thereof, and a holding device at the other end thereof. Therefore, the supporting device can be attached to a wall surface by the suction device, while the other end of the supporting structure can hold an object by the holding device.
- In one embodiment, the body member is made of flexible aluminum with a roughened surface, allowing the exterior covering member made of soft plastic material tightly wrapping the body member therein.
- These, as well as other features of the present invention, will become apparent upon reference to the drawings wherein:
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FIG. 1 shows perspective view of a supporting structure provided by the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a cross sectional view of the supporting structure; -
FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the supporting structure; -
FIG. 4 shows the assembly of the supporting structure; -
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view ofFIG. 4 ; and -
FIG. 6 shows the operation of the supporting structure. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 , the supporting structure provided by the present invention comprises anelongate body member 1. Preferably, the body member is made of flexible material such as aluminum material to be bendable or foldable with any degree as desired. - An
exterior covering member 2 is formed to wrap around theelongate body member 2. In this embodiment, theexterior covering member 2 is formed by direct mold injection onto the side surface of thebody member 2 with two connectingends exterior covering member 2 is fabricated from soft plastic material with bellow configuration. That is, theexterior covering member 2 includes alternativerecessed slots 21 and protrudingribs 22 along an elongate direction thereof. Further, theexterior covering member 2 has a gradually reduced diameter from two ends to the center thereof. - The
elongate body member 1 made of flexible aluminum material has a roughened surface, such that theexterior covering member 2 formed of soft plastic material body can tightly wrap around thebody member 1 without forming any gap in between. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , in this invention, asuction device 3 and aholding device 4 are formed at two exposed connectingends elongate member 1. Referring toFIGS. 4 and 5 , thesuction device 3 includes a suction disk to attach thebody member 1 to a wall surface, such as a cement wall surface or a glass wall surface. Thesuction device 3 includes a connectingmember 31 through which a connectinghole 311 is formed, allowing the connectingend 11 to be inserted therein. - The
holding device 4 may be magnetic to absorb certain type of object. Alternatively, theholding device 4 includes a hand-free piece, such that the phone can be disposed in the hand-free piece and held by the supporting structure. Other type of supporting object or set can also be connected to theend 12 as theholding device 4. Theholding device 4 includes a connectingmember 41 through which anelongate hole 411 is formed for the connectingend 12 to be inserted therein. - As shown in
FIG. 6 , during operation, thesuction device 3 is adhered to the wall surface, and the supportingstructure 10 is bent or folded to a desired position, such that theholding device 4 is positioned for holding an object to be supported. - As the
body member 1 and theexterior covering member 2 are integrated together, no additional assembly step is required. Further, the tightness between thebody member 1 and theexterior covering member 2 provides an easier bending and folding property. - This disclosure provides exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The scope of this disclosure is not limited by these exemplary embodiments. Numerous variations, whether explicitly provided for by the specification or implied by the specification, such as variations in shape, structure, dimension, type of material or manufacturing process may be implemented by one of skill in the art in view of this disclosure.
Claims (6)
1. A supporting structure, comprising:
an elongate body member made of flexible material and being bendable and foldable with unlimited angle;
an exterior covering member, directly formed on the elongate body member by an injection mold process, wherein the exterior covering member exposes two ends of the elongate member and has a bellow configuration;
a suction device, connected to one of the exposed end of the elongate body member; and
a holding device, connected to the other exposed end of the elongate body member.
2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible material includes aluminum material.
3. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior covering member includes soft plastic material.
4. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior covering member has a diameter gradually reduced from two ends to a center thereof.
5. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the elongate body member has a roughened exterior surface.
6. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the suction device includes a suction disk.
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US20060289708A1 (en) * | 2005-06-22 | 2006-12-28 | Christina Lin | Suction device |
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