Article holding device
First Claim
1. A device which comprises:
- a base module;
said base module including a support surface, said support surface having a top side and an under side;
said support surface including at least one elongated opening extending through said support surface between said top side and said under side;
at least one tilt plate, said tilt plate having peripheral edges, one of said edges including at least one tab means located thereon, said tab means sized and shaped so as to be positionable in said opening with at least a portion of said tab means extending beyond the underside of said support surface, said tab means movable within said opening along the elongated dimension of said opening in response to movement of said tilt plate along said elongated dimension and when said tab is so positioned in said opening at least a portion of said one edge of said tilt plate being located against said support surface so as to support said tilt plate on said support surface;
at least one stop means located on said under side of said support surface in association with said opening, said portion of said tab means which extends beyond said under side of said surface abutting against said stop means when said tilt plate is oriented at an acute angle to a line which is perpendicular to said support surface, said abutting of said tab means and said stop means maintaining said tilt plate from tilting beyond said acute angle while allowing said tilt plate to freely move between said acute angle and a position wherein said tilt plate is perpendicular to the support surface;
at least one lock means located on said underside of said support surface in association with said opening, said lock means for engaging with and locking said tab means, said tab means moving between an unlocked position and a locked position with respect to said lock means as said tab means moves back and forth within said elongated opening in response to movement of said tilt plate along the elongated dimension of said opening, said lock means locking said tab means when said tab means is in said locked position so as to inhibit movement of said tilt plate between said perpendicular position and said acute angle and when said tab means is in said unlocked position said tilt plate freely movable between said perpendicular position and said acute angle.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A device for organizing papers, files and the like for use in a business environment or other similar situations has a base on which one or more tilt plates are located. The tilt plates are capable of being oriented with respect to the base in a tilting mode and in a locked mode. In the tilting mode the tilt plates rotate about a bottom edge to tilt forward and backward. In the locked mode, the tilt plates are fixed in a set orientation with respect to the base. The tilt plates are easily shifted between the tilt mode and the locked mode by simply sliding them sideways a short distance on the base. Tabs on the bottom of the tilt plate maintain the tilt plate on the base and interact with a stop and lock member on the base to determine which of the modes the tilt plate is in.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A device which comprises:
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a base module; said base module including a support surface, said support surface having a top side and an under side; said support surface including at least one elongated opening extending through said support surface between said top side and said under side; at least one tilt plate, said tilt plate having peripheral edges, one of said edges including at least one tab means located thereon, said tab means sized and shaped so as to be positionable in said opening with at least a portion of said tab means extending beyond the underside of said support surface, said tab means movable within said opening along the elongated dimension of said opening in response to movement of said tilt plate along said elongated dimension and when said tab is so positioned in said opening at least a portion of said one edge of said tilt plate being located against said support surface so as to support said tilt plate on said support surface; at least one stop means located on said under side of said support surface in association with said opening, said portion of said tab means which extends beyond said under side of said surface abutting against said stop means when said tilt plate is oriented at an acute angle to a line which is perpendicular to said support surface, said abutting of said tab means and said stop means maintaining said tilt plate from tilting beyond said acute angle while allowing said tilt plate to freely move between said acute angle and a position wherein said tilt plate is perpendicular to the support surface; at least one lock means located on said underside of said support surface in association with said opening, said lock means for engaging with and locking said tab means, said tab means moving between an unlocked position and a locked position with respect to said lock means as said tab means moves back and forth within said elongated opening in response to movement of said tilt plate along the elongated dimension of said opening, said lock means locking said tab means when said tab means is in said locked position so as to inhibit movement of said tilt plate between said perpendicular position and said acute angle and when said tab means is in said unlocked position said tilt plate freely movable between said perpendicular position and said acute angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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