Line holding storage device and process of using the same

• US 5,463,797 A
• Filed: 03/24/1994
• Issued: 11/07/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tamara Laug
• Original Assignee: Tamara Laug
• Inventors: Bromley, Robert, Laug, Tamara
• Primary Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US08/217,273
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 24/115 G, 24/30.5 S, 24/455, 24/570, 24/543, 242/388, 242/395, 242/388.2
• US Class Current: 24/115.00G
• CPC Class Codes: F16G 11/101 deforming the cable by moving a part of the fastener
• CPC Class Codes: F16G 11/103 deforming the cable by bending it around or inserting it into the fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/155 Resilient slot bag tie
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2164 Midline
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3984 Alignable aperture and spring pressed moving element
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44983 formed from single rigid piece of material

Abstract

A line holding storage device is provided for storing or displaying articles on a line in random locations along the line. The line holding storage device comprises a support housing having a first side and a second side. A channel is formed in the first side of the support housing and receives the line. A securing mechanism is positioned on the first side of the support housing and cooperates with the channel for releasably securing the line holding storage device to the line. A catch mechanism is mounted on the support housing to receive and hold articles which are to be stored or displayed with the catch mechanism being positioned such that the mass of the held article cooperates with the securing mechanism to augment the securement of the line holding storage device to the line.

Claims

1. A line holding device, having no moving pans for holding articles on a line in random fixed locations along such a line, comprising:

a support housing having a body;

a line receiving channel integral with said support housing;

securing means integral with said support housing and cooperating with said line receiving channel for releasably securing said line holding device to a line for release from such a line without moving said support housing relative to such a line;

catch mechanism means mounted on said support housing for holding articles, said catch mechanism means positioned in a manner such that the weight of any article carried by said catch mechanism means increases the attachment of said securing means of said line holding device to any associated line; and

said securing means further comprising a pair of opposing pincer arms integral to the body of the support housing defining a locking channel for the line.

2. The line holding device of claim 1 wherein said securing means includes an "S"-shaped channel which overlies said line receiving channel.

3. The line holding device of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of said "S"-shaped channel has a width less than the diameter of the line with which it is intended to be used, so that when said support housing has a line press-fit into said "S"-shaped channel and then rotated about such a line, the line enters said "S"-shaped channels to thereby releasably securing said line holding device to any such a line.

4. The line holding device of claim 3 wherein said line receiving channel carried by said support housing receives any such line.

5. The line holding device of claim 1 wherein said line receiving channel carried by said support housing receives any such line.

6. The line holding device of claim 5 including a line.

8. The line holding device of claim 1 including a line.

7. The method of using the line holding device of claim 7 wherein a line support housing has a line press-fit into said "S" shaped channel and said line support housing is then rotated about said line so that said line enters said "S"-shaped channels to thereby releasably securing said line holding device to said line.

9. A line holding device for holding articles on a line, comprising:

a support housing having a first and a second side;

a line receiving channel carried by said support housing, said channel designed to receive a line;

a sleeve mounted on said support housing, said sleeve having a pair of line receiving slots and a pair of guide slots;

a clasping button movably positioned within said sleeve, said clasping button having an upper line receiving aperture, a lower line receiving aperture and a pair of angled camming slots overlaying said guide slots of said sleeve, so that a line may extend through said line receiving slots of said sleeve and the line receiving apertures of said clasping button;

roller means extending through said guide slots and said camming slots for camming to a clasping position, with a line so that a line may be clasped between said clasping button and said roller;

biasing means positioned within said sleeve for biasing said clasping button away from said sleeve and maintaining the clasping position, thereby releasably securing the line holding device to a line; and

catch mechanism means mounted on said support housing for holding articles, said catch mechanism means positioned in a manner such that the weight of any article carried by said catch mechanism means increases the attachment of said securing means of said line holding device to any associated line.

10. The line holding device of claim 9 wherein said sleeve is mounted on said first side of said support housing.

11. The line holding device of claim 10 wherein said catch mechanism means are mounted on said first side of said support housing.

12. The line holding device of claim 11 wherein said catch mechanism means includes a catch mechanism mounted on said support housing, said channel bifurcating said catch mechanism with a line positioned within said channel.

13. The line holding device of claim 12 wherein said catch mechanism means includes an off-center catch mechanism mounted on said second side of said support housing so that any item supported by said catch mechanism biases said housing support in a rotational direction to maintain the press-fit of the line into said channel.

14. The line holding device of claim 13 including a line.

15. The line holding device of claim 14 wherein the line is substantially rigid.

16. The line holding device of claim 9 including a line.

17. A device for holding an article in fixed position on a line, comprising:

a support housing having a pair of opposing pincer arms integral with said housing, said pincer arms further defining a line receiving channel for initially receiving said line and a line locking channel for securing said line in said support housing;

said line receiving channel being "S" shaped and said line locking channel being disposed underneath said opposing pair of pincer arms and perpendicular to a portion of said line receiving channel, whereby said line is initially received in said line receiving channel and said support housing is rotated 90°

securing said line in said locking channel;

said pincer arms further comprising a textured face, whereby said line is pressed against said textured face and said support housing is held in a fixed position on said line; and

a catch mechanism means for holding said article mounted off center on said housing, whereby a weight of said article causes the support housing to swivel and lock said line in said locking channel.