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Support device with floating pins bag

  • US 6,523,819 B1
  • Filed: 09/20/2001
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operating a device comprising the steps of:

  • a. extending a pin through a spring carried by said device, b. placing said spring in a release mode, so that said pin fits loosely in said spring and thereby allows pin movement, by applying a flexing force to at least one end coil of said spring to increase a diameter of said spring, c. moving said pin outward from said device so that a first end of said pin may interact with an object, and d. placing said spring in locking mode, so that said pin is held tightly by said spring and thereby restrains pin movement, by relaxing said flexing force on said end coil, wherein any said pin-object interaction selectively inhibits object movement.

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