Supporting apparatus for articles
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1. An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that has a pair of spaced substantially vertical headrest supporting sockets, said article supporting device comprising:
- (a) a substantially horizontal first arm having a first forward end and a first rearward end;
(b) a substantially horizontal second arm spaced from said first arm, and having a second rearward end and a second forward end connected to said first forward end;
(c) a fixture for supporting an object, said fixture being fixed to at least one of said first and second forward ends;
(d) a substantially vertical first post permanently fixed to said first rearward end and adapted to be inserted into one of said sockets; and
(e) a substantially vertical second post permanently fixed to said second rearward end and spaced from said first post, said second post being adapted to be inserted into the other of said sockets.
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Abstract
An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that is equipped with a pair of headrest supporting sockets in the backrest and a headrest removably mounted in the sockets. The article supporting device includes a horizontal supporting component, an article supporting fixture fixed to the front end of the horizontal component, and a pair of spaced posts fixed to the rear end of the horizontal component.
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26 Claims
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1. An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that has a pair of spaced substantially vertical headrest supporting sockets, said article supporting device comprising:
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(a) a substantially horizontal first arm having a first forward end and a first rearward end; (b) a substantially horizontal second arm spaced from said first arm, and having a second rearward end and a second forward end connected to said first forward end; (c) a fixture for supporting an object, said fixture being fixed to at least one of said first and second forward ends; (d) a substantially vertical first post permanently fixed to said first rearward end and adapted to be inserted into one of said sockets; and (e) a substantially vertical second post permanently fixed to said second rearward end and spaced from said first post, said second post being adapted to be inserted into the other of said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that has a pair of spaced substantially vertical headrest supporting sockets, said article supporting device comprising:
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(a) a substantially horizontal first arm having a first forward end and a first rearward end; (b) a substantially horizontal second arm spaced from said first arm, and having a second rearward end and a second forward end connected to said first forward end; (c) a fixture for supporting an object, said fixture being fixed to at least one of said first and second forward ends; (d) a substantially vertical first post permanently fixed to said first rearward end; (e) a substantially vertical second post permanently fixed to said second rearward end and spaced from said first post; and (f) at least a portion of said supporting device being bendable, which enables said article supporting device to be bent to change the distance between said first post and said second post. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle which has a pair of spaced substantially vertical headrest sockets, said article supporting device comprising:
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(a) a substantially horizontal support member having a forward end and a rearward end; (b) a fixture for supporting an object, said fixture being permanently fixed to said forward end; (c) a substantially vertical first post fixed to said rearward end and adapted to be inserted into one of said sockets; and (d) a substantially vertical second post permanently fixed to said rearward end and spaced from said first post, said second post being adapted to be inserted into the other of said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle which has a pair of spaced substantially vertical headrest sockets, said article supporting device comprising:
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(a) a substantially horizontal support member having a forward end and a rearward end; (b) a fixture for supporting an object, said fixture being fixed to said forward end, said fixture is a spring clip having two opposed elements that are biased toward one another, and which define a forwardly facing opening for providing forward access between said elements by an object; (c) a substantially vertical first post fixed to said rearward end; and (d) a substantially vertical second post fixed to said rearward end and spaced from said first post.
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22. An article supporting device for use in a motor vehicle that has a pair of spaced substantially vertical headrest supporting sockets, said article supporting device comprising:
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(a) a first arm having a first outer end and a first inner end; (b) a second arm spaced from said first arm and having a second inner end and a second outer end; (c) a fixture for supporting an object, said fixture being connected to said first outer end and to said second outer end; (d) a substantially vertical first post permanently fixed to said first inner end and adapted to be inserted into one of said sockets; and (e) a substantially vertical second post permanently fixed to said second inner end and spaced from said first post, said second post being adapted to be inserted into the other of said sockets. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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