U.S. patent application number 10/831485 was filed with the patent office on 2005-10-27 for carrier rack on air-vent.
Invention is credited to Chang, Ta-Shuo.
Application Number | 20050236541 10/831485 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35135487 |
Filed Date | 2005-10-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050236541 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chang, Ta-Shuo |
October 27, 2005 |
Carrier rack on air-vent
Abstract
A carrier rack on air-vent comprising a clasping bracket on one
side and horizontal sliding groove on the rear side; sliding groove
comprises two sliding blocks that can move right and left; sliding
block has a round through hole at its end; round through hole has
gullets at proper position around its edge; in round through hole,
arm lever is pivotally connected by bolt support along with spring;
arm lever is located relative to gullets and cooperates with
gullets to form a sprocket; arm lever further comprises a resilient
lockout that can move back and forth under the pressure of
compression spring; lockout cooperates with hook to form a clasping
channel; arm lever extends into air-vent blades through the sliding
channel formed by hook and lockout to clasp air-vent blades. This
makes it possible to attach to air-vent quickly and via sprocket,
arm lever and sliding block can rotate and engage with each other
to adjust the angle of carrier and make it easier to firmly clasp
heavy objects and provide easy access.
Inventors: |
Chang, Ta-Shuo; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TA-SHUO CHANG
5 FL., 755, MIN TZU E. ROAD
P.O. BOX 24-108
TAIPEI
TW
|
Family ID: |
35135487 |
Appl. No.: |
10/831485 |
Filed: |
April 26, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/231.81 ;
224/483; 224/556; 224/929; 248/231.9 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B60R 2011/0071 20130101;
B60R 11/02 20130101; B60R 2011/0003 20130101; B60R 2011/0059
20130101; B60R 2011/0005 20130101; B60R 11/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/231.81 ;
248/231.9; 224/483; 224/556; 224/929 |
International
Class: |
E04G 005/06 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A carrier rack on air-vent comprising: a carrier, a pair of
sliding blocks and a pair of arm levers, said carrier comprises a
clasping bracket on one side and a sliding groove on the rear side,
said sliding groove can engage said sliding blocks that slide left
and right, each of said sliding block has a round through hole on
the end, each of said round through hole has a gullets at the
proper position around the edge, said arm lever connects to said
round through hole with a bolt support and a spring, a sprocket
locates on said arm lever corresponding to and passing through said
gullet, said arm lever further comprises a resilient lockout that
moves back and forth under the pressure of a compression spring,
said lockout cooperates with a hook to form a clasping channel to
clamp on the blade of the air-vent.
2. The carrier rack on air-vent recited in claim 1, wherein said
arm lever can be adjusted the right/left engaging position with
different length.
3. The carrier rack on air-vent recited in claim 1, wherein said
lockout cooperates with a hook to form a clasping channel with
offset angle that makes said carrier form an offset angle with the
air-vent.
4. The carrier rack on air-vent recited in claim 1, wherein the
axis of said round through hole is unparallel to said carrier such
that said carrier forms an offset angle with the air-vent.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] I. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a carrier rack on an
automobile air-vents and, more specifically, to a carrier rack on
air-vent that firmly and conveniently fixes heavy objects; wherein
the carrier comprises a clasping bracket on one side and horizontal
sliding groove on the rear side; sliding groove comprises two
sliding blocks that can move right and left; sliding block has a
round through hole at its end; round through hole has gullets at
proper position around its edge; in round through hole, arm lever
is pivotally connected by bolt support along with spring; arm lever
is located relative to gullets and cooperates with gullets to form
a sprocket; arm lever further comprises a resilient lockout that
can move back and forth under the pressure of compression spring;
lockout cooperates with hook to form a clasping channel; arm lever
extends into air-vent blades through the sliding channel formed by
hook and lockout to clasp air-vent blades. This makes it possible
to attach to air-vent quickly and via sprocket, arm lever and
sliding block can rotate and engage with each other to adjust the
angle of carrier and make it easier to firmly clasp heavy objects
and provide easy access.
[0003] II. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Heretofore, it is known that users apply in-car holders to
accommodate heavy objects such as mobile phones and PDA's, the arm
racks are mostly used to make such objects near at hand and within
users' sight. However, due to special shape and limited space in
automobiles, conventional locking, adhesive or plug-type arm racks
have adverse impact on car operation and appearance, rigid arm
levers are difficult to adjust and flexible arm levers are
susceptible to vibration and movement, which restricts their
extensive application. In addition, such racks comprise excessive
components and result in high manufacturing cost as well as
inconvenience for use and operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is therefore a primary object of the invention to provide
a carrier rack on air-vent that comprises carrier, a pair of
sliding blocks and a pair of arm levers; wherein the carrier
comprises a clasping bracket on one side and a sliding groove on
the rear side; the sliding groove can engage the sliding blocks
that slide left and right; each sliding block has a round through
hole on the end; each of the round through hole has a gullets at
the proper position around the edge; a arm lever connects to the
round through hole with a bolt support and a spring; a sprocket
locates on the arm lever corresponding to and passing through the
gullet; the arm lever further comprises a resilient lockout that
moves back and forth under the pressure of a compression spring;
the lockout cooperates with a hook to form a clasping channel; the
axis of the round through hole is unparallel to the carrier such
that the carrier can form an offset angle with the air-vent when
attached to the air-vent. Users can put heavy objects on the
clasping bracket and see those objects.
[0006] It is still an object for the invention to provide a carrier
rack on air-vent in which users can adjust the right/left engaging
position of the arm lever depending on the location of the air-vent
or adjust the axis of the clasping channel and the round through
holes, such that when attached to the air-vent, the carrier can
form an offset angle with the air-vent and form an approximately
perpendicular angle with users' sight line to be more convenient
for users to view objects fixed on the carrier.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] The accomplishment of the above-mentioned object of the
present invention will become apparent from the following
description and its accompanying drawings which disclose
illustrative an embodiment of the present invention, and are as
follows:
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present
invention;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a top view of the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 4 is an application view of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 5 is another application view of the present
invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0013] As shown in enclosed drawings, the present invention
comprises a carrier 1, a pair of sliding blocks 2 and a pair of arm
levers 3; wherein the carrier 1 comprises a clasping bracket 10 on
one side and a sliding groove 11 on the rear side; the sliding
groove 11 can engage the sliding blocks 2 that slide left and
right; each sliding block 2 has a round through hole 20 on the end;
each of the round through hole 20 has a gullets 21 at the proper
position around the edge; a arm lever 3 connects to the round
through hole 20 with a bolt support 30 and a spring 31; a sprocket
32 locates on the arm lever 3 corresponding to and passing through
the gullet 21; the arm lever 3 further comprises a resilient
lockout 34 that moves back and forth under the pressure of a
compression spring 33; the lockout 34 cooperates with a hook 35 to
form a clasping channel 36; the axis of the round through hole 20
is unparallel to the carrier 1 such that the carrier 1 can form an
offset angle with the air-vent 4 when attached to the air-vent
4.
[0014] In practical application, users can adjust the right/left
engaging position of the arm lever 3 depending on the location of
the air-vent 4 or adjust the axis of the clasping channel 36 and
the round through holes 20, such that when attached to the air-vent
4, the carrier 1 can form an offset angle with the air-vent 4 and
form an approximately perpendicular angle with users' sight line to
be more convenient for users to view objects fixed on the carrier
1. Then, users may pull or push the lockouts 34 on the arm levers 3
to slide forward; then insert the hooks 35 via the gap above the
air-vent 4; use hooks 35 to clasp blades while releasing the
resilient lockout 34; use the compression springs 33 to push the
lockouts 34 to move backward such that the clasping channels 36
formed by the hooks 35 firmly clasps the air-vent blades; finally,
depending on the high/low position of the air-vent 4, push the bolt
supports 30 to have the sprockets 32 of the arm levers 3 move away
from the gullets 21 on the sliding blocks 2 such that the carrier 1
drives the sliding blocks 2 to rotate up and down. When adjusting
to proper angle and releasing bolt supports 30, the resilience of
the springs 31 may enable the arm levers 3 to engage with the
sliding blocks 2 and sleeve the bolt supports 30 and the sprockets
32 to achieve the purpose of fixing objects. In this way, the
clasping bracket 10 of the carrier 1 can firmly fix heavy objects
and provide proper viewing angle and position.
[0015] While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown
and described in detail, it will be readily understood and
appreciated that numerous omissions, changes and additions may be
made without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention.
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