US2051722A - Holder - Google Patents

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G. H. KOCH Aug. 18, 1936.

HOLDER Filed March 21, 1955 Fiy. 2.

In Van for Patented Aug. 18, 1936 LDER George H. Koch, St. Albans, N. Y. Application March 21, 1935, Serial No. 12,320

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a holder. One of the objects of my invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, means for including an adjustable, sion for a nursing bottl in convenient reach of a A further object of vide, in a manner as readily shiftable suspene, rattle or other article n infant. my invention is to prohereinafter set forth, a resilient upwardly inclined hanger carrying means at its lower end for detachably anchoring it to a support and carrying an adjustable flexible suspension elem ing a nursing bottle convenient reach of an in Further objects of my invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder for the purpose referred to, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, readily adjustable, thoroughly eficient in its use, readily assembled, conveniently anchored to a support, crib, bed or baby carriage, and inexpensive to manufacture.

To the above ends essentially, and to others which tion as claimed.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the holder. Figure 2 is a front elevation of a clamp forming one of the elements of the holder and further illustrating the hanger in section and secured to the clamp.

Figure 3 is an elevation looking towards one .0 side of the structure shown in Figure 2,

Figure 4 is an elevation of a bottle to be suspended from the holder, and

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the coupling member for the object which is to be suspended 5 from the holder.

The holder includes a hanger I in the form of a spring steel bar of the desired length, width and thickness. The bar at any point of its length in transverse cross-section is of rectangular contour.

s formed of an intermediate porthe portion I y greater length than the The end portion I is of greater length than end I extends at an from the portion I upward inclination portion I'-. The portion throughout The latter is provided with an opening I and a square cutout I 6 extending inwardly from its side formed with an opening The holder include end portion I of holder edge I The portion I is I s a clamp for anchoring the I to asuitable support.

The clamp comprises a sectional inverted U- shaped bracket 2 having tuting clamping arms.

is formed with a straigh curved semi-circular por of member 2 is formed and a vertical le ar portion 4 are oppositely disposed. The

ner end of leg 2 the sides thereof consti- One side of member 2 t portion 3 and an outtion 3 The other side of a horizontal log 2 g 2 depending from the outer end The latter forms the head of bracket 2.

4 and an out- The portions straight porand merges rtion 4 merges into the merges into portion 4 gh opening I and port portion connects the end portion I against the outer face of portion 3. A headed clamping bolt 5 is clamping arms to a is held in the position s which ext formed in The head 5 of outer face of end portion l bolt 5 extends through washer 6 and clamping engages with shank 5 The holder also includes a ii of bolt 5 has a squared portion ends through a square openi portion 3 and also through th employed for securing the support whereby the holder hown in Figure 1. The 5b ng 5 e cut- 5 bears against the The shank 5 of portion 4 and carries a nut I which threadedly bolt exible adjustable article suspension structure consisting of a sleeve 8 slidably adjustable on a screw 9 for detachably adjusted position, a flexible suspen portion I maintainin of hanger I, g sleeve 8 in sion member I 0 passing through opening I having its inner end connected to screw cured to an offset loop I I nular resilient body I2 suspended article. The of example, as a nursing peripheral circumferentially to receive body I2. The mem tape or cord.

The portions 3 shown as provided of rubber.

sleeves I2 are shown in 9 and its outer end seformed on the split anof a coupler I3 for the latter is shown, by Way bottle I4 formed with 2. extending groove I5 ber I0 may be chain,

the clamping arms are With sleeves I2 which may hr The sleeves act as support to which the cl protectors for the amp is secured. The dotted lines.

What I claim isf 1. In a holder for the purpose set forth, a hanger in the form of a resilient bar having an inherent part forming an upwardly inclined continuous intermediate portion and a pair of spaced inherent parts disposed at an angle to and depending from the ends of said intermediate portion, the pair of parts of said bar forming upper and lower vertically disposed continuous end portions, an upstanding clamping structure including an inner and an outer section, said lower end portion being secured to the outer side of the upper portion of the inner section of said structure, an adjustable slide mounted on said intermediate portion, a binding screw carried by the slide for fixing it in its adjusted position, said upper end portion being formed with an opening, and a flexible member including a lengthwise adjustable suspension portion having its length adjusted by said slide, said member being fixed at its upper end to said screw and extending through the said apertured upper end portion and adapted to be connected to an object to be suspended thereby.

2. In a holder for the purpose set forth, a hanger in the form of a resilient bar having an inherent part providing an upwardly inclined continuous intermediate portion and a pair of spaced inherent parts disposed at an angle to and depending from the ends of said intermediate portion, said pair of depending parts forming upper and lower vertically disposed end portions, said upper end portion being provided with an opening, an inner upstanding clamping element including a vertically disposed straight upper portion and a lower clamping portion, means for securing the said lower end portion of the hanger against the outer face of the said vertical portion of said element, an outer upstanding clamping element having an upper angle-shaped vertical portion abutting the inner face of the said other vertical portion and merging into a lower clamping portion, a bolt extending through said vertical portions for anchoring said clamping elements to a support, said straight vertical portion of said inner element and said lower end portion of the hanger having coacting means for preventing the turning of the bolt said elements, an adjustable slide on said intermediate portion, a binding screw carried by the slide for fixing it in its adjusted position, and a flexible member including a lengthwise adjust able suspension portion adjustable by said slide, 15

said member being fixed at its upper end to said screw, extending through said upper end portion of the hanger and adapted to suspend an article connected thereto.

3. In a holder resilient inclined hanger formed with an upper and a lower vertically disposed end portion extending at an angle to the remaining portion of the hanger, an adjustable slide mounted on said remaining portion, for maintaining it in its adjusted position, said upper end portion being formed with an opening, a vertically disposed clamping structure, means for securing the said lower end portion of the hanger to the outer face of the inner side of said clamping structure, and a flexible member including a lengthwise adjustable suspension portion, said member extending through the opening in said upper end portion of the hanger, fixedly secured at its inner end to said screw and adapted to suspend an article from its other end.

GEORGE H. KOCH.

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