A holder for the fastening of functional elements to bar-shaped elements having a strap element, whose one end is fixed to a fastening point in a housing, and having a rotational element which is pivotally mounted in a receiving mount formed in the housing and has a passage slot for the other end of the strap element, with the rotational element having at least one substantially cylindrical section, whose jacket surface provided with elevations and recesses extends parallel to the axis of rotati...

Article holder (10) comprises seat member (12) shaped to receive article, gate member (20) hingedly coupled to seat member (12), gate member (20) shaped to cooperate with seat member (12) in closed position so as to grasp article, rotatable handle (22) connected with gate member (20) so as to move gate member (20) between open position and closed position as handle (22) is rotated. Handle (22) has locking means (34, 36, 37, 38) for locking handle (22) when handle (22) is rotated to lock position...

A holder for an optical storage disc comprises a retaining element for receiving the disc and a support element to which the retaining element is mounted, The surface of the retaining element is formed with at least one projection for gripping the disc which it, in part, underlies. The support element comprises a piece of sheet material formed with at least one aperture through which the projection of the retaining element extends.

A holder for holding parts of a body, structure or assembly spaced apart during operations carried out on the body, structure or assembly, the retractor comprising a body made of wire and having a resilient hinge portion at a vertex of the body and at least two arms outwardly extending from the hinge portion, each arm having a distal portion including anchoring tips.

A holder for protecting a palmtop comprising of an activation button. When the activation button is depressed, it shuts down the palmtop which is removed from the holder by pushing it forward along the holder. The activation button comprises of an embossment, a boss, contact point, and trigger. The embossment connects with the palmtop tightly before the activation button is depressed while the boss is convenient for users to press the activation button. Moreover, the contact point will touch the...

A holder comprises a base plate having a hooking projection on the inner side of one end thereof, a bent piece bent inwardly of the base plate and integrally connected to the other end of the base plate, and a pressing piece folded into between the bent piece and the base plate and integrally connected to the end of the bent piece. A holding space is formed between the base plate and the pressing piece.

A new holder for holding a light source, especially a hand held light source, to a structure. The inventive device includes a frame having a holding portion and a pair of spaced apart arm portions which are pivotally coupled to a mounting frame. The holding portion is generally annular and has a pair of opposing ends defining a break between them. Each of the arm portions are each extended from an associated end of said holding portion. The terminal ends of the arm portions are pivotally coupled...

A holder for supporting a container, as a trash can, above the surface of the ground. The holder has an elongated, channel-shaped member mounted on an upright support, as a post or pipe. The upright member has a plurality of vertically spaced bands along the lower portion thereof separated from the front of the upright member with generally transverse slots. A bracket having a downwardly turned flange extended through a slot is mounted on the band to provide a support for the bottom of a contain...

A holder includes a first clamp and a second clamp, the first clamp having a first extension and the second clamp having a second extension, and gripping means having an opening defined therein for receiving the first and second extensions. The opening within the gripping means is of variable size so as to permit rotation of the first and second clamps when the opening is not constricted and to prevent rotation of either the first or second clamps when the opening is constricted, means also bein...

A holder having a wide usage for holding plastic, cloth or paper against a surface. The holder is made of extruded plastic and includes a leg portion, a bowed base and a head portion for bearing against a surface. An arm may also be included for easily pivoting the head portion away from the surface. The holder may be used to restrain a water bed liner, curtains, valances, ruffles and paper memos for example. In addition, the holder may be placed back to back with another holder to form a clothe...