A holding head including a support portion, a suction nozzle which applies a negative pressure to a back surface of an object and thereby holds the object, the suction nozzle being detachably attached to the support portion, and a back-surface lighting device which lights the back surface of the object held by the suction nozzle and which includes a main portion which is separate from the suction nozzle and is supported by the support portion such that when the suction nozzle is detached from th...

A holding device comprising two clamping members (10, 11); a hinge portion (16); and a spring element (24); wherein all the aforesaid parts are integrally molded from a plastics material and the spring element is connected to one of said clamping members by a mounting portion (25) of sufficiently small cross section to enable the spring element to be molded in a position in which apart from said mounting portion it is clear of said clamping members (10, 11), and thereafter can be moved about sai...

A holding element which secures a cable or a bundle of wires in place relative to a surface. The holding element includes a retainer which grasps the bundle of wires and a mounting unit which is attached to the surface. The mounting unit is moveable relative to the retainer so that the mounting unit can be moved, to properly position it at the surface location where it is to be affixed, without moving the retainer relative to the bundle of wires.

A holder for eyeglasses and the like is provided. The holder is designed to be attached to articles of clothing, clothing accessories, automobile visors, or other areas whereby it is available for conveniently receiving and retaining a pair of eyeglasses. The eyeglass holder desirably can be rotated for awkward areas of attachment, or convenient areas of placement such as a purse strap. Notably, the holder can be pressed open by the wearer for ease of eyeglass temple bar insertion or removal. Th...

The invention relates to a holding element made of plastic for attachment of at least one tube-shaped body to a support. The element comprises an attachment zone 1, joinable with the support, and a band-shaped holding zone 2 functioning to encircle the tube-shaped body and provided with a locking device 3 connectable with a cooperating locking device 4 of the attachment zone 1. According to the invention, the locking device 3 includes a ring 5 which can be slid onto a cooperating locking device ...

The present invention refers to a holding device which is attachable to a rigid surface comprising an exposed pressure-sensitive adhesive layer wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is readily removable from the surface and is selected to exhibit a compliance of between 5.times.10.sup.-7 to 2.times.10.sup.-6 cm2/dyne, and a toughness of between 5.times.10.sup.2 to 2.times.10.sup.3 pounds/inch2 and to a corresponding pressure sensitive adhesive. The invention furthermore refers to a kit of part...

A device holding apparatus comprising a base plate; a hollow pad guard provided on the base plate; a pad pin inserted to the pad guard movably in an axis direction and having a through hole; a pad provided at a tip of the pad pin and having a through hole connected to the through hole of the pad pin; and a bellows pad provided on the base plate, having a through hole connected to the through hole of the pad pin and being elastic in the axis direction; for holding by suction a device by the pad b...

A holding wrench includes a body having a first arm plate having a first end and a second end, and a second arm plate having a first end pivoted on the mediate portion of the first arm plate. A first holding assembly includes two first holding members each having a first end secured on the second end of the first arm plate and the second arm plate respectively, and a second end defining a snap recess. A second holding assembly includes two second holding members each having a threaded post selec...

A storage tray for storing magnetized magnets for assembly in a disc drive. The tray includes a base having a support surface and a cover sized to cover the support surface. The base is formed of a material having magnetic properties for attracting magnetized magnets for removably supporting the magnets until assembled in a voice coil motor.

The invention relates to an improved holding device for receiving pole-shaped objects, especially trees, christmas trees for example. The inventive device has a plurality of holding elements (4 4c; 104 104c), each having a swivel axis (7 7c; 114 114c) associated thereto. The holding elements and swivel axes can be moved towards and away from the axis of symmetry and/or central axis (115), and the holding elements (4 4c; 104 104c) and the swivel axes (7 7c; 114 114c) associated thereto can be mov...