Patent ID: 9474938
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A device for attachment to a column member, the device further comprising: a body having a top edge and a bottom edge, said body having a longitudinal axis; a first contact surface and a second contact surface, spaced apart, and extending at least partially between said top edge and said bottom edge; a first support section extending from at least one of said top edge or said bottom edge, said first support section proximate to said first contact surface; a second support section extending from at least one of said top edge or said bottom edge, said second support section proximate to said second contact surface; and a first elongated retention aperture disposed through said first support section and spaced from said first contact surface, and a second elongated retention aperture disposed through said second support section and spaced from said second contact surface, said first and second retention apertures each having a top portion proximate to said top edge and a bottom portion extending at least partially towards said bottom edge to an opening, wherein said first support section and said second support section diverge away from the longitudinal axis of said body from said bottom edge to said top edge, such that said top portions of said first and second retention apertures are spaced further apart from each other than said bottom portions of said first and second retention apertures are spaced apart from each other; wherein said first and second retention apertures are configured to receive a flexible retention member therethrough to attach said body to the column member, such that said flexible retention member remains fixed in position relative to the column member, whereby said first and second retention apertures are slideable relative to the retention member, such that only said top portions of said first and second retention apertures or said bottom portions of said first and second retention apertures are positionable proximate to the retention member at any one time; wherein said opening of said first retention aperture is disposed in said first contact surface and said opening of said second retention aperture is disposed in said second contact surface.