Patent ID: 6739563
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A47F,E01F,E04F

Abstract:
Apparatus for mounting an elongated tube, the elongated tube extending from a receiving end to an opposing distal end, the receiving end comprising an open aperture and a hollow tubular receiving portion having a longitudinal axis and an inner wall surface radially disposed relative to the longitudinal axis, the apparatus comprising:a mount having an axis, the mount comprising one or more radially extending members having circumferential surfaces or projections for mating with the inner wall surface of the hollow tubular receiving portion of the elongated tube under friction or pressure, the mount being receivable within the hollow tubular portion of the elongated tube wherein the one or more circumferential surfaces are friction fittable against the inner wall surface of the hollow tubular receiving portion of the elongated tube such that the axis of the mount is substantially aligned with or parallel to the axis of the hollow tubular receiving portion of the elongated tube; the mount including one or more legs each leg having a longitudinal axis, the one or more legs being rigidly interconnected to the radially extending members wherein the longitudinal axis of the hollow tubular receiving portion of the elongated tube is substantially aligned with or substantially parallel to the axes of the one or more legs.