Patent ID: 6048010
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A47F,G09F

Abstract:
An apparatus for manipulating a suspended display holder such that a user can mount and remove the suspended display holder from an overhead support, the apparatus comprising:an elongated handle,a gripping head arranged on an upper end of the elongated handle, the gripping head having an elongated channel-shaped portion which is configured to engage a relatively elongate section of the suspended display holder and a clamp member slidably mounted to an exterior front surface of the gripping head for movement relative to the channel-shaped portion between a retracted position for enabling the channel-shaped portion to be brought into and out of engagement with the suspended display holder and an engaged position wherein the clamp member and the channel-shaped portion engage the suspended display holder and thereby securely grasp the suspended display holder, wherein the clamp member includes a flange which engages a slot in the gripping head in order to guide the clamp member as it moves between the retracted and engaged positions,a spring arranged on the gripping head to bias the clamp member towards the engaged position, andan actuating cord connected to the gripping head for controlling movement of the clamp member between the retracted and engaged positions.