Patent ID: 8177181
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. A carrying arrangement for supporting a load, the carrying arrangement comprising: a first head piece for mounting said carrying arrangement at a predetermined location; a second head piece adapted to receive said load thereon; a carrier arm mounted between said first and second head pieces; said carrier arm including first and second legs interconnected via said first and second head pieces to define an articulated parallelogram to permit a pivot movement of said carrier arm in elevation along a pivot path between a rest position and a threshold position (P a gas-pressure spring for applying a counter force to said carrier arm in a direction toward said rest position; said gas-pressure spring including a self-latching device for self-latching said gas-pressure spring when said carrier arm is pushed downwardly with an applied force beyond said threshold position (P said gas-pressure spring further including a disengaging and disabling device for disengaging said self-latching device in response to a downward force applied to said carrier arm moving said carrier arm in a first direction beyond said blocking position (P