Patent ID: 6056131
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: D06F,E04H

Abstract:
A fold away support, adapted to be secured to a wall, comprising:a first bracket adapted to be secured to said wall;a second bracket adapted to be secured to said wall and spaced apart from said first bracket;a first boom member and an outer boom member with at least one boom member therebetween, each boom member having an upper and a lower arm joined at one end with the other end of the upper arm pivotally connected to the first bracket and the other end of the lower arm pivotally connected to the second bracket;a wall mount adapted to be connected to said wall, and located adjacent said first boom member;flexible linking means linking said wall mount to said first boom member and linking adjacent boom members, such that said boom members are adapted to pivot from a closed overlapping position to an extended array, tensioning the linking means and holding the boom members in position; anda releasable latch to which the outer boom member is adapted to be releasably affixed to hold the boom members in the extended array.