Patent ID: 8534519
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B60R,B62J,B62K

Abstract:
1. A holding unit with stacked article receivers comprising: a mounting base including a platform; means for positioning and securing said platform on a surface; a support arm secured to and projecting from said platform; an article holder mounted on said support arm, said article holder extending upwardly from said platform; cooperating means on said support arm and said article holder to secure said article holder in a selected position with respect to a longitudinal axis of said support arm; a yoke; means beneath said yoke for securing said yoke to said support arm; a pair of holder arms extending upwardly from opposite sides of said yoke, said holder arms being closer together at lower portions thereof to form a first smaller receiver cradle between said lower portions of said holder arms and said holder arms being flared upwardly and outwardly from a top of said first smaller receiver cradle to form a second larger receiving cradle, said upper ends of the holder arms having detents formed of the resilient covering thereon, said detents being yieldable to allow inserted articles to pass into the receiver cradles and to rebound to extend over said inserted articles; a central skeleton forming a core of said yoke and said holder arms, said skeleton being formed from a substantially rigid material having limited resiliency; a soft, resilient covering surrounding said skeleton, said covering forming an outer wall and an inner wall on each holder arm, said inner walls having larger air cells formed between holder arm contacting surfaces and outer article engaging surfaces, to collapse as articles are inserted into said receiver cradles and to expand as articles are removed from said receiver cradles: fingers in said larger air cells extending downwardly from the outer arm engaging surface and downwardly toward said article engaging surface; and smaller air cells within said fingers in said larger air cells.