Patent ID: 6045109
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A01K,A45B,F16B,F16M

Abstract:
A device for supporting an object from a tubular rod holder, comprising:a first engagement sleeve dimensioned for sliding receipt within a tubular rod holder, having an inclined plane formed on its distal end and having an axially extending bore formed therethrough;a second engagement sleeve dimensioned for sliding receipt within such tubular rod holder, having an inclined plane formed on its proximal end, and having an axially extending bore formed therethrough, wherein said second sleeve is oriented such that its inclined plane is complementarily positioned relative to the inclined plane of said first sleeve;a rod axially extending through said first and second sleeves, wherein said rod has a diameter selected to loosely fit within said axially extending bores and wherein said rod is attached to said second sleeve near its distal end so as to be axially fixed yet radially shiftable relative thereto; andmeans for forcing said first and second sleeves against one another whereby the inclined planes cause said sleeves to shift laterally and engage said rod holder.