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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Donald H. Eason, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventor:
Donald H. Eason, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Swift Distribution Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The inventive technology, in embodiments, relates variously to item support apparatus that offer one or more of a variety of operational benefits, including but not limited to independently operable force enhancers whereby various retention forces may be enhanced independently of one another, and side-assembly. The inventive technology presents, generally, two different types of apparatus—one featuring a ball having a passage through which an item support rack member (e.g., a drum rack member) may be slidingly passed, and a second featuring a ball without a passageway therethrough.