SUPPORT FRAMES

• Main Authors: ANDRESEN, MARIUS, BUTSTRAEN, OLIVIER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.07.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STANDS OR SUPPORTS; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A unitary support stand comprises a frame 2 formed from a continuous piece of rigid material. The frame is reversibly convertible or resiliently deformable between a substantially flat configuration and a three-dimensional supporting configuration for an object 8. In its three-dimensional supporting configuration, the frame 2 is resiliently deformable so that a pair of arms 6a,6b stand out of the plane of a base portion 4 to support an object connected to the arms 6a,6b. The continuous piece of rigid material is biased to return the frame to its flat configuration when an object is not connected to the arms. The frame is preferably not made of metal but is instead fabricated from a plastics material such as class reinforced plastic (GRP) or ABS plastic. The object may be a clock, a viewing screen, an electronic device, a solar powered lamp or a like device. In use, the frame may be placed on a surface or hung from a wall fixture 10.