SUPPORT FRAMES

• Main Authors: ANDRESEN, MARIUS, BUTSTRAEN, OLIVIER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.03.2015
• 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 frame (2) is formed from a continuous piece of rigid material and reversibly convertible 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 the arms (6a, 6b) stand out of the plane of the base portion (4) to support an object (8) connected to the arms (6a, 6b). The continuous piece of rigid material automatically returns the frame (2) to its flat configuration when an object is not connected to the arms (6a, 6b) to provide a counter-force holding the frame (2) in the three-dimensional supporting configuration. L'invention concerne un cadre (2) formé d'un élément continu constitué d'un matériau rigide, et convertible de manière réversible entre une configuration sensiblement plate et une configuration tridimensionnelle de support d'un objet (8). Dans sa configuration tridimensionnelle de support, le cadre (2) est déformable élastiquement, de sorte que les branches (6a, 6b) sortent du plan de la partie base (4) pour supporter un objet (8) raccordé aux branches (6a, 6b). L'élément continu constitué d'un matériau rigide ramène automatiquement le cadre (2) à sa configuration plate lorsqu'il n'y a pas d'objet (8) raccordé aux branches (6a, 6b) et produisant une force antagoniste maintenant le cadre (2) dans sa configuration tridimensionnelle de support.