Device, system, and method for holding one or more structural long objects

摘要

A device, system, and method for holding one or more structural long objects includes a plurality of adjacent flat membranes that are in direct contact with each other. The membranes have been slit to produce tabs that meet near a center of the membranes to hold the structural long object(s) more effectively than could be accomplished with a single flat membrane with tabs. The membranes are held in the body of the device or system by a retaining device located on one side of the membranes and a retaining feature of the body on the other side of the membranes.

主权项

1. A device configured for holding a structural long object, wherein:
the device comprises:
a body, further comprising a first lip;a first diaphragm stack, further comprising a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm; anda first retaining frame; the first diaphragm comprises a first viscoelastic polymer; the first diaphragm is flat in its rest state; the first diaphragm is disposed over at least a portion of an aperture defined by the first lip; the first diaphragm comprises a first plurality of intersecting slits comprising at least first and second slits extending through the thickness of the first diaphragm and outward toward the periphery of the first diaphragm, defining a first plurality of separable tabs in the first diaphragm; the second diaphragm comprises a second viscoelastic polymer; the second diaphragm is flat in its rest state; the second diaphragm is in direct contact with the first diaphragm; the flat plane of the second diaphragm is parallel to, adjacent to, and in contact with the flat plane of the first diaphragm when both the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are in their rest states; the second diaphragm comprises a second plurality of intersecting slits having at least first and second slits extending through the thickness of the second diaphragm and outward toward the periphery of the second diaphragm, defining a second plurality of separable flexible tabs in the second diaphragm; the deflectable distal ends of the first tabs are configured to deflect in response to direct contact and deflection of the deflectable distal ends of the second tabs in the direction of the first diaphragm; the deflectable distal ends of the second tabs are configured to deflect in response to direct contact and deflection of the deflectable distal ends of the first tabs in the direction of the second diaphragm; the first retaining frame is located on one side of the first diaphragm stack; the first retaining frame is parallel to the plane of the first diaphragm and parallel to the plane of the second diaphragm when the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are in their rest states; the first lip is located on the opposite side of the first diaphragm stack from the first retaining frame; the first lip is parallel to the plane of the first diaphragm and parallel to the plane of the second diaphragm when the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are in their rest states; the first retaining frame is configured for holding the first diaphragm stack against the first lip; and the first tabs and second tabs are configured for engaging the structural long object when the structural long object is being held by the device.