Supports – Easel; book – copy or music score holder
Patent
1989-03-01
1990-11-13
Foss, J. Franklin
Supports
Easel; book, copy or music score holder
2484422, A47B 1900
Patent
active
049696238
ABSTRACT:
An organizer of documents which releasably connects to the yoke column collar of a control yoke of the type used in aircraft. The invention consists of a releasable yoke column collar attachment member, an adjustable extension arm connected to the attachment member, a writing desk removably connected to the extension arm, and a ring-type releasable binder mechanism attached to the upper end of the desk for holding pre-punched documents. The organizer according to the present invention is structured to provide a desk surface which is substantially oriented in the plane of the yoke, and located between the yoke and the pilot. Further, the invention includes a hinged side panel attached to each side of the desk for supporting oversized documents. Still further, the invention includes a spring loaded, hinged stop member at the bottom of the desk for holding larger documents, such as flight manuals from sliding off the desk.
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"Yokeboard" Advertisement in Private Pilot Magazine Mar. 1990 Issue, p. 16.
Oshkosh Issue of Sporty's Pilot Shop Catalog, pp. 54-56, 1988.
Foss J. Franklin
Keefe Peter D.
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