Forearm extension for use in an extension arm

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EP 2 264 352 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	09.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/10

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/51

(21)	Application number: 10010723.4

(22)	Date of filing: 10.05.2000

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F16M 11/04^(2006.01)

F16M 13/02^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

10.05.1999 US 133378 P
09.06.1999 US 138120 P
24.09.1999 US 406006
24.09.1999 US 405628
22.03.2000 US 191266 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	00930486.6 / 1337726

(71)	Applicant: Innovative Office Products Inc.
	Easton, PA 18040 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Oddsen, Odd N. Jr. Easton, PA 18042 (US) Williams, Howard M. Jr. Emmaus, PA 18049 (US)

(74)	Representative: Matschnig, Franz
	Patentanwaltskanzlei Matschnig & Forsthuber Siebensterngasse 54 1070 Wien 1070 Wien (AT)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 27.09.10 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Forearm extension for use in an extension arm

(57) A reinforced channel (104), for use in an extension arm that mounts a device to a support, comprises a U-shaped body (130) with a pair of spaced apart sidewalls (182) and a bottom wall (180) therebetween, each sidewall having an upper edge opposing the bottom wall. A rib assembly within the body between the sidewalls overlies the bottom wall, and comprises a plurality of first ribs (400) projecting upwardly from the bottom wall transversely from one of the sidewalls to the other of the sidewalls and a plurality of second ribs (402) projecting upwardly from the bottom wall at an oblique angle to the sidewalls. The rib assembly extends from the bottom wall to a location below the upper edge of each sidewall and forms, within the body, a passageway extending from its first end to its second end between the upper edge of each sidewall and the rib assembly.