CA1064438A - Panel carrying tool - Google Patents
Panel carrying toolInfo
- Publication number
- CA1064438A CA1064438A CA289,294A CA289294A CA1064438A CA 1064438 A CA1064438 A CA 1064438A CA 289294 A CA289294 A CA 289294A CA 1064438 A CA1064438 A CA 1064438A
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- platform
- tool
- front face
- handle
- flange
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
- E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
- E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
- E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
- E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
- E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
- E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
- E04G21/162—Handles to carry construction blocks
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Panel carrying tools are provided for carrying panels. The tools include a platform of elongated configuration, a flange projecting from the front face, and a single handle. The flange including a first part projecting from the front face of the platform, and a second part projecting from that first part and directed away from one end and spaced from the platform. The tool also includes two parts extending longitudinally away from one another at an angle to one another such that the front face of the platform includes an angle greater than 180°. The tool so provided is not awkward in use, is easy to grip and is less likely to have the panels slip off.
Panel carrying tools are provided for carrying panels. The tools include a platform of elongated configuration, a flange projecting from the front face, and a single handle. The flange including a first part projecting from the front face of the platform, and a second part projecting from that first part and directed away from one end and spaced from the platform. The tool also includes two parts extending longitudinally away from one another at an angle to one another such that the front face of the platform includes an angle greater than 180°. The tool so provided is not awkward in use, is easy to grip and is less likely to have the panels slip off.
Description
me present application relates to panel carrying taols, more par-ticularly to tools for carrying wall board or ceiling board panels. mis application is a division of application Serial No. 185,101 filed Nov. 6, 1975.
It has been proposed, in the past, to provide handling tcols for carrying ceiling and wall board. One such carrying tool consists of wire bent to form two spaced-apart U-shaped supports with a bale handle intercon-necting the supports. This carrier is extremely awkward to use because the handle is directly adjacent the panel carried which leads to a difficulty in oontrolling the position of the handle and to the skinnung of the user's knuckles. Such a carrier is disclosed in United States Patent No. 2,430,142 issued November 4, 1947 to S.C. Robert.
In another proposal for such a panel carrying tool, the tool in-cludes a generally U-shaped flange which supports an edge of the panel and a handle such as that disclosed in the previously discussed United States Patent No. 2,430,142 for supporting the flange. To prevent skinned knuckles and to make it easier to grip the handle, this tool includes a guard which, in use, projects fram the handle towards the panel. The use of this guard is most unsatisfactory since the guard itself has a tendency to scar and otherwise damage the panel carried. A carrier of this nature is disclosed in United States Patent No. 2,428,941 issued Cctober 14, 1947 to R.P.
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In yet another proposal for such a panel carrying tool, the tool aonsists of a long rod with a flat flange at one end and a T-handle at the other. With this device a panel must be carried between the arm and kody of a person using the carrier. This is awkward and would be extremely difficult when carrying the panel either up or down stairs. There is no protection for the hand of the user and skinned knuckles would be a aonstant problem.
Because the supporting fla~ge is flat, there is also the aonstant danger that ~Z~ .: , --- 2 ~
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Accordingly, it is an object of a principal aspect of the present invention to provide improved panel carrying tools.
In accordance with a broad aspect of the present invention a panel-carryin~ tool is provided comprising: (a) a platform of elongated configuration and having a front face and a back face; said platform comprising two parts extending longitudinally away from one another at an angle to one another such that the front face of the platform includes an angle greater than 180;
(b) a flange projecting from the front face of the platform and extending 10 transversely thereof, adjacent one end of the platform; the flange including first part pro~ecting from the front face of the platform and a second part projecting fro~ the first part in a direction away from one end and spaced from the platform; and (c) an elongated handle secured to the platform and projecting from the rear face thereof at a position aspaced from the one end of the platform.
By one variant thereof, the flange pro~ects from one of the parts of the platform and the h~ndle pro~ect~ from the other of the parts.
By a var~ tion of this aspect and these variants, the tool further inclu~es a protective mat~rial oovering an said fromt face of d d platforn.
By anDther variation of this aspect and these variants, the han~le is detachably secured bo said platfQrm.
By yet an~ther variation of this aspect and these variants, the tool further includes an annulus of prDtective material surrounding said handle adjacent the back face of said platform, thereby to prevent engage-nent of the hand of a user With the back face.
Figure 1 is a perspective vieW of a panel carrying tool in acoord-ance with an aspect Of the present invention;
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--` 1064438 Figure 2 is an exploded view showqng the handle asse~bly of the tool illustrated in Figure l; and Figure 3 is a side view of the tool of Figure 1 supporting a panel.
Turning to Figures 1, 2 and 3, a panel carrying tool 110 ~s illus-trated which includes a platform 112 with a front face 114, a kack face 116 and opposite longitudinal ends 118 and 120. A flange 122 extends trans-versely of platform 112 at end lL8 thereof and projects from the front face 114. Flange 122 includes a first part 124 which projects outwardly from front face 114 and a second part 125 which projects from the free edge of first part 124 in a direction a~ay from end 118 of platfonm 112. Platform 112 includes a facing 126 of resilient protective material such as, for ex-ample, rubber. A handle 128 is secured to the back face 116 of platform 112 and prDjects outwardly therefrom.
As c~n be seen m~st readily from Figure 2, handle 128 is detacha-bly secured to the kack face 116 of platform 112 by a coupling 134. Coupling 134 includes a pair of studs 136 secured to platfo~m 112 and projecting from the back face 116 thereof. A fitting 138 as a central threaded aperture 140 and a pair of spaced-apart smaller apertures 142 that fit slidably over re-spective ones of the studs 136. A pair of nuts 144 are threaded onto studs 136 bo hDld fitting 138 securely to the back face 116 of platform 112. me handle of 128 has a threaded end 146 that threads into the threaded aparture ; ; 140 of fitting 138. The remaining part of handle 128 is a hand grip 148. A
protective annulus 150 of, for example, sponge rubber material, surrounds hand grip 148 adjacent the threaded end 146 thereof to protect the hand of the user from engagement with nuts 144, fitting 138 and studs 136.
~hile in the embodIment shown in Figure 1, the protective facing 126 is described as being of rubber, it is of course possible to use other resilient materials, e.g. synthetic plastics materials.
As can be ~ost readily seen from Figure 3, the platform 112 of tool - ` 1064438 110 includes two parts 130 and 132 that extend longitudinally away from one another and are angularly disposed with respact to one another so tl~t front face 114 of platform 112 includes an angle greater than 180. Tha han~le 128 is mounted on the back face of platform part 132 and the flange 122 is mounted on the free end of platform part 130.
Also illustrated in Figure 3, is the use of the panel carrier 110 for carrying a panel 172. As can be seen, the panel 172 tilts, bacause of the configuration of platform parts 130 and 132, towards a user so there is very little danger that the panel will fall outwardly away from a user. The particular handle configuration protects the user's hands from abrasive en-gagement with a panel being carried. It ha~ been found that having the han-dle project outwardly from the back face of the platform m~kes the present tool more oomfortablè and convenient to m~nipulate than is the case with those tools wherein the handle is positioned parallel to the panel being carried.
While the first part 124 of flange 122 is sh~wn to be wide enough to acccmDdate a single panel, it is of course p~ssible that the first part 124 of flange 122 can be made of any desired width so that a numker of panels can be carried at the same time.
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It has been proposed, in the past, to provide handling tcols for carrying ceiling and wall board. One such carrying tool consists of wire bent to form two spaced-apart U-shaped supports with a bale handle intercon-necting the supports. This carrier is extremely awkward to use because the handle is directly adjacent the panel carried which leads to a difficulty in oontrolling the position of the handle and to the skinnung of the user's knuckles. Such a carrier is disclosed in United States Patent No. 2,430,142 issued November 4, 1947 to S.C. Robert.
In another proposal for such a panel carrying tool, the tool in-cludes a generally U-shaped flange which supports an edge of the panel and a handle such as that disclosed in the previously discussed United States Patent No. 2,430,142 for supporting the flange. To prevent skinned knuckles and to make it easier to grip the handle, this tool includes a guard which, in use, projects fram the handle towards the panel. The use of this guard is most unsatisfactory since the guard itself has a tendency to scar and otherwise damage the panel carried. A carrier of this nature is disclosed in United States Patent No. 2,428,941 issued Cctober 14, 1947 to R.P.
Packard. ~-: .
In yet another proposal for such a panel carrying tool, the tool aonsists of a long rod with a flat flange at one end and a T-handle at the other. With this device a panel must be carried between the arm and kody of a person using the carrier. This is awkward and would be extremely difficult when carrying the panel either up or down stairs. There is no protection for the hand of the user and skinned knuckles would be a aonstant problem.
Because the supporting fla~ge is flat, there is also the aonstant danger that ~Z~ .: , --- 2 ~
. . . . . . . . :. , : . . . .. : . ., . . . ... . , -` 1064438 the panel will sip off, thus causing damage to the panel itself and to what-ever it lands upon.
Accordingly, it is an object of a principal aspect of the present invention to provide improved panel carrying tools.
In accordance with a broad aspect of the present invention a panel-carryin~ tool is provided comprising: (a) a platform of elongated configuration and having a front face and a back face; said platform comprising two parts extending longitudinally away from one another at an angle to one another such that the front face of the platform includes an angle greater than 180;
(b) a flange projecting from the front face of the platform and extending 10 transversely thereof, adjacent one end of the platform; the flange including first part pro~ecting from the front face of the platform and a second part projecting fro~ the first part in a direction away from one end and spaced from the platform; and (c) an elongated handle secured to the platform and projecting from the rear face thereof at a position aspaced from the one end of the platform.
By one variant thereof, the flange pro~ects from one of the parts of the platform and the h~ndle pro~ect~ from the other of the parts.
By a var~ tion of this aspect and these variants, the tool further inclu~es a protective mat~rial oovering an said fromt face of d d platforn.
By anDther variation of this aspect and these variants, the han~le is detachably secured bo said platfQrm.
By yet an~ther variation of this aspect and these variants, the tool further includes an annulus of prDtective material surrounding said handle adjacent the back face of said platform, thereby to prevent engage-nent of the hand of a user With the back face.
Figure 1 is a perspective vieW of a panel carrying tool in acoord-ance with an aspect Of the present invention;
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--` 1064438 Figure 2 is an exploded view showqng the handle asse~bly of the tool illustrated in Figure l; and Figure 3 is a side view of the tool of Figure 1 supporting a panel.
Turning to Figures 1, 2 and 3, a panel carrying tool 110 ~s illus-trated which includes a platform 112 with a front face 114, a kack face 116 and opposite longitudinal ends 118 and 120. A flange 122 extends trans-versely of platform 112 at end lL8 thereof and projects from the front face 114. Flange 122 includes a first part 124 which projects outwardly from front face 114 and a second part 125 which projects from the free edge of first part 124 in a direction a~ay from end 118 of platfonm 112. Platform 112 includes a facing 126 of resilient protective material such as, for ex-ample, rubber. A handle 128 is secured to the back face 116 of platform 112 and prDjects outwardly therefrom.
As c~n be seen m~st readily from Figure 2, handle 128 is detacha-bly secured to the kack face 116 of platform 112 by a coupling 134. Coupling 134 includes a pair of studs 136 secured to platfo~m 112 and projecting from the back face 116 thereof. A fitting 138 as a central threaded aperture 140 and a pair of spaced-apart smaller apertures 142 that fit slidably over re-spective ones of the studs 136. A pair of nuts 144 are threaded onto studs 136 bo hDld fitting 138 securely to the back face 116 of platform 112. me handle of 128 has a threaded end 146 that threads into the threaded aparture ; ; 140 of fitting 138. The remaining part of handle 128 is a hand grip 148. A
protective annulus 150 of, for example, sponge rubber material, surrounds hand grip 148 adjacent the threaded end 146 thereof to protect the hand of the user from engagement with nuts 144, fitting 138 and studs 136.
~hile in the embodIment shown in Figure 1, the protective facing 126 is described as being of rubber, it is of course possible to use other resilient materials, e.g. synthetic plastics materials.
As can be ~ost readily seen from Figure 3, the platform 112 of tool - ` 1064438 110 includes two parts 130 and 132 that extend longitudinally away from one another and are angularly disposed with respact to one another so tl~t front face 114 of platform 112 includes an angle greater than 180. Tha han~le 128 is mounted on the back face of platform part 132 and the flange 122 is mounted on the free end of platform part 130.
Also illustrated in Figure 3, is the use of the panel carrier 110 for carrying a panel 172. As can be seen, the panel 172 tilts, bacause of the configuration of platform parts 130 and 132, towards a user so there is very little danger that the panel will fall outwardly away from a user. The particular handle configuration protects the user's hands from abrasive en-gagement with a panel being carried. It ha~ been found that having the han-dle project outwardly from the back face of the platform m~kes the present tool more oomfortablè and convenient to m~nipulate than is the case with those tools wherein the handle is positioned parallel to the panel being carried.
While the first part 124 of flange 122 is sh~wn to be wide enough to acccmDdate a single panel, it is of course p~ssible that the first part 124 of flange 122 can be made of any desired width so that a numker of panels can be carried at the same time.
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Claims (5)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A panel handling tool comprising:
(a) a platform of elongated configuration and having a front face and a back face, said platform comprising two parts extending longitudinally away from one another at an angle to one another such that the front face of the platform includes an angle greater than 180°;
(b) a flange projecting from the front face of said platform and extending transversely thereof, adjacent one end of the platform;
said flange including first part projecting from said front face of said platform and a second part projecting from said first part in a direction away from one end and spaced from said plat-form;
and (c) an elongated handle secured to said platform and projecting from the rear face thereof at a position spaced from said one end of said platform.
(a) a platform of elongated configuration and having a front face and a back face, said platform comprising two parts extending longitudinally away from one another at an angle to one another such that the front face of the platform includes an angle greater than 180°;
(b) a flange projecting from the front face of said platform and extending transversely thereof, adjacent one end of the platform;
said flange including first part projecting from said front face of said platform and a second part projecting from said first part in a direction away from one end and spaced from said plat-form;
and (c) an elongated handle secured to said platform and projecting from the rear face thereof at a position spaced from said one end of said platform.
2. A tool as defined in claim 1 wherein said flange projects from one of said parts of the platform and the handle projects from the other of said parts.
3. A tool as defined in claims 1 or 2 and further comprising a protective material covering on said front face of said platform.
4. A tool as defined in claims 1 or 2 wherein said handle is de-tactably secured to said platform.
5. A tool as defined in claims 1 or 2 and further comprising an an-nulus of protective material surrounding said handle adjacent the back face of said platform, thereby to prevent engagement of the hand of a user with the back face.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA289,294A CA1064438A (en) | 1977-10-24 | 1977-10-24 | Panel carrying tool |
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| CA289,294A CA1064438A (en) | 1977-10-24 | 1977-10-24 | Panel carrying tool |
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| CA1064438A true CA1064438A (en) | 1979-10-16 |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4695085A (en) * | 1986-11-03 | 1987-09-22 | Cassels Mark A | Sheet carrier |
| US5397158A (en) * | 1993-06-14 | 1995-03-14 | Brass; Robert L. | Wallboard carrier for readily lifting and carrying wallboard and the like |
| US5695230A (en) * | 1996-06-27 | 1997-12-09 | Thompson; Charles Earl | Panel handle |
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1977
- 1977-10-24 CA CA289,294A patent/CA1064438A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4695085A (en) * | 1986-11-03 | 1987-09-22 | Cassels Mark A | Sheet carrier |
| US5397158A (en) * | 1993-06-14 | 1995-03-14 | Brass; Robert L. | Wallboard carrier for readily lifting and carrying wallboard and the like |
| US5695230A (en) * | 1996-06-27 | 1997-12-09 | Thompson; Charles Earl | Panel handle |
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