CA2439913A1 - Mixing palette - Google Patents

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CA2439913A1
CA2439913A1 CA002439913A CA2439913A CA2439913A1 CA 2439913 A1 CA2439913 A1 CA 2439913A1 CA 002439913 A CA002439913 A CA 002439913A CA 2439913 A CA2439913 A CA 2439913A CA 2439913 A1 CA2439913 A1 CA 2439913A1
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Glenn Hoebel
Thomas Glaab
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44DPAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
    • B44D3/00Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables
    • B44D3/06Implements for stirring or mixing paints

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  • Preparation Of Clay, And Manufacture Of Mixtures Containing Clay Or Cement (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a mixing palette comprising a surface for the application of a material, especially a filler material, and a handle. In order to provide a mixing palette which is ergonomically designed in such a way that it is possible to work longer with said mixing palette, the handle which is embodied on the lower side of the mixing palette has a substantiall y L-shaped cross-section, thereby making it possible to hold the mixing palett e with two fingers which are inserted laterally into the handle. It is thus possible to hold the mixing palette without becoming tired after a short period of time on account of the natural closing tendency. According to one variant of the invention, the handle has a T-shaped cross-section.

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DESCRIPTION
Hawk The invention relates to a hawk, which consists of a surface for applying a composition, in particular a filler, and a handle.
Such hawks are known, for example, from US Patent 1,865,885, in which the handle is a cylindrical rod arranged in the center of the surface. In the case of such a hawk, the handle is grasped, and during relatively long use and, in particular mixing of the substances on the board, this leads to severe straining of the wrist and the forearm tendons, and thus to tiring of the hand.
A corresponding hawk is also known from European Patent EP 0 141 482 A3, wherein, in the case of this hawk, which is rectangular in design, one lateral edge extends upwards, opposite to the direction of the handle.
German patent DE 296 19 285 U1 discloses an ergonomic hawk with a thumb recess for holding the hawk and depressions for receiving substances.
German patent DE 508 758 C describes a painter's spatula having on its underside a thumb ring, through which the thumb is inserted, while the fingers of the hand lie on the opposite side of the spatula. In this document, a strap is also described into which the entire hand, including the thumb, can be inserted.
The object of the invention thus consists in providing a hawk, which is ergonomically designed such that even relatively long working with the hawk is possible.
This object is achieved according to the invention in that the handle is formed on the underside of the hawk with an essentially L-shaped cross-section.

By this means it becomes possible to hold the hawk by means of two fingers, which are introduced laterally into the handle, it thereby being possible, by virtue of the natural clenching tendency, to hold the hawk without quickly becoming tired..
In a further development of the invention, the handle has a T-shaped cross-section.
It is expedient to arrange the handle essentially in the center of the surface.
By this means, a symmetrical weight distribution is achieved.
In a further development of the invention, grip ridges, knobs or holes are formed concentrically around the handle.
This allows, alternatively to the manner described above, the hawk to be held such that it is supported on the upwardly turned palm of the hand, and, by insertion of the fingers into the grip ridges, knobs or holes, it is secured and thus allows exchange between two fundamentally different manners of holding.
According to the invention, it is provided to connect, in one axis, the ends of the T-shaped handle to the underside of the surface.
By this means, in one axis, two parallel insertion holes for the fingers are provided, which ensure secure holding of the hawk.
It is advantageous that a magnet is integrated in the handle.
This allows temporary fixing of the hawk on a metal surface, for example a car body.
One embodiment of the invention consists in the surface having upwardly facing lateral edges.
By this means it is possible, on the surface, to prepare liquid substances, or keep them for use.
An advantageous embodiment of the invention consists in the surface being provided with a detachable covering.
This covering, which can be fastened on the surface, for example by means of a hook-and-loop fastener, can be easily disposed of after use, so that the surface does not need to be cleaned.
It is advantageous in this context that a plurality of mutually superimposed layers are formed as a tear-off block to be fastened exchangeably on the hawk.
It is thereby possible, after use of one of the layers, to peel it off and dispose of it, so that a hawk that is ready for use is then available immediately. Once all layers of a tear-off block have been used up, a new tear-off block is merely applied onto the hawk. Complicated and time-consuming cleaning effort can thereby be eliminated.
fn the scope of the invention, depressions are provided on the top side of the surface.
In these depressions, different substances can be prepared or kept ready for use.
It is advantageous to provide snap elements on the top side of the surface to receive containers.
This allows the surface to be rapidly fitted with the material to be processed, or said material to be exchanged.
The scope of the invention also includes a container for tear-off blocks for a hawk according to the invention, the container being designed as an upwardly open box and essentially having the format of the tear-off blocks, and having a lid with a surrounding rim in the upper region, into which the hawk can be inserted.
The scope of the invention further includes a wall mount for a hawk according to the invention, a surface being provided, which is parallel to a wall and spaced therefrom and has a slit at one side, into which the thinner portion of the handle of the hawk can be introduced, the slit being narrower than the largest diameter of the handle.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to drawings, wherein Figs. 1 a, b and c show a hawk according to the invention in side view, in sectional view and a front view of the underside, Figs. 1d and a show a different embodiment of a hawk of this kind, as an elevation of the underside and in sectional view, Figs. 2a, b and c show a different hawk according to the invention in side view sectional view, and a front view of the underside, Figs. 2d shows a variation of Fig. 2c, Figs. 3a and b show a further hawk according to the invention in side view and a front view of the underside, Figs. 4a and b show a wall mount for a hawk according to the invention in plan view and side view Fig. 5 shows a container for tear-off blocks for a hawk according to the invention.
The hawks according to the invention as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 have in each case a surface 1 of any arbitrary shape (circular, angular, etc.) for application of a composition, it being possible for the side edges 2 of said surfaces to face upwards to permit the preparation of compositions comprising powder and water, and the keeping of liquid or viscous compositions.
Surface 1 can be provided with an, as far as possible, liquid-proof covering, which can be attached to surface 1, for example, by means of a hook-and-loop fastener, and after the use of the surface can be peeled off and disposed of. It is also possible to provide a plurality of mutually superimposed, detachable coverings on surface 1, and, as in the case of a paper block, to peel of the respective topmost used covering and dispose of it.
Alternatively, it is possible for surface 1 to consist of a flexible material, e.g. plastic, so that, after the composition is dry, it can be removed from surface 1 by bending the surface 1.
On the top side of surface 1, depressions can be provided, which serve for preparation or keeping of various compositions, or snap elements for receiving containers can be arranged thereon.
As is clearly indicated by Figs. 1 a, b and 2a, b, a handle 3 is arranged in the center of surface 1 on the underside thereof, which handle has an L-shaped cross-section (Fig.
1d, e) (or, as a subordinate case of the L-shaped cross-section, has a T-shaped cross-section, Fig. 1 a, b, c, 2a, b). Around the handle 3, concentric grip grooves 4 (Fig. 1 c), or grip knobs or grip holes 5 (Fig. 2c, Fig. 2d) are arranged, which serve for securing the hawk by means of the fingers, the hawk being supported by means of the handle 3 on the upwardly facing palm of the hand, and can be roughened or sand-coated. The underside of the surface 1 can have a curvature 10, which serves for ergonomic reception on the inner surface of the hand. The handle 3 can be provided with magnets to allow the hawk to be securely put down on metal objects, for example vehicle bodies.
As is indicated by Figs. 3a and b, it is also possible, in one axis, to join the ends of the T-shaped handle 3 to the underside of surface 1, so that, in this axis, insertion openings 6 for two fingers are available. In the center region of the handle 3, a recess 7 can be provided between the introduction openings 6.
This variant also has the advantage that the handle 3 has a rectangular cross-section, which allows, for example, the hawk to be clamped in a vice.
For storing the hawk according to the invention, the wall mount shown in Figs.
4a and b is suitable, which has a plane 8, which is arranged parallel to the wall and spaced therefrom, and has on its top side a slit 9, into which the narrower portion, which is perpendicular to surface 1, of the handle 3 of the hawk can be introduced, but the broader portion, which is parallel to surface 1, cannot. In this manner, the hawk can be secured in the slit 9.
As shown in Fig. 5, the tear-off blocks 13 for a hawk according to the invention can be kept in an upwardly open container 11 of appropriate dimensions. The container 11 can be closed by means of a lid 12, which has, in its upper region, a surrounding rim, into which the hawk according to the invention can be inserted.

Claims (15)

1. Hawk, comprising a surface for applying a composition, in particular a filler, and a handle, characterized in that the handle (3) is formed on the underside of the hawk with an essentially L-shaped cross-section.
2. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that the handle (3) has an essentially T-shaped cross-section.
3. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that the handle (3) is arranged essentially in the center of the surface (1).
4. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that grip grooves (4), or grip holes (5) are formed preferably concentrically around the handle.
5. Hawk according to Claim 2, characterized in that, in one axis, the ends of the T-shaped handle (3) are connected to the underside of the surface (1).
6. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that a magnet is integrated in the handle (3).
7. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that the surface (1) has upwardly facing lateral edges (2).
8. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that the surface (1) is made of flexible material.
9. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that the surface (1) is provided with a detachable covering.
10. Hawk according to Claim 9, characterized in that a plurality of mutually superimposed layers of the detachable covering are arranged on the surface (1).
11. Hawk according to claim 10, characterized in that the mutually superimposed layers are formed as a tear-off block to be exchangeably fastened on the hawk.
12. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that depressions are provided on the top side of the surface (1).
13. Hawk according to Claim 1, characterized in that snap elements for receiving containers are provided on the top side of the surface (1).
14. Container for tear-off blocks for a hawk according to claim 11, characterized in that the container is designed as an upwardly open box, which essentially has the format of the tear-off block, and comprises a lid with a surrounding rim in the upper region, into which the hawk can be inserted.
15. Wall mount for a hawk according to the invention, wherein a surface is provided, which is parallel to a wall and spaced therefrom and has a slit at one side into which the thinner portion of the handle of the hawk can be introduced, the slit being narrower than the largest diameter of the handle.
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DE20104011U DE20104011U1 (en) 2001-03-07 2001-03-07 Mixing board
DE20104011.5 2001-03-07
PCT/DE2002/000787 WO2002070834A1 (en) 2001-03-07 2002-03-06 Mixing palette

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AT (1) ATE384178T1 (en)
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US20040150236A1 (en) 2004-08-05
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ATE384178T1 (en) 2008-02-15
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