EP0865757A1 - Pelle à usage multiple - Google Patents

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EP0865757A1
EP0865757A1 EP98101990A EP98101990A EP0865757A1 EP 0865757 A1 EP0865757 A1 EP 0865757A1 EP 98101990 A EP98101990 A EP 98101990A EP 98101990 A EP98101990 A EP 98101990A EP 0865757 A1 EP0865757 A1 EP 0865757A1
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handling portion
palette
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Tullio Nicolussi Rossi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/50—Auxiliary implements
    • A47L13/52—Dust pans; Crumb trays

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  • the present invention relates to a device for domestic use, particularly a multi-use pallet of the compact type for gathering refuse, rubbish and loose bulk objects from the floor or similar surfaces.
  • Palettes for gathering refuse are commonly known which comprise a gathering portion having a substantially planar shape with raised lateral borders for containing the refuse or rubbish, united to a handling portion for being gripped by the user.
  • the palettes available are manufactured in plastics material by injection or thermoformation.
  • Palettes manufactured in metallic material are also known for gathering heavier objects, for example sand, stones or snow.
  • the known palettes have the handling portion rigidly connected in fixed position, that is with a pre-established angle with respect to the gathering portion.
  • the two above cited portions form between themselves an angle of zero or few degrees.
  • the palette has a prevailingly flat extension and has a rather reduced bulkiness, and may be stored in narrow spaces, with the gathering portion resting on the ground or on a vertical plane, possibly together with a small brush lodged in the sleeve portion.
  • the use of such known palette obliges the user to bend towards the gathering surface and therefore is not very convenient or is even impossible to use for aged persons or for persons with motor problems.
  • the handling portion has an elongated housing which forms with the gathering portion an angle of about 90°, for the insertion of a stick having a sufficient height to allow use thereof in an erect position, thereby avoiding that the user bend to the ground during the refuse gathering phase.
  • the palette is supported on the ground with the bottom of the gathering portion, and therefore a rather elevated bulk occurs both horizontally and vertically.
  • a principal aim of the present invention is to provide a palette of compact configuration which allows the use in either the lowered or erect position.
  • a particular aim is to provide a palette which saves space and which may pass from one configuration to the other without any modification and with a very simplified manoeuvre even by aged persons or persons with motor problems.
  • Another aim is to provide a multi-use palette having contained costs.
  • a multi-use palette which comprises a gathering portion developing in a principal plane united with a handling portion with a longitudinal axis for being grasped by a user, characterised in that the gathering portion is united to said handling portion by hinge means, and there being provided stop means for selectively blocking the relative angle formed between the longitudinal axis of the handling portion and the principal development plane of the gathering portion.
  • such blocking angle may vary between 0° and 120°.
  • the handling portion is substantially cylindrical with an external surface adapted to be gripped by the user in lowered position and an internal cavity adapted for the insertion of a stick for use in erect position.
  • the pivoting connection means comprise a fork formed in one of said portions and a lug formed in the other portion, pivotally united by means of a passing pin.
  • a multi-use palette according to a first aspect of the invention, globally indicated with the reference numeral 1, which essentially comprises a gathering portion 2 for gathering the rubbish and refuse united to a handling portion 3 for being gripped by the user.
  • the gathering portion 2 has a substantially planar bottom wall 4 which develops in a principal plane P and from which lateral containment borders 5 and a rear wall 6 extend substantially perpendicularly to the plane P.
  • the front border 7 of the bottom wall 4 is rectilinear and fined down to facilitate the gathering of the refuse.
  • the handling portion 3 comprises a cylindrical or slightly tronco-conical body 8 with a longitudinal axis L, externally smooth or furrowed to favour the grip on the part of the user and is internally hollow, and possibly threaded, for holding the end of a rod-like sleeve 9, of which only a portion has been represented in Fig. 2.
  • Both of the portions 2, 3 may advantageously be manufactured in plastics or in metallic materials in accordance with the resistance and use for which they are destined.
  • the gathering portion 2 is united to the handling portion 3 by hinge means indicated globally with the reference numeral 10.
  • the hinge means 10 comprise, for example, a fork 11 formed at the end of the cylindrical body 8 of the handling portion 3 in which an appendix 12 is inserted which extends from the rear wall 6 of the gathering portion 2.
  • the fork 11 is united to the appendix by means of a passing pin 13 with an axis H and a rounded head 14.
  • a passing pin 13 with an axis H and a rounded head 14.
  • the handling portion 3 is pivotally connected to the gathering portion 2 so as to easily pass from the condition illustrated in Fig. 1, with angle ⁇ of few degrees for the use on the part of the user in lowered condition, to that illustrated in Fig. 2, with angle ⁇ equal to approximately 90° for the use on the part of the user in erect condition.
  • the configuration of Fig. 1 will correspond to a lesser bulk in the transversal direction which could be advantageous when the device is put away in storage or in a narrow space even with the sleeve 9 inserted.
  • stop means for blocking the relative angle ⁇ formed between the principal plane P and the longitudinal axis L.
  • the stop means 15 are of the discontinuous type and are essentially constituted by a series of holes 16 formed radially on the appendix 12 with respect to the axis H and in angularly offset positions on the appendix 12.
  • the body 8 of the handling portion 3 has an axial cavity 17 in which a dead bolt 18 may slide against the contrasting action of a spring 19. It is possible to disengage the end of the dead bolt 18 from one of the holes by acting on an actuation knob 20 connected to the dead bolt 18 against the action of the spring 19 in order to permit the free relative rotation of the two portions 2, 3. Thereafter, after having determined the relative angle ⁇ between the two portions 2, 3, it is possible to release the dead bolt so that its end is inserted in the predestined hole 16 of the appendix 12 blocking the rotation between the two portions 2, 3.
  • the stop means 15' are of the continuous type and are essentially constituted by a bolt 13' with a hexagonal head 22 fitted in a corresponding seat of one of the legs of the fork 11', and a butterfly nut 23 at the end opposite to the head 22.
  • the opposed planar faces of the appendix 12' and the internal faces of the legs of the fork 11' have a low or grained superficial finish for increasing the friction between the same. It is evident that by closing the butterfly nut 23, the counterpoised faces of the fork 11' and of the appendix 12' block the relative rotation of the due portions 2', 3' in the desired angle ⁇ .
  • cam type closure elements may be used, which are not shown in the drawings and which are within the skill of the person skilled in the field.
  • the handling portion 3, 3' is blocked with respect to the gathering portion 2, 2' blocking the stop means 15, 15' such that the axis L forms an angle of zero or few degrees with respect to the plane P. It is therefore possible to put the palette away in storage in an lowered condition, so as to occupy a minimum planar space.
  • the rotation of the portion 3, 3' with respect to the principal plane P may be blocked with the stop means 15, 15' so that the angle formed between the same is proximate to 90°, inserting then the sleeve 9, 9' in the internal cavity of the body 8, 8'.
  • the stop means 15, 15' may be unblocked and subsequently blocked so that the angle formed between the two portions 2, 3 is proximate to 0° so as to reduce also in this case the bulk in a transversal sense.

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IT97TN000004 IT243205Y1 (it) 1997-03-21 1997-03-21 Paletta salva spazio
ITTN970004U 1997-03-21

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DE102015103143A1 (de) * 2014-03-04 2015-09-10 Joachim Huller Schaufelblatt mit Befestigungsvorrichtung für einen Griff
EP3005926A3 (fr) * 2014-10-10 2016-06-29 Arcasa S.r.l. Pelle
US10966589B2 (en) * 2017-11-22 2021-04-06 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc Debris pan and associated assemblies

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US1678284A (en) * 1927-07-12 1928-07-24 Duhsel Ferdinand Dustpan
FR2522575A3 (fr) * 1982-03-03 1983-09-09 Tonello Olindo Pelle ou outil similaire a fer repliable
EP0156527A1 (fr) * 1984-02-28 1985-10-02 Alpo L. Marttinen Pelle à balayures à relevage automatique
DE8902732U1 (de) * 1989-03-07 1989-04-20 Lasius, Jan, Dipl.-Kaufm., 4040 Neuss Dachrinnenreiniger
EP0377777A1 (fr) * 1988-12-14 1990-07-18 Hans Mesenhöller Clef à cliquet à manche pliable
EP0382658A1 (fr) * 1989-02-09 1990-08-16 Jean Claude Laguelle Pelle pour le ramassage des poussières notamment
US5367737A (en) * 1993-02-23 1994-11-29 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Locking hinged dust pan
US5533768A (en) * 1994-09-13 1996-07-09 Mitchell; David Ergonomic shovel

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1678284A (en) * 1927-07-12 1928-07-24 Duhsel Ferdinand Dustpan
FR2522575A3 (fr) * 1982-03-03 1983-09-09 Tonello Olindo Pelle ou outil similaire a fer repliable
EP0156527A1 (fr) * 1984-02-28 1985-10-02 Alpo L. Marttinen Pelle à balayures à relevage automatique
EP0377777A1 (fr) * 1988-12-14 1990-07-18 Hans Mesenhöller Clef à cliquet à manche pliable
EP0382658A1 (fr) * 1989-02-09 1990-08-16 Jean Claude Laguelle Pelle pour le ramassage des poussières notamment
DE8902732U1 (de) * 1989-03-07 1989-04-20 Lasius, Jan, Dipl.-Kaufm., 4040 Neuss Dachrinnenreiniger
US5367737A (en) * 1993-02-23 1994-11-29 Quickie Manufacturing Corporation Locking hinged dust pan
US5533768A (en) * 1994-09-13 1996-07-09 Mitchell; David Ergonomic shovel

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102015103143A1 (de) * 2014-03-04 2015-09-10 Joachim Huller Schaufelblatt mit Befestigungsvorrichtung für einen Griff
DE102015103143B4 (de) 2014-03-04 2022-06-30 Joachim Huller Kehrschaufel sowie Set aus einer solchen Kehrschaufel und einem Besen
EP3005926A3 (fr) * 2014-10-10 2016-06-29 Arcasa S.r.l. Pelle
US10966589B2 (en) * 2017-11-22 2021-04-06 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc Debris pan and associated assemblies

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