WO2001076828A1

WO2001076828A1 - Carrying device, especially for do-it-yourself equipment

Info

Publication number: WO2001076828A1
Application number: PCT/EP2001/003959
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michael Klesz; Oscar Müller
Original assignee: Michael Klesz; Mueller Oscar
Priority date: 2000-04-06
Filing date: 2001-04-06
Publication date: 2001-10-18
Also published as: DE20006224U1; AU6384201A

Abstract

A carrying device for do-it-yourself equipment, especially tools, paint cans or similar, consists of a box-shaped container with a carrying handle (19) which extends in the longitudinal central plane of the container. The container (1), which is configured in the form of a carrying box (1), is provided with a cut-out contour (3) on at least one of its side walls which is open on at least one side and forms wall parts (22, 23, 24) running essentially perpendicularly to the longitudinal central plane (M) or parallel thereto (2'). The carrying box (1) also has a cut-out tunnel section (5) extending in the direction of the longitudinal central plane (M) in its base wall (25), at least in areas.

Description

Carrying device for in particular artisan accessories

The invention relates to a carrying device for in particular craftsman accessories, tools, paint cans or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Known carrying devices for craftsman accessories are designed as box-shaped containers with a carrying bracket, these containers or the like during daily use on ladders. Support parts are to be fixed in their position of use by special safety measures. So far, there is no satisfactory solution for using such spray cans, paint cans, loose paints or liquids as well as hand and electrical tools on ladders or scaffolding within easy reach. The classic solution is to put small tools in your pocket or in the breast pocket of a dungaree. There are also solutions in the sense of a revolver cartridge belt with vertical eyelets for tools with a handle or for pliers. Furthermore, there are very simple tool carriers ("shoe cleaning boxes") that can hold loose parts in side pockets, but are rather low overall, so that no vertical objects remain stable in them; nor can the aids on ladders be handled safely. It is the same with so-called tool cases, which are high, but do not have a great height on the inside due to the carrying inserts and therefore do not have a vertical position either Allow storage. As with the tool carrier, all parts are laid flat here. There are also solutions to attach a kind of flat plastic bowl to the head end of a household ladder, which can serve as a short-term storage, but does not keep a spray can from tipping over, for example. There are also solutions as a kind of flat bowl, which is attached to a ladder step on one side by means of a sliding lock, but this is quite shaky in use and also does not guarantee safe, especially no standing storage of tall objects such as spray cans.

The invention is concerned with the problem of creating a carrying device for craftsman accessories in particular, which is suitable for accommodating various accessories with little technical outlay and which, in the position of use, also enables tilt-proof use when taking up large-format objects.

Starting from a support device according to the preamble of claim 1, the invention solves this problem with the features of the characterizing part of claim 1. With regard to further essential configurations, reference is made to claims 2 to 12.

The invention is a universal carrying device that is very versatile and safe Use of lid cans or spray cans with paints, cleaning agents, dangerous substances such as spray agents against absorbent pests, spray agents against infestation with fungal diseases etc. is also permitted, as is the use of loose liquids such as paints, stains or liquid preservatives for application with a paint roller or brush. Of course there are compartments to hold additional aids and craftsman accessories such as electrical spray heads, screwdrivers for opening cans, silicone presses and small accessories. Two laterally protruding eyelets on the carrying device can be used for guiding cables and hoses outside the step area of the ladder as well as for temporarily attaching brushes, paint rollers, tools or small garden tools. All of these objects are within reach by the carrying device according to the invention on every ladder and every scaffold at respective levels at any working height.

Furthermore, the carrying device in the sense of known tool carrying boxes for the use of small tools, assembly material, electrical tools can now also be used advantageously on ladders or scaffolding when working under the ceiling, when cutting trees in the orchard or when repairing gutters. Of course, the universally applicable carrying device can also be used on and on a flat surface such as a workbench or floor natural and comfortable working position, i.e. outside of ladders or scaffolding, equip with aids or fill with loose liquids such as paint.

The function is achieved in that the carrying device is shaped in the area of its carrying case provided as a container part in such a way that it is connected to a vertical structural part of a ladder or the like. can be brought up with a horizontal movement, the spar engages in the profile cutout and then the device as a whole is moved by a lowering movement to a horizontal step. This fixes the carrying device with its tunnel cutout on the bottom in the sense of a bayonet lock. The very good center of gravity of the support box results from the fact that the cutout contour, which also divides the compartments on the top, and the tunnel cutout of the carrying device, which forms a bottom-side troughs, is very deep. Depending on whether this is attached to the left or right of a ladder construction, the part of the compartments from which you want to "work" can always be brought into the immediate grip area, i.e. either one side with an open 1 kg paint can or the other side with a 1.5 L trough for loose paint or protective stain, which is removed and spread with a brush or a commercially available 10 cm or 18 cm paint roller. Above all spray cans, which are under pressure and should therefore not fall on the floor from a great height, are arranged so that they cannot tip over and can be securely gripped and put back on the ladder or scaffolding.

In addition to the favorable center of gravity, the very high-walled construction also has the function of protecting all cans or loose parts from falling out in the sense of a bottle crate. The upper edge of a standard 1 kg paint can ends well below the outer edge of the compartments in the carrying case. Possibly overflowing or running paint is caught in the compartments and vertically standing standard paint spray cans are covered from 80 to 100% of their total height from the outer edge so that they cannot tip over or fall out.

A particular additional benefit is therefore seen as the possibility of equipping the carrying case with spray cans, paint cans and brushes / paint rollers at the factory, compactly sealing it in foil and offering it as a handy solution to problems in a sales set. This set does not produce extremely outstanding shapes, so that it is easy to transport.

It is also advantageous that in professional ladder ladders with steps on both sides and which are set up in an A-shape, the carrying device tion allows a particularly safe use. With these ladders, the carrying device can be attached to the side so that the user can lean his entire upper body against the ladder and use the paint, cans and auxiliary tools on the other side with one free hand. In the case of a carrying device attached in this way, there is no obstruction on the steps of the stand side of the user.

The carrying device provided according to the invention as a carrying case is shaped in particular as a one-piece container, so that the U-shaped cutout contour can be produced accordingly. The tunnel shape provided in the area of the base wall of the support box is also formed in the one-piece production of the support box. It is also conceivable that the carrier box can be assembled from several individual compartments to the carrier device. It is conceivable that the compartments located next to the cut-out profile are attached to a base container in such a way that the vertical cut-out contour remains free and double support is achieved in the area of this U-shaped cut-out opening and in the area of the tunnel cutout on the bottom.

Further details and advantages of the invention result from the following description and the drawing, which illustrates an embodiment of the support device according to the invention. The drawing shows:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the as

Carrying device designed carrying device in use position on a ladder,

2 is a sectional side view of the carrier box along a line II-II in Fig. 7,

3 is an enlarged sectional view of the tunnel area of the carrier box,

Fig. 4 and

5 shows a respective cutout illustration similar to FIG. 2, each with two carrying boxes in stacked position with differently inclined walls,

6 is a front view of the support box provided with the U-shaped cut-out in the direction of arrow VI according to FIG. 7,

7 is a plan view of the carrier box with respective holding parts on the edge area and in one of the compartments, Fig. 8 and

9 respective individual representations of the holding parts which can be fixed on the carrying case,

10 is a schematic diagram similar to FIG. 1 with the carrying case in the use position,

Fig. 11 is a plan view similar to FIG. 7 with in the

Compartments of the tools provided,

Fig. 12 is a stacked position of two carrier boxes similar to Fig. 4, and

Fig. 13 is a plan view of several carrier boxes on a euro pallet.

1 shows a supporting device which has a plurality of partial containers and is designed in the form of a carrying case 1. This carrier box 1 is divided on a long side 2 (FIG. 7) approximately in a ratio of 1: 2 or 1: 3 (dimensions according to arrow A: arrow B) and from the lateral outer edges K, K 'or long side 2 to the longitudinal median plane M so widely cut out that a vertical structural part of a ladder 4 or a scaffold can be inserted into a cutout contour 3. At the same time, the carrying case 1 having multiple compartments 13, 13 ' i area of the 2-thirds section (B) in the middle in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal center plane M) has a tunnel-like cutout 5 on the underside (FIG. 2) which is shaped in such a way that the carrying case 1 has a safe ladder 4 on horizontal steps 6 of different widths Stops between the spars 4 'takes place. The carrier box 1 is - in the manner of a bayonet lock - inserted above a step 6 in the respective spar 4 'of the ladder 4 and then fixed by subsequent lowering and laying on one of the steps 6 so that a stable position is reached. Of course, the carrying case 1, which is designed as a universal support, can also be set up and used on all flat surfaces such as workbenches or floors. This is also necessary to comfortably load the universal carrier before use or to fill it with loose liquids. The tunnel-like cutout 5 is different - for example with 25 mm, 40 mm, 60 mm and 80 mm (clear width W, W in Fig. 2) - so that the carrying case 1 is always a safe one, even with steps 6 of widely varying widths Rest takes place, so that rotating or swiveling movements when using a ladder 4 are avoided. In addition, in the region of the tunnel section 5, respective insert parts G can be introduced, with which an adaptation to the width of the respective step 6 takes place. The positive connection in the area of this support connection is thus improved. The support box 1 (Fig. 2) is shaped like a one-piece suspension bridge (contour 7, 7 ') and also has very high walls 2, 2'; 8, 8 ', whereby the highest contact point D of the tunnel-like section 5 comes to lie above the outer upper edges K, K' of the carrying case 1 and the centers of gravity of the individual compartments 13, 13 'are so deep that an unintentional tipping of the Carrying box 1 is practically impossible due to careless contact or extremely strong cross wind even on very narrow steps 6 of a ladder 4 or a scaffold.

A very high-walled design (wall 8, FIG. 1) of the carrying box 1 protects carried objects 10 such as cans with dangerous substances such as paints, varnishes, insecticides and fungicides or also loose paints, wood preservatives or chemicals from falling out or running out (FIG. 6). The walls 2, 2 '; 8, 8 'of the carrying case 1 are preferably so high, according to the principle of a bottle case, that the upper edges of commercially available 1 kg paint or rust protection cans come to lie below the upper edge of the container K, K'. Therefore, for example, paint can be removed and spread with a brush from the opened can on the ladder 4 without any risk that the opened can can tip out over the edge K, K ¹ . The top edge of standing spray cans is covered up to 100% by the top edge of the container. The high wall 2 or 8 advantageously results in large areas legible labeling with usage and warning notices H (Fig. 6). Furthermore, round receptacles 12 or correspondingly shaped webs 12 'are provided in the carrier box 1 on the inside of the compartments 13 or 13' (FIGS. 1, 7, 11), which comprise commercially available spray cans or commercially available paint cans so that these can be kept standing.

The compartment 13 'can be designed in the manner of a sub-container so that a deep rectangular and closed trough is formed with about 1 to 2 L content, in which loose colors or other loose liquids are filled, mixed and using a commercially available paint roller or brush on the ladder 4 can be removed and passed. A display scale 14 on an inner wall 9 (Fig. 7) of the trough 13 'with divisions of e.g. 100 ml each also allows different colors to be mixed in certain proportions, mixed and used on the ladder 4 without decanting.

On the narrow outside 8 'of the carrying case 1 (Fig. 1, Fig. 7) in the area of the outer edge K two holding eyes 15, 15' (Fig. 8, Fig. 9) are attached, which have different functions when working on the Head 4 can take over. They serve as a cable and hose guide, provided that electrically operated spray guns or electrically operated hand tools such as drills or grinding machines councils are used. In this case, the supply cable can be kept cheap outside the steps 6 of a conductor 4. A long-handled garden hand tool or a brush or paint roller can also be attached. The individual eyelets 15 as a holding device have the shape of a "C", the ends of the "C" being additionally bent upwards (detail 16 in FIGS. 8 and 9). These retaining eyelets 15, 15 'are preferably designed as respective clips having a locking lug 16', so that the protruding retaining eyelets 15, 15 'can be accommodated in the carrying device 1 in a manner which is inexpensive to transport and prevents damage in the event of mass shipment to the sales shop (FIG. 12).

By respective inclination (angle S, S 'or T, T' in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5) of the walls 22, 23 (Fig. 6) and 26, 27 (Fig. 2) and conical design of all outer side walls 2, 2 '; 8, 8 ', the carrier boxes 1 can be stacked one inside the other, so that mass shipment from the manufacturing plant to the point of sale takes place in a space-saving manner. Preferably, the outer dimensions of the support boxes 1 are chosen (FIG. 13) so that, for example, several pieces can be placed close together on a EURO pallet 16 without overall exceeding the outer dimensions E, E 'of the standard pallet. When using the support box 1 on so-called professional ladders 4 in "A" shape (bars 4 ') with steps 6 on both sides (FIG. 10), the support box 1 can be supported as a universal support either on the opposite side 17, 18 , in particular also at 17 to be hooked up to the user R. If the user R places his upper body completely against the ladder 4, he can work particularly safely by using the carrying case 1 on the side 17 - encompassing the ladder 4. Depending on whether the carrying case 1 is hung from the right or from the left, the inner compartments 13, 13 'can be arranged most conveniently for the user R.

The carrier box 1 (Fig. 11) can optionally also be used as a conventional tool box. The compartments 13, 13 'are also suitable e.g. for the transport of small tools, drills, packs with screws and dowels. In addition to a carrying handle 19 spanning a carrying opening 1 ', several small and particularly handy compartments 20 are provided for tacks, upholstery or wire pins and screws. In addition, there are plug openings 21 of different sizes (FIG. 11) in the outer edge K '' for inserting screwdrivers and other tools with a shaft.

In a further embodiment of the carrying case 1, it is conceivable that it has the tunnel section 5 described above and this is formed with a shaped section (not shown) forming a corner region on the side wall 2, 2 ', the wall of which abuts the counter member 4. With this interaction of the respective counter-members 4 and 6 in their cut-out profiles, the above-described locking of the supporting box 1 in the use position is also achieved when resting on the ladder step 6.

Claims

Ansprüchβ

1. Carrying device for craftsman accessories, in particular tools, paint cans or the like, consisting of a box-shaped container with a support bracket (19) extending in the longitudinal center plane thereof, characterized in that the container designed as a support box (1) on the one hand on at least one of its side walls ( 2 ') is provided with a cut-out contour (3) which is open at least on one side and essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal center plane (M) or runs parallel to wall parts (22, 23, 24) and the support box (1) in its bottom wall (25 ) at least in some areas has a tunnel section (5) running in the direction of the longitudinal center plane (M).

2. Carrying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support box (1) through a vertical cutout contour (3) reaching through the first support part

(4 ') and a second support part (6) engaging in the essentially horizontal tunnel cutout (5) can be locked in its use position.

3. Carrying device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cut-out contour (3) is U-shaped, this extends to the longitudinal center plane (M) of the support box (1) and this in different sized compartments (13, 13 ') is divided.

4. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the vertical cutout contour (3) with the horizontal tunnel cutout (5) intersects in the region of the longitudinal center plane (M).

5. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the carrier box (1) in a multi-part design from detachably connected individual containers to the compartments (13, 13 '; 20) and thereby the U-shaped cutout contour (3rd ) and the tunnel section (5) are formed.

6. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that on the support box (1) additional holding parts (15, 15 ') and / or holding profiles (12; 21) at the edge region (K, K') of the compartments (13, 13 ') are provided.

7. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the support box (1) consists in one piece or composite design consists essentially of plastic.

8. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the U-shaped cutout contour (3) the useful space of the carrying box (1) or the size dividing the compartment (13, 13 ') preferably in a ratio of 1: 2 or 1: 3.

9. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the U-shaped cut-out contour (3) with respect to its central longitudinal plane (P) defines a downwardly widening receiving space with side walls (22, 23) and a base wall (24 ) a ladder (4) can be placed on the spar (4 ').

10. Carrying device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the receiving space of the tunnel cutout (5) delimiting side walls (26, 27) a respective support conditions for a counter member (6) and / or a stacking of the carrier box ( 1, 1 ") adjustable inclination (S, S '; T, T').

11. Carrying device according to claim 10, characterized in that the side walls (26, 27) of the tunnel section (5) are step-shaped (width W, W ') and / or have interchangeable insert parts (G) on which the counter member (step 6 ) can be created.

12. Carrying device for craftsman accessories or the like. in the form of a box-shaped container with a support bracket (19) running in its longitudinal center plane (M), characterized in that the container shaped as a support box (1) At least in some areas, its bottom wall (25) is provided with a tunnel cutout (5), on which a first counter member (6) can be supported in the position of use and in the area of the side walls (2, 2 ') of the supporting box (1) at least one corner area Profile cut is formed, the wall of which can be applied at least in regions to a second counter member (4).