Device for creating a fulcrum to reduce physical effort
OwnerJeffrey Lynn McNealinventor
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Abstract
A device is disclosed comprising a rigid frame having disposed thereon at least one opening for receiving a pole of a pool brush, the device further having means for securing the device in stationary position. The opening has a perimeter defining a surface adapted for use as a fulcrum. Means for securing the device may be one or a plurality of footpads, or it may be an elongated cord connected to the frame and adapted to secure about a stationary object.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- a rigid frame defining therein an opening for receiving a pole configured to receive a pool brush, the opening unobstructed such that the pole can be disposed at any location within the opening and can be oriented at any angle relative to the frame to contact any point on a circumference of the opening, a point of contact between the pole and the circumference serving as a fulcrum during use of the pole and the pool brush;
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- an immobilizing element for immobilizing the device, wherein the immobilizing element comprises a footpad extending from the rigid frame via an intervening neck segment.
A device for creating a fulcrum for supporting an elongated pole during use, the device comprising an immobilizing element having a flat lower surface for placement on a flat surface during use, application of a downwardly directed force on the immobilizing element during use for retaining the device in a desired position on the flat surface, and the device defining an opening within a frame, the opening for receiving the pole, the fulcrum created wherever the pole contacts an inner facing surface of the opening during use, the frame and the immobilizing element connected via an intervening neck segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.