# US 10,119,288 B2 · Device for creating a fulcrum to reduce physical effort > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,288 B2 - Document ID: US10119288B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/693,081 - Filed: 2017-08-31 - Published: 2018-04-19 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-19 - Applicants: Jeffrey Lynn McNeal - Inventors: Jeffrey Lynn McNeal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119288B2 ## CPC - E04H 4/1609: {Hand-held strainers, non-powered brushes or scrubbers} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and an immobilizing element for immobilizing the device, wherein the immobilizing element comprises a footpad extending from the rigid frame via an intervening neck segment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the footpad comprises a platform for receiving a user's foot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the footpad is oriented at an angle between 0 degrees and 180 degrees relative to the neck segment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the immobilizing element comprises at least two footpads extending from the rigid frame via an intervening neck segment, the at least two footpads having a cruciform shape or asymmetrically extending from the neck segment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the opening comprises a circular opening. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the immobilizing element comprises an elongated cord having a first and second end, the first end attached to the frame and the second end adapted to receive a cuff. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6 wherein the elongated cord comprises an elasticized cord having a hook member at the second end, the hook member adapted to receive the cuff. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7 wherein the cuff comprises a flexible material extendable to fasten and secure the cuff around a stationary object. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the stationary object comprises a human leg or a human ankle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A kit comprising the device of claim 1 and a pole configured to receive a pool brush. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 the pole for receiving a brush at one end of the pole, the brush for use in brushing side wall surfaces of a pool, a desired position of the device comprising the opening overhanging a side wall of the pool. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 wherein the immobilizing element comprises at least one footpad for receiving at least one of a user's feet such that application of a downward force on the footpad by the user during use restrains the device against movement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 wherein the immobilizing element comprises at least two footpads asymmetrically oriented relative to the neck segment. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 wherein the immobilizing element comprises at least two footpads having a cruciform shape. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 the opening further comprising a circular opening. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 the elongated pole for receiving a brush at one end of the pole, the pole and attached brush for use in brushing side wall surfaces of a pool, a desired position of the device comprising the opening overhanging a side wall of the pool. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 wherein the immobilizing element comprises an elongated cord having a first and second end, the first end attached to the frame and the second end adapted to receive a cuff. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The device of claim 18 wherein the cuff comprises a flexible material extendable to fasten and secure the cuff around a stationary object.