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US 2025/0033682 A1Published application
Television transporter
OwnerBryan Freemaninventor
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Abstract
Methods and assemblies for securing objects in position for transportation. A transport assembly includes one or more brackets or bars for holding a receiver which is in turn configured to hold the item to be transported in a protected, hanging configuration. The apparatuses may find particular use for the transport of flat screen televisions and other video displays. A receiver for holding items in the transport assembly is disclosed, as well as methods for using such receivers and/or transport assemblies.
Claims15
A method of transporting a television comprising:
- laying a receiver for the television in an open position, the receiver having a length extending between first and second edges, and a width between third and fourth edges
- placing the television on the receiver in on a first half thereof;
- folding the receiver over the television along the length thereof, such that first edge is brought to the second edge, and the length is divided in half, thereby folding the third edge onto itself and the fourth edge onto itself;
- lifting the television while inside the receiver to an upright position;
- and
- hanging the receiver in a transport assembly with the television in the upright position.
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A receiver for use for transporting a television, comprising:
- a body in the form a rectangular or square sheet of material, having a first edge, a second edge opposing the first edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge opposing the third edge;
- a plurality of reinforcing straps attached to the body including a first strap along the first edge, a second strap along the second edge, a third strap along the third edge, and a fourth strap along the fourth edge;
- and at least one intermediate strap extending parallel to the first edge;
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- an added layer extending from a midpoint of the third edge to a midpoint of the fourth edge;
- wherein the first strap comprises a first loop, and the second strap comprises a second loop, positioned such that when the body is folded to bring the first edge adjacent to the second edge, the first loop and second loop are adjacent to one another, such that the first loop and the second loop may hang from a single hanging structure;
- wherein the body is formed from canvas, and each of the plurality of reinforcing straps are formed of nylon webbing;
- wherein when the body is folded to bring the first edge adjacent to the second edge, the added layer provides at least one of reinforcement or padding to an object received in the receiver when the first loop and the second loop hang from the single hanging structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.