Lock rack for hydro, isolation or test blinds
AssigneeUSA Industries, Inc.
InventorsRichard SALLEE, Berry NGUYEN, Justin WATTS, Armando GARZA, Hector DAVILA
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an improved rack apparatus for storing a plurality of blinds having a support frame including a horizontal frame member, the improved rack apparatus further having: a first arm slidably movable towards and away from a first end of the horizontal frame member and towards and away from a second end of the horizontal frame member; a first collar lock releasably securable from the first arm; and a second arm fixed to a determined position on the horizontal frame member, wherein the first arm and the second arm extend away from the support frame.
Claims24
An improved rack apparatus for storing a plurality of blinds having a support frame including a horizontal frame member, comprising
- a first arm slidably movable towards and away from a first end of the horizontal frame member and towards and away from a second end of the horizontal frame member;
- a first collar lock releasably securable from the first arm;
- and
- a second arm fixed to a determined position on the horizontal frame member, wherein the first arm and the second arm extend away from the support frame.
A method for using a blind rack for storing a plurality of blinds having a support frame, comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a first arm along a horizontal frame member of the support frame to a desired position, wherein the first arm extends away from the support frame;
- securing the first arm to the desired position;
- disengaging a first collar lock on the first arm;
- removing the first collar lock from the first arm;
- and
- inserting a free end of the first arm into a first opening defined in a first blind of the plurality of blinds.
An improved rack apparatus having a support frame including a horizontal frame member for storing a first plurality of blinds and a second plurality of blinds, comprising
- a first plurality of arms slidably movable towards and away from a first end of the horizontal frame member and towards and away from a second end of the horizontal frame member;
- a first collar lock releasably securable from a first end of the first arm;
- a second plurality of arms fixed to a determined position on the horizontal frame member, wherein the first plurality of arms and the second plurality of arms extend away from the support frame;
- and
- further wherein the first plurality of blinds defines a set of first blind openings into which a first subset of the second plurality of arms is inserted;
- and
- wherein the second plurality of blinds define a second set of blind openings into which the first plurality of arms is inserted, and
- wherein the second plurality of blinds also define a third set of blind openings into which a second subset of the second plurality of arms is inserted.
An improved rack apparatus for storing a plurality of blinds having a support frame including a horizontal frame member, comprising
- a first arm slidably movable towards and away from a first end of the horizontal frame member and towards and away from a second end of the horizontal frame member;
- a first collar lock releasably securable from the first arm;
- a track mounted along a length of the horizontal frame member;
- and
- wherein the first arm is fixed to a body slidably mounted to the track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.