Portable fire extinguisher support

#1. Field of the Invention

#The invention relates to portable fire extinguisher supports, and more particularly, to such supports which are useful at job construction sites and which are easily and conveniently transported and stored when not in use.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the portable fire extinguisher rack of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a section view taken along section line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

#FIG. 3 is a front view of the portable fire extinguisher rack of FIG. 1.

#Referring now to the drawings, portable rack or support 1 includes a floor 9 and a continuous wall 3. Wall 3 includes a semi-frusto-conical rear section 4 and a pair of side sections 5 and 7, each having the configuration of a right triangle. Side wall sections 5 and 7 are integral with rear wall section 4. Dotted line 6 in FIG. 2 designates an imaginary boundary between the right triangle configurations of side wall sections 5 and rear wall section 4. Floor 9 is attached to the lower edge of wall 3 and, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, is integral with wall 3.

#Top plate 11 is attached to the top edge of rear wall section 4, and forms the top of the semi-frusto-conical rear wall section. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the above-described wall, floor, and top plate structures are integral and are formed of polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, or other suitable plastic. As best shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, sloping front edges 5A and 7A of side wall sections 5 and 7, respectively, are of increased thickness to provide additional structural support strength of rack 1.

#A "hanger" 13 is attached by means of bolts 31 (FIG. 2) to the top upper surface of plate 11, as seen in FIGS. 1, 3, 5 and 6. The front edge of hanger 13 extends beyond the front edge of plate 11 and is adapted to support certain types of fire extinguisher brackets attached to fire extinguisher 15 adjacent to its neck. A variety of different types of neck mounted support hooks and brackets are attached to various types of commercially available hand-held fire extinguishers, and reference numeral 13 is utilized to indicate a variety of different types of hangers in FIGS. 7, 8, and 11-13, for engaging and supporting several different types of known neck-mounted fire extinguisher support brackets.