Drywall handyman
OwnerGuadalupe Reyesinventor
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Abstract
A new Drywall Handyman for elevating a panel, such as drywall, onto a ceiling at various angles by only one person. The inventive device includes a base member, a telescoping member secured to said base member projecting upwardly, a disc pivotally attached to the telescoping member opposite of the base member, a support member secured to the pivoting assembly allowing coupling to the drywall, a crank pivotally secured within the lower portion of the telescoping-member, a pulley secured to the upper portion of the telescoping member, and a cable engaging the crank projecting through the pulley and engaging the telescoping member to extend the telescoping member.
Claims8
A drywall support apparatus comprising:
- a base member;
- a telescoping member secured to said base member extending upwardly;
- a pivoting means secured to said telescoping member opposite of said base member;
- a support member secured to said pivoting means, where said support member removably engages a panel;
- an elevating means secured within said telescoping member which extends said telescoping member to a desired elevation;
- an elongated exterior tube secured to said base member;
- and
- an elongated interior member slidably positioned within said exterior tube;
- a crank pivotally secured within the lower interior portion of said exterior tube;
- said interior member including a cable channel extending vertically along a side;
- a crank handle coupled to said crank extending rotatably through said exterior tube;
- a pulley secured to the upper interior portion of said exterior tube within said cable channel;
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- a cable engaging said crank extending upwardly and engaging said pulley thereafter extending downwardly through said cable channel to couple to a bottom end of said interior member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.