Handle with attachment assembly and method
OwnerClannie Petit, Donald E. Boggsinventors
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Abstract
A handle with attachment assembly for use on a paint can (10) includes an elongated handle grip (A) which is horizontally positioned above the rim of an open paint can and is fastened by an attachment assembly which includes a clamp (B) for positioning a bracket (C) for carrying a pivotal mounting member (D) for spaced arms (E). The clamp is resiliently urged downwardly by a spring (F) carried by a lower clamp (G) for resilient connection on a lower rim of the paint can.
Claims11
A handle for use on a paint can having an open top defined by a circular rim comprising:
- an elongated handle grip receivable by a hand of a user during painting;
- a clamp secured to the paint can adjacent to the rim, said clamp including a down turned leg extending into said open top;
- a mounting connection carried by the clamp above the rim;
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- a connector carried by the mounting connection pivotally connecting the handle grip with the clamp above the rim for suspending the paint can therefrom with the open top in a properly tilted position;
- whereby the paint can is carried in depending relation to the handle grip maintaining the open top accessible during painting.
A handle for attachment and use on a paint can having an open top defined by a circular rim comprising:
- an elongated handle grip receivable within a hand of a user during painting;
- a clamp removably secured to the paint can adjacent to the rim;
- a mounting connection fixedly carried by the clamp above the rim;
- a pivotal mounting member carried on the mounting connection above the rim and on a generally horizontal axis generally parallel to a tangent to the rim;
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- spaced mounting arms each carried for pivotal movement by the pivotal mounting member on one end and by the handle grip on the other and extending above the rim positioning the handle grip for suspending the paint can therefrom freely by gravity;
- whereby the paint can is carried in depending relation without turning on a vertical axis in respect to the handle grip with the open top of the paint can in a properly tilted position during painting maintaining the open top accessible and substantially unobstructed during painting.
An attachment assembly for use on an object having a top and a bottom comprising:
- a first clamp removably secured to the object adjacent to the top;
- a second clamp removably secured to a bottom of the object;
- a sliding connection between the first and second clamps;
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- at least one spring connected on one end to the first clamp and on the other end to the second clamp;
- an elongated handle grip positionable on the first clamp generally horizontally above and in general alignment with a rim of the top for pivotally suspending the object from the hand of a user;
- whereby the attachment assembly is removably secured to the object.
The method of carrying a paint can for maintaining a top of the paint can open for easy access during painting comprising the steps of:
- suspending the paint can from a generally horizontal elongated handle grip;
- positioning the handle grip during painting above and in general alignment with an upper rim of the paint can;
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- pivotally connecting the handle grip adjacent to the top of the paint can while avoiding relative twisting movement on an upright axis between the handle grip and the paint can;
- whereby fatigue of the use is reduced increasing productivity in painting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.