Patent Application
20180202229
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The disclosure and prior art relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for retaining a drywall hawk in a horizontal orientation when the drywall hawk is not being used.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a ladder that has a topmost step. A drywall hawk is provided and drywall compound is positioned thereon. A support is provided and the support is selectively positioned on the ladder. The drywall hawk is selectively positioned on the support such that the drywall hawk is retained in a horizontal orientation. In this way the support inhibit the drywall compound from sliding off of the drywall hawk when the drywall hawk is set on the support.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A support 30 is provided and the support 30 selectively positioned on the ladder 12. The drywall hawk 22 is selectively positioned on the support 30 such that the drywall hawk 22 is retained in a horizontal orientation. In this way the support 30 inhibits the drywall compound 24 from sliding off of the drywall hawk 22 when the drywall hawk 22 is set on the support 30.
The support 30 comprises a plate 32 has a first surface 34, a second surface 36 and a peripheral edge 38 extending therebetween. The second surface 36 selectively abuts the top surface 16 of the topmost step 14 on the ladder 12. A plurality of pegs 40 is provided and each of the pegs 40 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the first surface 34. Each of the pegs 40 is aligned with an associated one of four corners of the plate 32 and each of the pegs 40 has a distal end 42 with respect to the plate 32. The lower surface 28 of the drywall hawk 22 lies on the distal end 42 corresponding to each of the pegs 40 when the drywall hawk 22 is positioned on the support 30. Additionally, the pegs 40 space 58 the drywall hawk 22 above the plate 32 thereby inhibiting a handle on the drywall hawk 22 from engaging the plate 32.
A grip 44 is coupled to the peripheral edge 38 of the plate 32. The grip 44 removably engages the topmost step 14 of the ladder 12 when the plate 32 is positioned on the topmost step 14. Thus, the grip 44 inhibits the plate 32 from falling off of the ladder 12. The grip 44 comprises a pair of first sections 46 and each of the first sections 46 includes a leg 48 and a foot 50. The foot 50 corresponding to each of the first sections 46 is coupled to and extends outwardly from the peripheral edge 38 of the plate 32. Moreover, the first sections 46 are spaced apart from each other.
The grip 44 further includes a second section 52 that has a central member 54 extending between a pair of lateral members 56. The lateral members 56 are spaced apart from each other on the central member 54. Each of the lateral members 56 is coupled to the leg 48 corresponding to each of the first sections 46. The central member 54 is spaced from the second surface 36 of the plate 32 to define a space 58 between each of the lateral members 56 and the foot 50 corresponding to each of the first sections 46. The space 58 receives the outer edge 20 of the topmost step 14 on the ladder 12 and the central member 54 abuts the bottom surface 18 of the topmost step 14. In this way the plate 32 is removably retained on the topmost step 14.
In use, the support 30 is positioned on the topmost step 14 of the ladder 12 when the drywall compound 24 is being applied to the drywall. The drywall hawk 22 is manipulated in the convention of applying the drywall compound 24 to the drywall. The drywall hawk 22 is selectively positioned on the support 30 to facilitate a user to perform other activities. The support 30 retains the drywall hawk 22 in a horizontal orientation thereby inhibiting the drywall compound 24 from sliding off of the drywall hawk 22. In this way the user is facilitated to perform multiple duties while the drywall compound 24 is being applied to the drywall without spilling the drywall compound 24 on a floor or the like.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
