Patent Application
20200360747
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The disclosure and prior art relates to extinguishing devices and more particularly pertains to a new extinguishing device for extinguishing a fire on the ground without a chemical fire extinguisher.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handle that has a head being oriented at an angle with a shaft. Thus, the head can be oriented parallel with ground when the shaft is gripped. A panel is coupled to the head and the panel lies on a plane oriented parallel to ground when the shaft is gripped. Additionally, the panel is positionable on the ground to stamp out a fire burning on the ground.
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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The head 14 comprises a pair of first members 22 that is each coupled to and extends between a second member 24 and a third member 26. The second member 24 has a length that is less than a length of the third member 26. Additionally, each of the first members 22 is aligned with a respective end 28 of each of the second 24 and third 26 members such that the head 14 forms a trapezoidal shape. The second member 24 has the second end 20 of the shaft 16 being coupled thereto and the shaft 16 is centrally positioned on the second member 24.
The shaft 16 is oriented to extend along an axis that is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the second member 24. Moreover, the axis of shaft 16 is oriented to form an obtuse angle with a longitudinal axis each of the first members 22. Thus, the shaft 16 angles upwardly and rearwardly from the head 14. Each of the first members 22 may have a length of at least 18.0 inches, the second member 24 may have a length of at least 6.0 inches and the third member 26 may have a length of at least 10.0 inches. The head 14 includes a central member 30 that is coupled between each of the second 24 and third 26 members. The central member 30 is centrally positioned between each of the first members 22. Additionally, each of first 22, second 24, third 26 and central 30 members have a bottom surface 32.
A grip 34 is coupled around the shaft 16 and the grip 34 extends from the first end 18 toward the second end 20. The grip 34 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to enhance gripping the shaft 16. A panel 36 is coupled to the head 14 and the panel 36 lies on a plane oriented parallel to ground when the shaft 16 is gripped. The panel 36 is positionable on the ground to stamp out a fire burning on the ground. In this way a grass fire or the like can be extinguished without employing a chemical fire extinguisher. Moreover, the panel 36 is comprised of a heat resistant material such as steel or the like.
The panel 36 has a top surface 38, a bottom surface 40 and a perimeter edge 42 extending therebetween. The perimeter edge 42 has a back side 44, a front side 46, a first lateral side 48 and a second lateral side 50. The back side 44 has a length that is less than a length of the front side 46. Additionally, each of the first 48 and second 50 lateral sides angle outwardly between the back 44 and front 46 sides such that the panel 36 forms a trapezoid.
The top surface 38 of the panel 36 is bonded to the bottom surface 32 of each of the first 22, second 24, third 26 and central 30 members of the head 14. Thus, the bottom surface 40 of the panel 36 can abut the ground. Additionally, the first 22, second 24, third 26 and central 30 members enhance rigidity of the panel 36. The back side 44 is aligned with and is collinear with the second member 24 of the head 14. The front side 46 is aligned with and is collinear with the third member 26 of the head 14. Additionally, each of the first 48 and second 50 lateral sides is aligned with and is collinear with a respective one of the first members 22 of the head 14.
In use, the shaft 16 is gripped when a fire, such as an uncontrolled grass fire or the like, is burning on the ground. The panel 36 is repeatedly struck on the fire thereby facilitating the fire to be stamped out. In this way the fire can be extinguished without the use of a chemical fire extinguisher. The angle of the shaft 16 with respect to the head 14 facilitates the panel 36 to be placed on the ground without requiring a user to bend over.
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, assembly 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.
