Patent Application
20180338653
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The disclosure and prior art relates to stand assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new stand assembly for cleaning window blinds.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plate. A pair of first legs is coupled to and extends substantially coplanarly from a first edge of the plate. A pair of second legs is pivotally coupled to and extends from proximate to a second edge of the plate. The second legs are configured to selectively position in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the second legs are substantially parallel to the plate. In the deployed configuration, the second legs extend transversely from the plate. The first legs and the second legs position the plate in a leaning configuration relative to a surface. A plurality of couplers is coupled to a front face of the plate. The couplers are configured to reversibly couple to a window blind to couple the window blind to the plate. The window blind is positioned to be cleaned.
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 pair of first legs 16 is coupled to and extends substantially coplanarly from a first edge 18 of the plate 12. Each first leg 16 is positioned proximate to a respective opposing side edge 20 of the plate 12. In one embodiment, each first leg 16 comprises a plurality of first nested sections 22 so that the first leg 16 is selectively extensible. In another embodiment, the plurality of first sections 22 comprises an upper first segment 24 and a lower first segment 26. In yet another embodiment, the first legs 16 are substantially circularly shaped when viewed longitudinally.
A first crossbeam 28 is coupled to and extends between the pair of first legs 16. The first crossbeam 28 is positioned to stabilize the first legs 16 relative to the plate 12. In one embodiment, the first crossbeam 28 is coupled to the upper first segments 24 substantially equally distant from the plate 12 and the lower first segments 26. In another embodiment, the first crossbeam 28 is substantially circularly shaped when viewed longitudinally.
A pair of second legs 30 is pivotally coupled to and extends from proximate to a second edge 32 of the plate 12. The second legs 30 are configured to selectively position in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the second legs 30 are substantially parallel to the plate 12. In the deployed configuration, the second legs 30 extend transversely from the plate 12. The first legs 16 and the second legs 30 position the plate 12 in a leaning configuration relative to a surface upon which the first legs 16 and the second legs 30 are positioned.
In one embodiment, the second leg 30 are positioned a back face 34 of the plate 12 substantially equally distant from the second edge 32 and a midline 36 of the plate 12, and proximate to a respective opposing side edge 20 of the plate 12. In another embodiment, each second leg 30 comprises a plurality of second nested sections 38 so that the second leg 30 is selectively extensible. In yet another embodiment, the plurality of second nested section 38 comprises an upper second segment 40 and a lower second segment 42. In still yet another embodiment, the second legs 30 are substantially circularly shaped when viewed longitudinally.
A second crossbeam 44 is coupled to and extends between the pair of second legs 30. The second crossbeam 44 is positioned to stabilize the second legs 30 relative to the plate 12. In one embodiment, the second crossbeam 44 is coupled to the upper second segments 40 proximate to the lower second segments 42. In another embodiment, the second crossbeam 44 is substantially circularly shaped when viewed longitudinally.
A plurality of couplers 46 is coupled to a front face 58 of the plate 12. The couplers 46 are configured to reversibly couple to a window blind. The couplers 46 are configured to couple to the window blind to couple the window blind to the plate 12. The window blind is positioned to be cleaned.
In one embodiment, the plurality of couplers 46 comprises four couplers 46 that are positioned two apiece proximate to the first edge 18 and proximate to the second edge 32 of the plate 12. Each coupler 46 is positioned proximate to a respective corner 14 of the plate 12. In another embodiment, each coupler 46 comprises a clip 48. The clips 48 are complementary to an upper rail and a lower rail of the window blind. The clips 48 are configured to couple to the upper rail and the lower rail of the window blind to couple the window blind to the plate 12.
Each of a pair of first feet 50 is coupled to a bottom end 52 of a respective first leg 16. The first feet 50 are configured to position between the first legs 16 and the surface. Each of a pair of second feet 54 is coupled to a lower end 56 of a respective second leg 30. The second feet 54 are configured to position between the second legs 30 and the surface.
In use, the second legs 30 are configured to selectively position in the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the second legs 30 are substantially parallel to the plate 12. In the deployed configuration, the second legs 30 extend transversely from the plate 12. The first legs 16 and the second legs 30 position the plate 12 in the leaning configuration relative to the surface upon which the first legs 16 and the second legs 30 are positioned. The clips 48 that are positioned on the plate 12 are configured to couple to the upper rail and the lower rail of the window blind to couple the window blind to the plate 12. The window blind is positioned to be cleaned.
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.
