Patent Application
20070113439
The subject matter regarded as the embodiments is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. The embodiments, however, both as to organization and method of operation, together with objects, features, and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following detailed description when read with the accompanying drawings in which:
The present disclosure will be understood more fully from the detailed description given below and from the accompanying drawings of particular embodiments of the invention which, however, should not be taken to limit the invention to a specific embodiment but are for explanatory purposes.
Numerous specific details may be set forth herein to provide a thorough understanding of a number of possible embodiments of a combination handle and rotating tool extension incorporating the present disclosure. It will be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the embodiments. It can be appreciated that the specific structural and functional details disclosed herein may be representative and do not necessarily limit the scope of the embodiments.
Some embodiments may be described using the expression “coupled” and “connected” along with their derivatives. For example, some embodiments may be described using the term “connected” to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other. In another example, some embodiments may be described using the term “coupled” to indicate that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact. The term “coupled,” however, may also mean that two or more elements are not in direct contact with each other, but yet still co-operate or interact with each other. The embodiments disclosed herein are not necessarily limited in this context.
It is worthy to note that any reference in the specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
Turning now to the details of the present disclosure,
The flexible material 102 is made typically from, and is not limited to, soft and hard plastics, nylon, fabrics, and rubber. The roller is made typically from, and is not limited to, a plastic, metal such as aluminum or wood.
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The roller 104 includes a first end plate 122 and a second end plate 124. The roller housing 114 is coupled to the first and second end plates 122 and 124 so that the roller housing 114 and the first and second end plates 122 and 124 at least partially house the flexible material 102 stored on the roller 104 (until the flexible material 102 is depleted) in the form of a roll 130. The slot or aperture 116 extends typically from the first end plate 122 to the second end plate 124. The roller 104 may include an internal spring return mechanism 126 for extending and retracting the flexible material 102 through the aperture 116 in the roller housing 114.
The banner display device 100 may include the roller housing 114 having a separator 128 for separating a portion of the flexible material 102. More particularly, the separator 128 may be, for example and is not limited to, a slidable knife assembly which is configured to slide along the aperture 116 to slice a portion of the flexible material 102.
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When in the open position, the door 148 exposes an aperture 158 of an internal compartment 160 within the roller housing 114. In one embodiment, the storage area 120 is disposed in the interior compartment 160 of the roller housing 114.
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In one embodiment, the storage area 120 is disposed in an interior compartment 174 formed within the post 142. The marking utensils 110 and the erasing utensils 112 may be inserted into the interior compartment 174 through an aperture 176 formed at one of first and second ends 178 and 180. The aperture 176 may be sealed via a sealing means such as plug 166 which sealingly engages with the aperture 176. The plug 166 may be fastened to the second end 180 via a fastening means such as chain 168 coupled therebetween (see
Alternatively, a second storage area 220 is disposed in an interior compartment 174 formed within the post 142. The marking utensils 110 and the erasing utensils 112 may be inserted into the interior compartment 174 through an aperture 176 formed at one of first and second ends 178 and 180. The aperture 176 may be sealed via a sealing means such as plug 166 which sealingly engages with the aperture 176. The plug 166 may be fastened to the second end 180 via a fastening means such as chain 168 coupled therebetween (see
While several embodiments of the disclosure have been shown in the drawings, it is not intended that the disclosure be limited thereto, as it is intended that the disclosure be as broad in scope as the art will allow and that the specification be read likewise. Therefore, the above description should not be construed as limiting, but merely as exemplifications of preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will envision other modifications within the scope and spirit of the claims appended hereto.
