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The disclosure relates to support devices and more particularly pertains to a new support device for supporting a panel in a horizontal orientation for painting. The device includes a tripod and a mounting block attached to the tripod. A pair of extension blocks is included and each of the extension blocks is attachable to the mounting block for supporting a small panel in a horizontal orientation. The device includes a plate that is attachable to the mounting block and the extension blocks for supporting a large panel in a horizontal orientation.
The prior art relates to support devices including a variety of panel holder devices that each includes a tripod and a gripping mechanism attached to the tripod for gripping a panel and positioning the panel in a vertical orientation. The prior art discloses a painter's stand device that includes a pair of stands that each pivotally engages a respective end of a door such that the door is rotatable about a horizontal axis for painting. The prior art discloses a tripod kit that includes a plurality of tripods, each including a stanchion with an upper end, and which are all positionable to facilitate the top end of the stanchion of each of the tripods to support a panel in a horizontal orientation.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a tripod and a mounting block that is coupled to the tripod. The mounting block has a pair of channels integrated into the mounting block. A pair of extension blocks is provided and each of the extension blocks has an engagement which slidably engages a respective one of the channels in the mounting block. In this way the overall width of the mounting block is increased to support a small panel in a horizontal position for painting. A plate is positionable on top of the extension blocks and the mounting block and plate includes grips which engage the extension blocks. The plate supports a large panel in a horizontal position to facilitate painting the large panel.
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 mounting block 24 is coupled to the stanchion 18 and the mounting block 24 has a pair of channels 26 that is each integrated into the mounting block 24. The mounting block 24 has a top surface 28, a bottom surface 30, a first lateral surface 32, a second lateral surface 34, a front surface 36 and a back surface 38, and the mounting block 24 is elongated between the front surface 36 and the back surface 38. Each of the channels 26 extends into a respective one of the first lateral surface 32 and the second lateral surface 34, and each of the channels 26 extends through the front surface 36 and the back surface 38. Additionally, each of the channels 26 has a first portion 40 extending toward a center of the mounting block 24 and a second portion 42 extending toward the bottom surface 30 such that each of the channels 26 has an L-shape. A pad 44 is coupled to and completely covers the top surface 28 of the mounting block 24 and the pad 44 is comprised of a friction inhibiting material, including but not being limited to, felt, cotton or other similar material. The mounting block 24 may have a length of approximately 7.0 inches and a width of approximately 3.5 inches.
A pair of knobs 46 is provided and each of the knobs 46 is rotatably coupled to a respective one of the front surface 36 and the back surface 38 of the mounting block 24, and each of the knobs 46 is positioned between the pair of channels 26. Each of the knobs 46 is rotatable into a locking position having each of the knobs 46 extending laterally across the first portion 40 of each of the channels 26. Conversely, each of the knobs 46 is positionable in a releasing position having each of the knobs 46 being displaced from each of the channels 26.
A pair of extension blocks 48 is provided and each of the extension blocks 48 has an engagement 50 which extends laterally away from the extension blocks 48. The engagement 50 on each of the extension blocks 48 slidably engages a respective one of the channels 26 in the mounting block 24 such that each of the extension blocks 48 increases an overall width of the mounting block 24. In this way the mounting block 24 can support a small panel 52 in a horizontal position to facilitate painting the small panel 52. The small panel 52 may be a cabinet door or other panel of similar dimensions. Each of the extension blocks 48 may have a length of approximately 7.0 inches and width of approximately 3.5 inches. In this way the mounting block 24 and the pair of extension blocks 48 form a square of approximately 7.0 inches by 7.0 inches.
Each of the extension blocks 48 has an upper surface 54 and a first sidelong surface 56. The engagement 50 on each of the extension blocks 48 comprises a leg 58 extending away from the first sidelong surface 56 and a foot 60 extending downwardly from the leg 58 having the foot 60 being spaced from the first sidelong surface 56. The leg 58 of each engagement 50 slidably engages the first portion 40 of a respective one of the channels 26. The foot 60 of each engagement 50 slidably engages the second portion 42 of a respective one of the channels 26 to laterally restrain each of the extension blocks 48 on the mounting block 24.
A pad 62 is coupled to and completely covers the upper surface 54 of each of the extension blocks 48 and the pad 62 on the upper surface 54 is comprised of a friction inhibiting material, including but not being limited to, felt, cotton or other similar material. The upper surface 54 of each of the extension blocks 48 lies on a plane that is coplanar with the top surface 28 of the mounting block 24 when the engagements 50 are engaged to the respective channel. Additionally, each of the engagements 50 has a length is equal to the length of the mounting block 24. Each of the knobs 46 is positioned in the locking position when the engagements 50 are engaged to the respective channel 26 to inhibit the engagements 50 from being removed from the respective channel 26.
A plate 64 is provided, a pair of grips 66 is each attached to the plate 64 and the plate 64 is positionable on top of the extension blocks 48 and the mounting block 24. In this way the plate 64 can support a large panel 67 in a horizontal position to facilitate painting the large panel 67. The large panel 67 may be a door for a house or other similarly sized panel. Each of the grips 66 engages a respective one of the extension blocks 48 when the plate 64 is attached to the mounting block 24. The plate 64 may have a length of approximately 24.0 inches and a width of approximately 9.0 inches.
The plate 64 has a topmost surface 68 and a lowermost surface 70, and each of the grips 66 comprises a leg 72 extending downwardly from the lowermost surface 70 and a foot 74 extending away from the leg 72 having the foot 74 of each of the grips 66 being spaced from the lowermost surface 70. Each of the grips 66 extends along opposite sides of the plate 64 from each other and the foot 74 of each of the grips 66 is directed toward each other. Each of the extension blocks 48 is positioned between the foot 74 of a respective one of the grips 66 and the lowermost surface 70 when the grips 66 engage the extension blocks 48. A pad 76 is coupled to and completely covers the topmost surface 68 of the plate 64 and the pad 76 on the topmost surface 68 is comprised of a friction inhibiting material, including but not being limited to, felt, cotton or other similar material. In this way each of the small panel 52 and the large panel 67 are inhibited from being scratched or damaged when either the small panel 52 or the large panel 67 is positioned for painting.
In use, each of the extension blocks 48 is attached to the mounting block 24 and the stanchion 18 is positioned at a desired height. In this way the small panel 52 can be laid flat on the extension blocks 48 to facilitate the small panel 52 to be painted. The plate 64 can be positioned on the mounting block 24 such that each of the grips 66 engages a respective extension block 48. In this way the overall length and width of the mounting block 24 and the extension blocks 48 is increased to facilitate the large panel 67 to be supported for painting. Additionally, the horizontal orientation of the small panel 52 or the large panel 67 facilitates the small panel 52 or the large panel 67 to be painted without the risk of runs and other flaws that frequently occur while painting a vertical surface or an inclined surface.
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.