Patent Application
20190321830
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The disclosure and prior art relates to support assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new support assembly for positioning a shredder above a receptacle.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plate. A plurality of tubes is coupled to and extends from a bottom of the plate. Each tube comprises a plurality of nested sections so that the tube is selectively extensible. The plurality of tubes is positioned to support the plate over a receptacle. An opening is positioned in the plate. A shredder is positioned in the opening and is coupled to the plate. The shredder is configured to shred items that are inserted into the shredder so that shredded waste is expelled into the receptacle. A panel is selectively couplable to the plate to cover the opening.
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
As best illustrated in
The plurality of tubes 14 comprises four tubes 14 that are positioned singly at each corner 20 of the plate 12. The tubes 14 are pivotally coupled to the plate 12, as shown in
Each tube 14 comprises a plate hinge 78, an upper section 22 and a lower section 24. The plate hinge 78 is coupled to the plate 12. The upper section 22 is coupled to the plate hinge 78. The lower section 24 is selectively extensible from the upper section 22. A plurality of holes 26 is positioned in a second face 28 of the tube 14 in the upper section 22. A pin 30 is coupled to the second face 28 of the tube 14 in the lower section 24. The pin 30 is spring-loaded. The pin 30 is positioned to selectively insert into a respective hole 26 to couple the lower section 24 to the upper section 22 so that the lower section 24 is fixedly positioned relative to the upper section 22.
Each of a plurality of support hinges 32 is pivotally coupled to and extends between the plate 12 and a first face 34 of a respective tube 14, as shown in
Each of a plurality of rollers 38 is coupled to a respective tube 14 distal from the plate 12, as shown in
Each of a plurality of locks 42 is operationally coupled to a respective wheel 40, as shown in
Each of a plurality of barrel hinges 44 is coupled to and extends between a third face 46 of a respective tube 14 and an associated roller 38, as shown in
An opening 48 is centrally positioned in the plate 12. The opening 48 is rectangularly shaped when viewed from a top 80 of the plate 12. The shredder 50 is positioned in the opening 48 and is coupled to the plate 12, as shown in
A panel 54 is selectively couplable to the plate 12 to cover the opening 48. The panel 54 is circumferentially larger than the plate 12. A recess 56 is positioned in a lower face 58 of the panel 54. The recess 56 is substantially circumferentially equivalent to the plate 12. The recess 56 is positioned to selectively insert the plate 12 to couple the panel 54 to the plate 12, as shown in
A plurality of connectors 60 is coupled to the panel 54, as shown in
The plurality of connectors 60 also comprises a power converter 66 and a plurality of ports 68. The power converter 66 is configured to convert alternating current to direct current. The plurality of ports 68 is operationally coupled to the power converter 66. Each port 68 is configured to couple to a respective electronic device of the user. The plurality of ports 68 comprises four ports 68. Each port 68 comprises a Universal Serial Bus port 70.
A power cable 72 is coupled to and extends from the panel 54. The power cable 72 is operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors 60. The power cable 72 is configured to couple the plurality of connectors 60 to a source of electrical current to power the respective electronic device.
A plurality of handles 74 is coupled to the panel 54. Each handle 74 is configured to be grasped in a respective hand of the user to lift the panel 54. The plurality of handles 74 comprises two handles 74 that are positioned singly on opposing ends 76 of the panel 54.
In use, the tubes 14 are pivoted from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration and extended from the plate 12. The receptacle is positioned under the shredder 50 to capture the waste from shredding the items. When the shredder 50 is not required, the panel 54 is coupled to the plate 12 to provide a utility surface. The connectors 60 are configured to couple electronic devices of the user to the source of electrical current to power the electronic devices.
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.
