| 摘要 |
A support fixture that can be securely attached to a work implement such as floor mops, dust mops, push brushes, long handled paint rollers, shovels, garden rakes, leaf rakes, squeegees, long handled trowels, vacuum cleaner wands, walking sticks, long handled shears and other long handled tools, includes a mounting bracket and a standing leg. The standing leg is hingedly engaged into the mounting bracket. The support fixture is light in weight and substantially aids the work implement to stand alone uprightly and in a stable position when the work implement is not operational. When the work implement is operational, the standing leg may be adjustably flipped upwards to prevent any obstruction of the operations of the work implement. |
| 主权项 |
1. A support fixture in combination with a work implement (X, Y, Z) to uprightly and stably stand said work implement (X, Y, Z), and said support fixture comprising,
(a) a mounting bracket (A, B, C) securely attached to a handle (1b) of said work implement (X, Y, Z), said work implement (X, Y, Z) having a center of gravity (1e); (b) a standing leg (D) symmetrically configured and shaped along its length, said standing leg (D) having a to section with end tips (D1), said end tips (D1) are hingedly attached to said mounting bracket (A, B, C), and a bottom section (D2) for engagement with a floor, ground or support surface (2); (c) a plurality of end caps (G) securely attached to said end tips (D1) to prevent said standing leg (D) from disengagement from said mounting bracket (A, B, C);said standing leg (D) is operatively and frictionally flipped upwards when said work implement (X, Y, Z) is operational, and said standing leg (D) is operatively and frictionally flipped downwards when said work implement (X, Y, Z) is not operational; and,both the standing leg (D) and the work implement (X, Y, Z) are engaged on said floor, ground or support surface (2), and said standing leg (D) remains at an acute angle (θ3) relative to said floor, ground or support surface (2) such that the center of gravity (1e) of said work implement (X, Y, Z) lies between point (1f) where the work implement (X, Y, Z) is engaged with the floor, ground or support surface (2b) and where the standing leg (D) is engaged with the floor, ground or support surface (2a). |
