EXTENSION ARM AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20180339571A1
• Filed: 08/02/2018
• Published: 11/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charles Andrew Jerney
• Original Assignee: Charles Andrew Jerney
• Inventors: Jerney, Charles Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 10,449,827 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00364 for caravans or trailers
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/0065 Control members, e.g. levers or knobs B60H1/00985 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/262 Openings in or on the vehicle roof

Abstract

A method of operating at least one of a fan and a vent in a ceiling of a recreational vehicle using an extension arm, the extension arm including an elongated shaft with an operable end, comprising grabbing the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand; engaging one of a turn switch, a turn crank, and a knob of one of the fan and vent in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle with the operable end; and at least one of operating the fan and vent by rotating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the operable end by rotating the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand.

Claims

1. A method of operating at least one of a fan and a vent in a ceiling of a recreational vehicle using an extension arm, the extension arm including an elongated shaft with an operable end, comprising:

grabbing the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand;

engaging one of a turn switch, a turn crank, and a knob of one of the fan and vent in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle with the operable end;

at least one of operating the fan and vent by rotating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the operable end by rotating the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operable end includes a coupling attached to the extension arm, the coupling including a plurality of tangs, and engaging includes engaging the turn switch with the plurality of tangs.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the turn switch includes a plurality of arms and the coupling of the operable end includes a plurality of spaced notches separating the plurality of tangs, and engaging includes receivably engaging the plurality of arms of the turn switch in the plurality of spaced notches of the coupling of the operable end.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the coupling with tangs include an outer surface and a plurality of reinforcement tangs adhered to an outer surface to reinforce the tangs and prevent the tangs from breaking off from the coupling.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the coupling with tangs include an outer surface and the operable end includes an outer, larger-diameter coupling with tangs adhered to the outer surface of coupling with tangs to reinforce the tangs and prevent the tangs from breaking off from the coupling.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the extension arm includes a circular end with an O-ring thereon, and the method further includes pressing a fan switch with the O-ring to operate a fan in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the extension arm includes an end with a cap, and the method further includes pressing a fan switch with the cap to operate a fan in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the knob is a vent control knob and includes a plurality of protruding portions and the operable end includes a coupling attached to the extension arm, the coupling including an open-ended vent knob control member having a plurality channels, and engaging includes receivably engaging the plurality of protruding portions of the vent control knob within the plurality of channels of the coupling of the operable end.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the turn crank includes a single turn crank arm and the operable end includes a plurality of notches, and engaging includes receivably engaging the single turn crank arm within one of the plurality of notches.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the turn crank includes a pair of arms extending linearly in opposite directions from each other and the operable end includes a plurality of notches, and engaging includes receivably engaging the pair of arms within two respective notches of the plurality of notches.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the extension arm includes a second operable end including one of a coupling including a plurality of tangs, a coupling including a plurality of tangs and a plurality of spaced notches separating the plurality of tangs, a coupling including a plurality of tangs, an outer surface, and a plurality of reinforcement tangs adhered to an outer surface, a coupling including a plurality of tangs, an outer surface, and an outer, larger-diameter coupling with tangs adhered to the outer surface of coupling with tangs, a circular end with an O-ring thereon, an end cap, a coupling including an open-ended vent knob control member having a plurality channels, a plurality of notches, and the method further comprising grabbing the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand;

engaging one of a turn switch, a pressable switch, a turn crank, and a knob of one of the fan and vent in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle with the second operable end; and

at least one of operating the fan and vent by one of rotating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the second operable end by rotating the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand, and pressing the pressable switch with the second operable end by raising the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method includes first grabbing the extension arm with one'"'"'s hand near the second operable end and engaging and operating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the operable end followed by grabbing the extension arm near an opposite end, the operable end, and engaging and operating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the second operable end.