Collapsible painting cart
First Claim
1. A collapsible painting cart apparatus comprising:
- a mobile frame;
receptacle means for receiving a container of paint;
an extendable and retractable mounting and guide member for mounting said receptacle means and for guiding the direction of paint released form the container received by said receptacle means, said mounting and guide member being mounted to said frame for movement between a first position extended from said frame for applying paint to a desircd surface and a second position retracted within said frame for storage; and
handle means attachable to said frame and extending upwardly therefrom for gripping by an operator to propel said mobile frame relative to said surface;
wherein said mounting and guide member includes a pair of side walls and a front wall, and lid means for attaching the receptacle means to said front wall at varying heights, comprising, a pair of projections on said receptacle means and a plurality of pairs of apertures formed in said front wall and sized to receive said projections, such that said receptacle means can be mounted internally of said mounting and guide members between said side walls or exteriorly of said side walls.
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Abstract
A collapsible painting cart apparatus comprises a mobile frame, a receptacle for receiving a container of paint, and an extendable and retractable mounting and guide member for mounting the receptacle and for guiding the direction of paint released from the container. The mounting and guide member is mounted to the frame for movement between a first position extended from the frame for applying paint to a desired surface and a second position retracted within the frame for storage. A handle is attachable to the frame and extendable outwardly therefrom for gripping by an operator to propel the mobile frame relative to the desired surface.
Preferably, the receptacle-mounting and guide member mounts the receptacle in such a way as to guide the direction of the paint released from the container generally forwardly of the mobile frame, and a second, outboard receptacle-mounting and guide member is selectively mountable to extend generally laterally outwardly of the first guide member for alternatively mounting the receptacle in such a way as to guide the direction of paint released from the container received therein generally laterally outwardly of the frame member, so as to permit application of paint to, or closely adjacent to, a vertical surface which is closely laterally adjacent to the mobile frame.
Preferably, one or both of the mounting and guide members orients the container for depositing a stripe of paint or a selectable width, and further includes an arrangement for selecting the width of the paint stripe.
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24 Claims
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1. A collapsible painting cart apparatus comprising:
- a mobile frame;
receptacle means for receiving a container of paint;
an extendable and retractable mounting and guide member for mounting said receptacle means and for guiding the direction of paint released form the container received by said receptacle means, said mounting and guide member being mounted to said frame for movement between a first position extended from said frame for applying paint to a desircd surface and a second position retracted within said frame for storage; and
handle means attachable to said frame and extending upwardly therefrom for gripping by an operator to propel said mobile frame relative to said surface;
wherein said mounting and guide member includes a pair of side walls and a front wall, and lid means for attaching the receptacle means to said front wall at varying heights, comprising, a pair of projections on said receptacle means and a plurality of pairs of apertures formed in said front wall and sized to receive said projections, such that said receptacle means can be mounted internally of said mounting and guide members between said side walls or exteriorly of said side walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a mobile frame;
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17. A collapsible painting cart apparatus comprising:
- a mobile frame;
receptacle means for receiving a container of paint;
an extendable and retractable mounting and guide member for mounting said receptacle means and for guiding the direction of paint released from the container received by said receptacle means, said mounting and guide member being mounted to said frame for movement between a first position extended from said frame for applying paint to a desired surface and a second position retracted within said frame for storage; and
handle means attachable to said frame and extending upwardly therefrom for gripping by an operator to propel said mobile frame relative to said surface;
wherein said handle means and said mounting and guide member are both pivotally mounted about a common axis extending transversely across said mobile frame; and
further including alignment means for holding said mounting guide member and said handle means in a predetermined alignment relative to each other and to said frame member when said guide member is in the first position thereof; and
wherein said alignment means comprises alignable through apertures in predetermined surfaces of said frame member, of said mounting and guide means, and of said handle means, respectively;
said predetermined surfaces being movable into a closely adjacent, facing relation for aligning said apertures upon pivotal movement of said mounting and guide means and said handle means respectively relative to said frame member, and pin means insertable through said through apertures when aligned, to define and maintain said predetermined alignment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- a mobile frame;
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21. A collapsible painting cart aparatus comprising a mobile frame;
- receptacle means for receiving a container of paint;
an extendable and retractable mounting and guide member for mounitng said receptacle means and for guiding the direction of paint released from the container received by said receptacle means, said mounting and guide member being mounted to said frame for movement between a first position extended from said frame for applying paint to a desired surface and a second position retracted within said frame for storage; and
handle means attachable to said frame and extending upwardly therefrom for gripping by an operator to propel said mobile frame relative to said surface;
wherein said mobile frame inlcudes a plurality of wheels and a generally rectilinear frame member rotatably mounting said plurality of wheels;
each of said wheels being mounted to said frame member to rotate substantially in a plane parallel with the plane of rotation of each other wheel for carrying said mobile frame in a substantially straight line in response to a propulsive force applied to said handle by an operator; and
wherein whels are located adjacent opposite sides of said frame member, and further including outrigger means selectively mountable to said mounting and guide member extending laterally outwardly of said wheels to either side of said frame member for mounting said receptacle thereto for delivery of paint to surfaces laterally outwardly of either of said frame member sides and the associated wheels. - View Dependent Claims (22)
- receptacle means for receiving a container of paint;
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23. A collapsible painting cart apparatus comprising:
- a mobile frame;
receptacle means for receiving a container of paint;
an extendable and retractable mounting and guide member for mounting said receptacle means and for guiding the direction of paint released from the container received by said receptacle means, said mounting and guide member being mounted to said frame for movement between a first position extended from said frame for applying paint to a desired surface and a second position retracted within said frame for storage; and
handle means attachable to said frame and extending upwardly thereform for gripping by an operator to propel said mobile frame relative to said surface;
wherein said mounting and guide member includes mounting means for mounting said receptacle means and a container received therein laterally intermediate the mobile frame periphery, with said container oriented for directing paint substantially vertically downwardly for depositing a stripe of paint of a selectable width as said cart is propelled in a substantially straight line, said mounting means including means for selecting said selectable width of said paint stripe; and
further including outrigger means selectively mountable to said mounting and guide member extending laterally outwardly thereof to either side of said frame member for mounting said receptacle thereto for delivery of paint to surfaces laterally outwardly of either of said frame member sides, and angular mounting means on said outrigger means for mounting said receptacle means thereto at an acute angle relative to said side surface of said frame member to thereby additionally apply paint to at least portions of vertical surfaces laterally outwardly of said frame member. - View Dependent Claims (24)
- a mobile frame;
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