Device for hauling objects

• US 5,943,831 A
• Filed: 02/11/1998
• Issued: 08/31/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William H. Pangburn
• Original Assignee: William H. Pangburn
• Inventors: Pangburn, William H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILKENS, KEVIN DOUGLAS
• Application Number:
  US09/022,202
• Time in Patent Office: 566 Days
• Field of Search: 16/110 R, 16/114 R, 16/125, 16/127, 16/DIG. 3, 16/DIG. 12, 16/DIG. 24, 52/3, 52/4, 52/155
• US Class Current: 52/155
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/00 Refuse receptacles; Accessories thereforcontainers not specially adapted for refuse, features of refuse receptacles of general interest B65D
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 16/12 Hand grips, preformed and semi-permanent

Abstract

A handle for pulling or lifting a sheet with leaves thereatop. A handle has a rod shaped main body. The handle is extendable through holes in the sheet. In one design of the handle, a spring biased latch closes adjacent portions of the handle to prevent accidental disengagement of the handle from the sheet. Another handle design has an elastically deformable main body to releasably hold the sheet.

Claims

1. A device for hauling objects across the ground comprising:

a sheet having a first hole at one end thereof and upon which objects may be placed; and

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a handle including a rod shaped main body, said handle separable from said sheet but extendable through said first hole and releasably engageable with said sheet allowing said handle to be grasped and pulled to move said sheet across the ground thereby conveying the objects thereon, and wherein;

said rod shaped main body has a sheet holding portion elastically deformable from a generally circular configuration prior to elastic deformation to a generally elliptical configuration after elastic deformation.

2. A device for hauling leaves across the ground comprising:

a sheet upon which leaves may be placed and having corners with holes located at each corner; and

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a handle separable from said sheet but extendable through said holes and releasably engageable with said sheet, said handle including a rod shaped main body with a generally straight shank extendable through one of said corners and into the ground to hold said sheet to the ground, said main body includes a top end formed into a closed configuration for grasping to lift and pull said sheet when said shank is removed from the ground and extended through said holes at said corners positioning said corners in said closed configuration, and

said top end having a normally generally circular configuration with said shank extendable through each of said corners when removed from the ground and said sheet moved along said shank positioning said corners within said circular configuration, said top end being elastically deformable forming an oblong configuration having a bottom end at which said corners are located and a top end for grasping.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein:

said top end contacts said shank but is releasably movable therefrom to allow said sheet to move between said top end and said shank as said sheet at said corners is moved along said shank and into said circular configuration.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein:

said rod shaped main body is produced from spring steel.

5. A sheet hook comprising:

a rod shaped main body including a first end and a second end, said main body has a first portion which extends in a first direction from said first end and a second portion which extends from said first portion at a first location back in a second direction opposite of said first direction and a third portion which extends from said second portion at a second location back in said first direction to said second end, said second portion positioned between and joined to said first portion and said third portion but separated apart therefrom except where joined, said first portion positioned between said second portion and said third portion, said main body further includes a sheet stop surface at said first location, said main body further includes a grasping portion at said second location spaced apart from said first end allowing said grasping portion to be grasped at said second location and pulled when said main body is extended through a sheet and contacted at said first location on said stop surface.

6. The sheet hook of claim 5 and further comprising:

a spring biased latch with a proximal end pivotally mounted to said first portion and a distal contactable against but movable from said third portion, said proximal end and said distal end limiting movement of said main body and said sheet when said second portion is extended through said sheet.

7. The sheet hook of claim 6 wherein:

said grasping portion includes multiple spaced apart ridges to receive fingers therebetween when said grasping portion is grasped.

8. A device for extending through a hole in a sheet for pulling or lifting the sheet and any items located thereatop comprising:

a rod shaped main body including a first end and a second end, said main body further including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion joined together, said first portion extends from said first end to said second portion which extends from said first portion at a first location back to said third portion which extends from said second portion at a second location back to said second end, said second portion extending between and joined to said first portion and said third portion but separated apart therefrom except where joined at said first location and said second location, said first portion positioned between said second portion and said third portion, said main body further includes a sheet stop surface at said first location, said main body further including a grasping portion at said second location spaced apart from said first end allowing said grasping portion to be grasped at said second location and pulled when said main body is extended through a hole in a sheet and contacted at said first location on said stop surface.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein:

said second portion extends from said first location to said second location in a first direction whereas said third portion extends from said second location to said second end in a second direction with said first direction opposite of said second direction.