Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform – For supporting a barrel
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-03
2001-08-21
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
For supporting a barrel
C108S055500, C206S386000, C248S346030, C248S499000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276285
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a barrel cradling device and more particularly pertains to a new barrel carrying device for preventing a barrel from rolling around and damaging a vehicle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of a barrel cradling device is known in the prior art. More specifically, a barrel cradling device heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 3,747,780; U.S.
Pat. No. 4,971,275; U.S. Pat. No. 4,555,083; U.S. Pat. No. 4,354,599; U.S. Pat. No. 3,938,768; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 245,929.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new barrel carrying device. The inventive device includes a rectangular frame having a pair of longitudinal members and a pair of cross members interconnecting the longitudinal members, and further includes four hook members disposed at the corners of the frame and fastening the cross members to the longitudinal members, and also includes a thin rubber material which is securely attached to the bottom side of one of the cross members to prevent the frame from sliding on a surface such as that found in a vehicle, and further includes a continuous elastic member which loops through the hook members and extends about a barrel placed on the frame to prevent the barrel from rolling about and damaging a vehicle.
In these respects, the barrel carrying device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of preventing a barrel from rolling around and damaging a vehicle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of a barrel cradling device now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new barrel carrying device construction wherein the same can be utilized for preventing a barrel from rolling around and damaging a vehicle.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new barrel carrying device which has many of the advantages of the barrel cradling device mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new barrel carrying device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art a barrel cradling device, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a rectangular frame having a pair of longitudinal members and a pair of cross members interconnecting the longitudinal members, and further includes four hook members disposed at the corners of the frame and fastening the cross members to the longitudinal members, and also includes a thin rubber material which is securely attached to the bottom side of one of the cross members to prevent the frame from sliding on a surface such as that found in a vehicle, and further includes a continuous elastic member which loops through the hook members and extends about a barrel placed on the frame to prevent the barrel from rolling about and damaging a vehicle.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention 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 invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new barrel carrying device which has many of the advantages of the barrel cradling device mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new barrel carrying device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art a barrel cradling device, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new barrel carrying device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new barrel carrying device which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new barrel carrying device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such barrel carrying device economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new barrel carrying device which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new barrel carrying device for preventing a barrel from rolling around and damaging a vehicle.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new barrel carrying device which includes a rectangular frame having a pair of longitudinal members and a pair of cross members interconnecting the longitudinal members, and further includes four hook members disposed at the corners of the frame and fastening the cross members to the longitudinal members, and also includes a thin rubber material which is securely attached to the bottom side of one of the cross members to prevent the frame from sliding on a surface such as that found in a vehicle, and further includes a continuous elastic member which loops through the hook members and extends about a barrel placed on the frame to prevent the barrel from rolling about and damaging a vehicle.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new barrel carrying device that protects against the possibility of bodily harm to passenger in the vehicle.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new barrel carrying device that is easy and very convenient to use.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various featur
Ramirez Ramon O.
Szumny Jon
LandOfFree
Barrel carrying device does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Barrel carrying device, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Barrel carrying device will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2442667