Debris receptacle removably secured to edge of work surface
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-025/22
A47B-096/06
출원번호
US-0044469
(2011-03-09)
등록번호
US-8584888
(2013-11-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Buerk, Mark
출원인 / 주소
Buerk, Mark
대리인 / 주소
Lee & Hayes, PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
30
초록▼
A debris receptacle is removably attachable to an edge or lip of a work surface. A receptacle portion of the device has vertically extending sides and defines a volume for receiving debris swept from the work surface. Panels with clamp arms that are configured to extend over a work surface are pivot
A debris receptacle is removably attachable to an edge or lip of a work surface. A receptacle portion of the device has vertically extending sides and defines a volume for receiving debris swept from the work surface. Panels with clamp arms that are configured to extend over a work surface are pivotally attached with pivot pins to each side of the receptacle portion. The pivot pins also secure helically coiled springs disposed in cavities formed within the sides. The springs provide a biasing force that urges the clamp arms toward clamp surfaces at each side of the receptacle portion, gripping an edge of a work surface. The debris receptacle is thus mounted to receive debris swept from the work surface.
대표청구항▼
1. A debris receptacle that is removably secured to an edge of a work surface comprising: (a) a debris receiving volume defined by opposite vertical sides, a rear, and a bottom, the debris receiving volume being configured to provide an unobstructed path for receiving debris that is moved from the w
1. A debris receptacle that is removably secured to an edge of a work surface comprising: (a) a debris receiving volume defined by opposite vertical sides, a rear, and a bottom, the debris receiving volume being configured to provide an unobstructed path for receiving debris that is moved from the work surface, so that the debris falls into the debris receiving volume;(b) clamp arms that are pivotally coupled to the vertical sides of the debris receiving volume and extend adjacent to each side so that a clamping surface provided on an underside of each clamp arm overlies one or more clamping surfaces formed on the bottom, the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume being disposed at a forward edge of the bottom; and(c) at least one spring coupled to at least one of the clamp arms and to at least one of the sides of the debris receiving volume, the at least one spring applying a biasing force to urge the clamping surfaces on the clamp arms toward the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume, so that when the clamp arms are positioned at an edge of a work surface so as to contact a top of the work surface and the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume are positioned against an undersurface of the edge of the work surface, the biasing force causes the clamping surfaces to removably secure the debris receptacle to the edge of the work surface in a position to receive debris that is moved by sweeping the debris from the work surface and into the debris receiving volume. 2. The debris receptacle of claim 1, wherein the clamp arms are joined together, and wherein each clamp arm includes a side that depends downwardly, extending generally parallel to and adjacent to the sides of the debris receiving volume. 3. The debris receptacle of claim 2, further comprising a pivot connector extending through orifices formed in the sides of the debris receiving volume and the sides of the clamp arms. 4. The debris receptacle of claim 2, wherein the at least one spring comprises two helical springs, each helical spring being disposed between one of the sides that depends downwardly from one clamp arm and one of the sides of the debris receiving volume. 5. The debris receptacle of claim 1, wherein each of the clamping surfaces includes a gripping layer with a high frictional coefficient. 6. A method for enabling a debris receptacle to be removably attached to and supported by an outwardly extending edge of a work surface, comprising the steps of: (a) providing clamp arms disposed at each side of a debris receiving volume, the clamp arms being sufficiently long to overlie a top of the work surface when the debris receptacle is disposed adjacent to an edge of the work surface;(b) providing an outwardly extending surface on each side of the debris receiving volume; and(c) applying a biasing force between the clamp arms and outwardly extending surfaces to compress and clamp the edge of the work surface between the clamp arms and the outwardly extending surfaces on the sides of the debris receiving volume, removably securing and supporting the debris receptacle on the edge of the work surface, and thus, providing an unobstructed path enabling debris on the work surface to readily be moved from the work surface, by sweeping the debris from the work surface and into the debris receiving volume. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of applying the biasing force comprises the step of pivoting the debris receiving volume about pivot points using helical springs disposed in side panels that depend downwardly from the clamp arms. 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of enabling the debris receptacle to be removed from the edge of the work surface by drawing the debris receptacle laterally away from the edge of the work surface so that the clamp arms and outwardly extending surfaces of the debris receiving volume are no longer clamping the edge of the work surface. 9. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of: (a) enabling the debris receptacle to be removed from the edge of the work surface by enabling a user to lift the clamp arms from the work surface; and(b) withdrawing the debris receptacle away from the work surface. 10. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of: (a) enabling the debris receptacle to be removed from the edge of the work surface by enabling a user to squeeze a lip on an outer surface of the debris receiving volume toward a lip disposed on an outer surface of a crosspiece that is joined to the clamp arms, so that the debris receiving volume pivots against the biasing force, moving the outwardly extending surfaces of the debris receiving volume away from the clamp arms; and(b) withdrawing the debris receptacle away from the work surface. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of pivoting the debris receiving volume toward the clamp arms when the debris receptacle has been removed from the edge of the work surface, and in cooperation with the crosspiece, more effectively retaining debris collected within the debris receiving volume. 12. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of enabling a user to readily remove the debris receptacle to dump collected debris from the debris receiving volume. 13. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of including a gripping layer with a high frictional coefficient, on portions of the clamp arms and outwardly extending surfaces of the debris receiving volume that contact the work surface. 14. A debris receptacle that is removably attachable to an edge of a work surface, comprising: (a) a debris receiving volume that is defined by a surface, said surface including clamping surfaces along one edge, at opposite sides of the debris receiving volume, the debris receiving volume being disposed along an unobstructed path of the debris receptacle that enables debris to be swept from the work surface and into the debris receiving volume;(b) a pair of clamp arms that are coupled together by a crosspiece; and(c) a pair of springs that provide a biasing force to urge the clamp arms and the clamping surfaces toward each other to grip an edge of a work surface, to secure the debris receptacle so that debris can readily be moved from the work surface and into the debris receiving volume. 15. The debris receptacle of claim 14, wherein the debris receiving volume comprises a horizontally extending curved surface with vertical sides, and wherein the vertical sides are pivotally attached to vertical panels extending downwardly from the clamp arms, so that the vertical sides and vertical panels are generally parallel with each other. 16. The debris receptacle of claim 15, wherein the springs are retained within cavities formed in at least one facing surface of a vertical side and a vertical panel, at each side of the debris receiving volume. 17. The debris receptacle of claim 15, further comprising a crosspiece that connects the vertical panels and clamp arms. 18. The debris receptacle of claim 17, further comprising a lip formed on an outer surface of the debris receiving volume, and a lip disposed on a back surface of the crosspiece, so that when the lip on the debris receiving volume and the lip on the crosspiece are squeezed together by a user, the clamping surfaces are urged away from the clamp arms, releasing the debris receptacle from the edge of the work surface. 19. A debris receptacle that is removably secured to an edge of a work surface comprising: (a) a debris receiving volume defined by opposite vertical sides, a rear, a bottom, and a back, wherein the back and the bottom of the debris receiving volume are joined together to form a curved surface;(b) clamp arms that are pivotally coupled to the vertical sides of the debris receiving volume and extend adjacent to each side so that a clamping surface provided on an underside of each clamp arm overlies one or more clamping surfaces formed on the bottom, the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume being disposed at a forward edge of the bottom; and(c) at least one spring coupled to at least one of the clamp arms and to at least one of the sides of the debris receiving volume, the at least one spring applying a biasing force to urge the clamping surfaces on the clamp arms toward the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume, so that when the clamp arms are positioned at an edge of a work surface so as to contact a top of the work surface and the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume are positioned against an undersurface of the edge of the work surface, the biasing force causes the clamping surfaces to removably secure the debris receptacle to the edge of the work surface in a position to receive debris that is moved from the work surface and into the debris receiving volume. 20. The debris receptacle of claim 19, further comprising a crosspiece that extends between the sides of the clamp arms, ends of the crosspiece being attached to the clamp arms, and the crosspiece being formed in a curve that generally matches the curved surface of the debris receiving volume. 21. The debris receptacle of claim 20, wherein the crosspiece and the curved surface provided by the bottom and back of the debris receiving volume each includes an outwardly extending lip, so that when the lip on the crosspiece and the lip on the curved surface are squeezed toward each other by a user, the force exerted by the user overcomes the biasing force produced by the at least one spring, so that the debris receptacle is no longer clamped between the clamp arms and the one or more clamping surfaces on the bottom of the debris receiving volume.
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