Organizer tray for use on lifting equipment
An organizer tray for articles for use on an elevated platform of a lifting apparatus to provide access to a variety of items while work tasks are being performed by one or more individuals. The tray has four upright walls, a bottom wall and an open top to provide one or more compartment therein. A rear ledge and pair of side ledges support the tray on the rails of the platform of the lifting apparatus.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates in general to article receiving trays, and more particularly, to an organizer tray for receiving parts and other items for use by workmen on lifting equipment.
2. Summary of the Prior Art
Workmen, such as electricians, carpenters, refrigeration workers, and other tradesman, often perform installation and repair work within or on the exterior of buildings and the like while being elevated on lifting equipment. On common type of lifting equipment commonly in use is referred to as a scissors lift. A scissor lift is provided with an elevated platform from which a workman can perform his tasks. While elevated, the worker generally requires that a considerable amount of supplies to be available to him so that he can efficiently accomplish his work. For example, an electrician may require many items while performing electrical work, such as straps, fittings, connectors, couplings, and tools. Similarly, carpenters may need many types of nuts and bolts, nails and associated items.
In the past, the worker performing tasks on elevated equipment brings needed items in various containers and bags that often are positioned on the platform floor and do not provide convenient access and organization for optimum efficiency. Because of the lack of organization and convenient location of various items carried on the platform, maximum production of work and convenience to the individual is not attained by prior techniques. In addition, the presence of articles and containers on the platform of the lift leads to safety concerns, because of the potential of the workman tripping over the items or kicking the containers off the platform. For these reasons, it is advantageous in the industry to provide a more efficient and safe means of stowing work items and the like for use by workmen while elevated on a lift.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is therefore an objective of this invention to provide an organizer tray for use on the work platform of lifting equipment. The organizer tray herein disclosed is provided with a plurality of open compartments to receive articles needed for work tasks and arranged in an organized manner. The organizer tray herein is provided with ledges that project over portions of the rails conventionally present around the work platforms of lifting equipment, such as a scissors lift. The ledges effectively retain the organizer tray in a safe manner at a position elevated above the platform directly in front of the workmen. The positioning of the organizer tray allows the workman ready access to the items stored in the compartments with interfering with his work tasks. Each open compartment is to contain selected particular items of the type and in the arrangement which the worker prefers for his particular needs. Such items may be straps, fittings, couplings, connectors, and the like such as required by electricians. Carpenters may need other articles and tools that they can selectively store in a preferred arrangement in the compartments.
In its elevated position on the rails, the invention herein is highly convenient to the individual and provides greater efficiency and production, both beneficial to the employee and his employer. Because the organizer tray is elevated above the platform floor, greater occupational safety is present due to a reduction of the number of containers or other items needed on the platform of the lift. As another benefit, the organizer tray herein further prevents unintentional loss of working articles due to its efficient design while carrying the items on and off the platform and while being attached to the platform rail while elevated.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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An elongated end compartment 40 is further provided at an end portion of compartment section 13 by a portion of front wall 8 and rear wall 10, one end wall 6, and divider wall 24. Four larger equal size rectangular compartments 42 are provided at the opposite end of body 4 and are disposed between one end wall 6, a portion of front wall 8 and rear wall 10. The compartments are divided by perpendicular wall segments 44a, 44b, and 46a, 46b. The top edge of the divider walls as previously described within body 4 extend generally to the height of front wall 8, rear wall 10, and end walls 6. It is within the scope of the invention to utilize other compartment sizes and configurations as desired than the compartments shown in
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Claims
1. An organizer tray for articles for support on the upper portion of the of the front and side rails of a work platform of a lifting apparatus comprising,
- body means defining at least one article receiving compartment,
- said body means having a front upright wall and a rear upright wall respectively intersecting with opposed end walls at respective lower ends, said front wall said rear wall, and said end walls each having free upper edge portions defining an open top,
- said body means further having a bottom wall integrally connected to said lower edges of said front wall, said rear wall, and said opposed end walls,
- side ledge means integrally connected to said opposed end walls and projecting therefrom for support of said body means on an upper portion of the side rails, and
- rear ledge means integrally connected to said rear wall and projecting therefrom for support of said body on an upper portion of the front rail.
2. The organizer tray according to claim 1 wherein said side ledge means and said rear ledge means each have a portion respectively extending perpendicular to said opposed end walls and said rear wall.
3. The organizer tray according to claim 2 wherein said perpendicular portions respectively extend from said upper edge portion of said end walls and said upper edge portion of said rear wall.
4. The organizer tray according to claim 3 wherein said rear ledge means includes a downwardly extending lip lying in spaced relationship to said rear wall in integral relationship to said perpendicular portion.
5. The organizer tray according to claim 3 wherein each of said side ledge means includes a downwardly lip lying in spaced relationship to said opposed end walls in integral relationship to said portion of said side ledge means.
6. The organizer tray according to claim 5 wherein each of said downwardly extending lips are spaced respectively from said end walls by a distance greater than the width of the side rails to accommodate different distances between the side rails.
7. The organize tray according to claim 1 wherein said compartment includes a plurality of interconnected divider walls to form a plurality of compartments.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 1, 2004
Publication Date: Dec 1, 2005
Inventor: Andrew Wanda (Homer Glen, IL)
Application Number: 10/856,522