Straps for carrying buckets and ladders
The carry strap for buckets includes a loop fitting around the rim of a bucket with a hand strap and a shoulder strap attached on substantially opposite sides of the loop fitted around the bucket rim. A carry strap for ladders includes, adjustable opposite end loops and a shoulder strap as a carrying case sewn to the strap so that the strap may be folded and retained within the carrying case.
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In a principal aspect the present invention relates to straps or rigs which may be utilized to carry various items such as a bucket or a ladder.
Workman, tradesman and the like often utilize molded plastic buckets in their trade. Typically, such buckets come in five gallon or multiple liter sizes and are molded from plastic with a top rim and a carry handle attached to the sides of the top rim. Most often a lid is fitted onto the top rim of the bucket. Often such buckets are also utilized to carry tools as well as other materials useful at a work site such as water, concrete, gravel, sand and the like. Carrying such items at a work site is often a challenge. The handle which is typically provided for the bucket may become damaged and deformed or may not support the loaded or filled bucket.
Additionally, tradesmen often need to carry elongate items such as ladders, boards, pipe and the like at a work site. This job can be augmented or facilitated and made easier if appropriate rigs are available to facilitate the carrying of an elongate item such as a ladder.
Thus, the incentive to develop the presently described inventions was a result of such recognized needs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONBriefly, the present invention comprises a carrier strap for buckets and an alternative carrier strap which may be used for carrying an elongate item such as a ladder.
The bucket carrier is comprised of a loop strap, a hand strap and a shoulder strap. The loop strap is fitted around the rim of a bucket. The manual handle strap is attached to the strap that fits around the rim of the bucket. The auxiliary or shoulder strap is also attached to the loop straps. The shoulder strap has a generally longer length and is adjustable in length relative to the hand held strap. Thus, a bucket may be moved and transported by placing the shoulder strap on the shoulder of a workman as the workman also supports the bucket using the hand strap. In this manner, two straps are employed to carry and balance the bucket, each one of the two straps being attached to the loop strap that is, in turn, attached around the rim of the bucket.
A ladder carrying strap is comprised on an elongate, flexible strap having adjustable loops and release buckles at its opposite ends with an intermediate slidable shoulder strap and an attached carrying case or storage case. Thus, the flexible strap may be folded upon itself and the storage case folded over and fastened about the carry strap. The buckle at each end of the flexible strap enables opening of the loop associated with each end of the strap for placement around the side rails or rungs of a ladder, for example, or around a length of lumber, pipe or the like.
Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide improved strap carriers for use at a work site.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a strap assembly for transport of a bucket or pail wherein the strap assembly includes a shoulder strap and a hand hold strap in combination with a loop strap that fits around the rim of a bucket.
Another object of the invention is to provide a strap useful for carrying ladders which may be attached to the side rail of a ladder and adjusted to an appropriate length and further wherein the strap may be folded upon itself and placed in a storage case attached to the strap.
Another object of the invention is to provide strap designs which are rugged, economical, easy to use and adjustable.
These and other objects, advantages and features of the invention will be set forth in a detailed description which follows.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGIn the detailed description which follows, reference will be made to the drawing comprised of the following figures:
Referring to the figures,
Referring first, therefore, to
Rings, such as rings 46 and 48 are provided at the attachment points 38 and 36 for attachment to removable buckles or clasps 50 and 52 associated with the adjustable length shoulder strap 14. The adjustable length shoulder strap 14 has a slidable shoulder pad 56 generally intermediate the opposite ends thereof. Thus, the shoulder strap 14 may be attached or removed from the loop strap 10.
In use, the strap assembly of
The strap of
The straps are adjustable in length to accommodate the needs of a workman or a tradesman. Additionally, the straps are flexible and the buckles is included to permit further adjustment. Thus, the various strap configurations as set forth in the embodiments do not comprise limiting features of the invention. Various other types of strap material, buckles, rings and the like may be utilized to facilitate the assembly of the component parts described. The invention is therefore to be limited only by the following claims and equivalents thereof.
Claims
1. A strap assembly for transport of a bucket or pail comprising in combination:
- a first loop strap having a first end, a second opposite end, and an adjustable connection mechanism for connecting the first end to the second end;
- a first hand strap including a first end attached to the first loop strap and further including a second end affixed to the first loop strap, said first hand strap including a hand hold intermediate the first and second attached ends of the first hand strap located generally midway along the length of the hand strap between the first and second attached ends, said first and second attached ends spaced from one another and fitting generally on opposite sides of a bucket rim to which the first loop strap is attached; and
- a first shoulder strap having a first shoulder strap end attached to the first loop strap substantially at the first attached end of the first hand strap and a second shoulder strap end attached to the first loop strap at the second attached end of the first hand strap, said first shoulder strap being adjustable in length to enable a longer length than the first hand strap.
2. The strap assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second shoulder strap ends are detachable from the first loop strap.
3. The strap assembly of claim 1 including a shoulder pad on the first shoulder strap intermediate the first and second shoulder strap ends.
4. The strap assembly of claim 1 wherein the adjustable connection mechanism of said first loop strap comprises a ring at the first end thereof and a strap end at the opposite end which is extendable through the ring, to be cinched and folded over on itself.
5. A carry strap assembly for carrying an elongate item such as a ladder comprising in combination:
- a single elongate flexible strap having a first end forming a loop with an adjustable connection mechanism and a second end forming a loop with an adjustable connection mechanism;
- a strap storage case attached to the strap intermediate the first and second ends of the strap said storage case including first and second lateral foldable side wings positioned on and extending laterally from the strap, said wings foldable over the strap, at least, one of said first and second wings foldable over the other; and
- a fastener on the first and second wings for holding the wings connected together over the strap.
6. The strap assembly of claim 5 wherein the flexible strap includes a shoulder pad slidably mounted on the flexible strap intermediate the storage case and the first end of said flexible strap.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 18, 2005
Publication Date: Apr 19, 2007
Applicant: Travel Caddy, Inc. d/b/a Travelon (Des Plaines, IL)
Inventors: Donald Godshaw (Evanston, IL), Andrezj Redzisz (Wheeling, IL)
Application Number: 11/253,027
International Classification: A45F 3/14 (20060101); A45F 3/02 (20060101);