Plumber's support having improved height adjustment capabilities and providing enhanced upper body support

Active Publication Date: 2017-10-05
FROLANDER JOHN
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[0033]In one embodiment, the plumber's creeper disclosed herein has a wider upper body support with elongated rollers extending across the width of the upper body support for providing maximum support and comfort. The elongated rollers support a user as the user rolls from shoulder to shoulder of side to side to reach remote locations inside the cabinet. Providing enhanced lateral support reduces the amount of time and energy required to accomplish a required task, and projects may be completed with less stress and strain on the body.
[0034]Using elongated rollers that extend across the width of the upper body support prevents sharp or pointed edge contact between the upper body support and the floor of a cabinet.
[0035]The one step level adjustment feature disclosed herein saves a tremendous amount of time and provides a major convenience. Any time elements must be detached from a main body (e.g., removing locking pins from vertical wheel shafts to adjust height) there is an increased chance that items will be lost.
[0036]In one embodiment, a plumber's creeper preferably includes a lower body support having an inner frame with wheels mounted to an underside thereof and an outer frame telescopically received over the inner frame, whereby the outer frame is adapte

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Larson does not enable an operator to adjust the height of the creeper to accommodate cabinet floors having different heights.
In spite of the above advances, there are many drawbacks associated with prior art creepers.
First, in the Larson design, the single wheel on the extender does not provide sufficient lateral support for a worker's upper body as the worker rolls from side to side, which will result in the creeper tipping inside the cabinet.
Second, in the Larson design, the single wheel mounted on the underside of the extender results in all of the worker's weight being concentrated onto the single wheel, which may result in the wheel denting or marring the surface of the cabinet floor.
Third, the Larson device does no

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[0067]Referring to FIG. 1, in one embodiment, a height-adjustable plumber's creeper 20 preferably includes a lower body support 22 having a top surface 24 and a bottom surface 26. A first pad 28 desirably overlies the top surface 24 of the lower body support 22 to provide cushioning support for an individual positioned atop the plumber's creeper. The lower body support 22 preferably includes wheels 30, such as caster wheels, that project below the bottom surface 26 of the lower body support so that the lower body support may roll over a surface, such as a floor surface FS. In FIG. 1, only two wheels 30A, 30B are shown, however, in certain preferred embodiments, the lower body support may have four wheels that enable the lower body support to easily roll over surfaces. The wheels may be evenly spaced from one another around the perimeter of the lower body support, such as in the four corners of the lower body support. In one embodiment, the wheels may include a wide variety of swiveling

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A height adjustable plumber's support includes an elongated board having top and bottom major surfaces that extend from a proximal end to a distal end of the elongated board, a cushioned pad covering a central region of the top major surface, a head pad covering the top major surface adjacent the distal end of the elongated board, a foot pad covering the top major surface adjacent the proximal end of the elongated board, and a pair of flexible handles secured to opposite lateral sides of the elongated board. The height adjustable plumber's support includes a foldable support leg secured to the proximal end of the elongated board. The foldable support leg has a vertical section and a horizontally extending section. The foldable support leg is height adjustable for adjusting the height of the proximal end of the elongated board over a floor surface, such as when the distal end of the elongated board is inserted into a cabinet having an elevated base.

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Owner FROLANDER JOHN
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