David A Ray

US Patent:

51640112, Nov 17, 1992

Filed:

Dec 28, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/635660

Inventors:

David D. Ray - Springfield MO

International Classification:

B05C 1300

US Classification:

118500

Abstract:

A door painting fixture which will hold a door in generally vertical position with the door being supported for rotational movement about a centrally located vertical axis to enable a door to be completely painted by the use of any of several well known paint applying techniques without the necessity of the painter moving to opposite sides of a door or lifting the door and manually rotating it 180. degree. The fixture includes opposed, vertically spaced and aligned pins having tapered or pointed facing ends to engage the top and bottom edges of a door at a center point thereof with the pins being supported by a stand having laterally extending arms supporting the pins with the upper arm including a spring arrangement to bias the upper pin towards the lower pin to retain the door in position in the fixture. The lower arm of the stand includes a structure to frictionally retain the door in 180. degree. rotated positions which is in the form of a resilient belt adjustably anchored at its ends and providing an upwardly bowed central portion to frictionally engage the bottom edge of the door to retain the door in one of two 180. degree.