Girder trolley
AssigneeOverflow, Ltd.
InventorMatthew Garry
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Abstract
A device. The device includes a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end. The device also includes a connector attached to the first end of the shaft. The device also includes a rod connected to the shaft. The rod comprises a third end and a fourth end. The third end is connected to the second end of the shaft. The rod is about parallel to the longitudinal axis. The device also includes a spring surrounding the rod. The spring is compressible or extendable along the longitudinal axis. The device also includes a stop connected to the rod at a position distal to the spring. The stop resists longitudinal compression or extension of the spring.
Claims15
A device comprising:
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end;
- a connector attached to the first end of the shaft;
- a rod connected to the shaft, wherein:
- the rod comprises a third end and a fourth end,
- the third end is connected to the second end of the shaft, and
- the rod is offset from the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and remains about parallel to the longitudinal axis;
- a spring surrounding the rod, wherein the spring is compressible or extendable along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a stop connected to the rod at a position distal to the spring, wherein the stop resists longitudinal compression or extension of the spring.
A system comprising:
- a door frame comprising a first beam about parallel to a second beam, the first beam and the second beam about parallel to a longitudinal axis;
- a first cross-beam connecting the first beam and the second beam, wherein a first hole having a first radius is disposed in the first cross-beam;
- a device comprising:
- a shaft having the longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, and a second radius greater than the first radius;
- a connector attached to the first end of the shaft;
- a rod connected to the shaft, wherein:
- the rod comprises a third end, a fourth end and a third radius less than the first radius,
- the third end is connected to the second end of the shaft, and
- the rod is about parallel to the longitudinal axis;
- a spring surrounding the rod, wherein the spring is compressible or extendable along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a stop connected to the rod at a position distal to the spring, wherein the stop resists longitudinal compression or extension of the spring;
- a girder connected to the connector, wherein:
- the rod is disposed through the hole,
- the spring is disposed between the cross-beam and the stop, and
- extension of the spring is constrained by the crossbeam;
- and
- a second cross-beam connecting the first beam and the second beam, wherein:
- the second cross-beam is about parallel to the first cross-beam,
- a second hole having a fifth radius is disposed in the second cross-beam,
- the fifth radius is greater than the second radius of the shaft,
- the shaft is disposed through the second hole, and
- the shaft is slidable through the hole during compression or extension of the spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.