Rigging ladder system for lighting fixtures or entertainment equipment
AssigneeSolid Industries, LLC
InventorMatthew Shimamoto
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Abstract
A rigging ladder system for hanging light fixtures or entertainment equipment thereon includes first and second side rails having one or more center members forming an interconnection between the side rails. A lifting plate may span between the side rails at a top side thereof for lifting the system to a desired height. The system can be formed from one or more assemblies such that a desired vertical length achieved that can hold the desired number of lighting fixtures by interconnecting an appropriate number of assemblies together. The width may be adjustable by choosing center members of the desired width. The rigging ladder system, or lighting torm, may be adjusted vertically and horizontally depending user needs and the specific application.
Claims15
A rigging system comprising:
- first and second side rails, each having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a plurality of rail side holes formed along an inner side of each of the first and second side rails;
- a plurality of rail front holes formed along a front side of each of the first and second side rails;
- a first end connector attached to the first end;
- a second end connector attached to the second end;
- a center rail spanning between the first and second side rails, wherein the first end connector is configured to removably attach to the second end connector to permit a desired number of first and second side rails to interconnect end to end;
- the first end connector includes two parallel plates, having a space therebetween, with a first connector hole therethrough;
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- the second end connector includes a single plate configured to fit between the two parallel plates of the first end connector, the single plate having a second connector hole therethrough that aligns with the first connector hole when the single plate is fitted in the space.
A rigging system comprising:
- first and second side rails, each having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a plurality of rail side holes formed along an inner side of each of the first and second side rails;
- a plurality of rail through holes formed through a front side and a rear side of each of the first and second side rails;
- a plurality of slots formed along an outer side of each of the first and second rails;
- a first end connector attached to the first end;
- a second end connector attached to the second end;
- a center rail spanning between the first and second side rails;
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- a bracket disposed at each end of the center rail, each bracket having at least one plate disposed along the inner side of the first and second rails;
- an inner plate hole formed through the inner plate, wherein
- the first end connector is configured to removably attach to the second end connector to permit a desired number of first and second side rails to interconnect end to end;
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- the inner plate hole configured to receive a fastener therethrough and into one of the plurality of rail side holes, where the fastener terminated within the first and second side rails and is accessible through the plurality of slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.