Movable platform of a suspended storage apparatus
AssigneeCeiling Storage and More Inc.
InventorsDwayne Dunseath, Dylan M. Dunseath, Gary Romig, Jim Yacksyzn
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Abstract
A storage apparatus includes a pully system, a moveable platform, X-bars, a lowering and lifting means and attachment elements. The platform includes at least one support tray and side and end platform supports. The pully system includes at least one pully, a lowering and raising mechanism and at least one rope or cable, where the rope or cable is attached to at least one pully support. The lowering and lifting means turns the lowering and raising mechanism such that the rope or cable moves over pullies in the pully system to raise and lower the platform of the storage apparatus.
Claims9
A storage apparatus, comprising a platform, a means for lowering and raising the platform, at least one side support and at least one end support attached to the platform, at least one pully support connected to at least one of the side platform support, the end platform support and the platform, at least one rope or cable attached to the at least one pully support, and at least one storage support element connected to a support structure,
- wherein the platform comprises a plurality of support trays connected together,
- wherein the means for lowering and raising the platform comprises a lowering and raising mechanism and the lowering and raising mechanism is a gear box, the lowering and raising mechanism comprises an elongated member and the elongated member has an aperture in the elongated member, wherein the aperture is used by inserting a device or a member in the aperture to rotate the elongated member for turning a gear or gears in the lowering and raising mechanism to raise or lower the platform,
- wherein the storage apparatus further comprises at least one pair of X-bars, wherein the at least one pair of X-bars has one end connected to a first support tray of the plurality of support trays and another end connected to a ceiling or rafter, and
- wherein the storage apparatus comprises at least one pully mounting bracket, wherein the at least one pully mounting bracket comprises at least one T-nut and the at least one T-nut is rotated to fit into a channel of the at least one storage support element.
A storage apparatus, comprising a platform, a means for lowering and raising the platform, at least one side support and at least one end support attached to the platform, at least one pully support connected to at least one of the side platform support, the end platform support and the platform, at least one rope or cable attached to the at least one pully support and at least one storage support element connected to a support structure,
- wherein the platform comprises a plurality of support trays connected together,
- wherein the means for lowering and raising the platform comprises a lowering and raising mechanism and the lowering and raising mechanism is a gear box, the lowering and raising mechanism comprises an elongated member and the elongated member has an aperture in the elongated member, wherein the aperture is used by inserting a device or a member in the aperture to rotate the elongated member for turning a gear or gears in the lowering and raising mechanism to raise or lower the platform, and
- comprising at least one pully mounting bracket, wherein the at least one pully mounting bracket comprises at least one T-nut and the at least one T-nut is rotated to fit into a channel of the at least one storage support element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.