Hoisting assembly
OwnerEduardo Nunez Duraninventor
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Abstract
A hoisting assembly for lifting a load into an attic or lowering a load therefrom includes a hoist. The hoist comprises a housing, which has a drum or a lift wheel engaged thereto and positioned in an interior space defined thereby. A suspension module is engaged to and extends from an upper end of the housing. The suspension module can selectively engage a beam so that the housing is suspended from and removably engaged to the beam. A lifting medium is operationally engaged to the drum or the lift wheel and extends from a lower end of the housing. A connector is engaged to the lifting medium distal from the housing. The connector can selectively engage a load so that the load is removably engaged to the lifting medium. The hoist thus is configured to lift the load.
Claims12
A hoisting device comprising a hoist, the hoist comprising:
- a housing defining an interior space,
- a drum or a lift wheel engaged to the housing and positioned in the interior space,
- a suspension module engaged to and extending from an upper end of the housing, the suspension module being configured for selectively engaging a beam, such that the housing is suspended from and removably engaged to the beam,
- a lifting medium operationally engaged to the drum or the lift wheel and extending from a lower end of the housing,
- a connector engaged to the lifting medium distal from the housing, the connector being configured for selectively engaging a load, such that the load is removably engaged to the lifting medium, wherein the hoist is configured for lifting the load;
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- wherein the suspension module comprises a plurality of lines, each line having engaged thereto a coupler, the coupler being positioned distal from the hoist, the coupler being configured for selectively engaging the beam, such that the line is removably engaged to the beam.
A hoisting device comprising a hoist, the hoist comprising:
- a housing defining an interior space,
- a drum or a lift wheel engaged to the housing and positioned in the interior space,
- a suspension module engaged to and extending from an upper end of the housing, the suspension module being configured for selectively engaging a beam, such that the housing is suspended from and removably engaged to the beam,
- a lifting medium operationally engaged to the drum or the lift wheel and extending from a lower end of the housing,
- a connector engaged to the lifting medium distal from the housing, the connector being configured for selectively engaging a load, such that the load is removably engaged to the lifting medium, wherein the hoist is configured for lifting the load;
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- wherein the connector comprises a cargo net and a set of cables, each cable being engaged to and extending between a circumference of the cargo net and the lifting medium, wherein the cargo net is configured for positioning around and under the load, such that the load is engaged to the lifting medium.
A hoisting assembly comprising:
- a hoist, the hoist being manually, electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically powered, the hoist comprising:
- a housing defining an interior space,
- a plurality of first padeyes engaged to an upper end of the housing,
- a drum or a lift wheel engaged to the housing and positioned in the interior space,
- a suspension module engaged to and extending from the upper end of the housing, the suspension module being configured for selectively engaging a beam, such that the housing is suspended from and removably engaged to the beam, the suspension module comprising a plurality of lines, each line having engaged thereto a coupler, the coupler being positioned distal from the hoist, the coupler being configured for selectively engaging the beam, such that the line is removably engaged to the beam, the line comprising:
- a wire rope,
- a pair of cable eyes, each cable eye being engaged to a respective opposed end of the wire rope, one of the cable eyes being engaged to a respective first padeye, and
- a carabiner engaged to the other of the cable eyes,
- the coupler comprising a clamp, wherein the clamp is configured for clamping to the beam, the clamp having engaged thereto a second padeye, such that the carabiner is positioned for selectively engaging the second padeye for suspending the housing from the coupler, the clamp comprising a pair of jaws, each jaw having a plurality of teeth engaged to an inner face thereof, such that the teeth are configured for penetrating into the beam for preventing slippage of the clamp,
- a spindle engaged to a movable jaw of the pair of jaws, wherein the spindle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user, positioning a user for turning the spindle for motivating the movable jaw toward a fixed jaw of the jaws, such that the pair of jaws engages the beam,
- a lifting medium operationally engaged to the drum or the lift wheel and extending from a lower end of the housing, the lifting medium comprising cable, chain, synthetic strap, or rope, and
- a connector engaged to the lifting medium distal from the housing, the connector being configured for selectively engaging a load, such that the load is removably engaged to the lifting medium, wherein the hoist is configured for lifting the load;
- the connector comprising a cargo net and a set of cables, each cable being engaged to and extending between a circumference of the cargo net and the lifting medium, wherein the cargo net is configured for positioning around and under the load, such that the load is engaged to the lifting medium, the set of cables comprising four cables, the cargo net having a set of slits positioned therein, each slit extending from proximate to a top to proximate to a bottom of the cargo net, wherein the slit is configured for accessing or positioning the load, the set of slits comprising four slits substantially equally spaced around the circumference of the cargo net;
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- a set of closures, each closure being engaged to the cargo net and extending along a respective slit, such that the closure is positioned for selectively closing the respective slit, the closure comprising:
- a strap engaged to the cargo net and extending along a first side of the respective slit, the strap having a plurality of grommets positioned therein, and
- a plurality of hooks, each hook being engaged to the cargo net and extending from a second side of the respective slit, such that the hook is positioned for selectively engaging a respective grommet for closing the respective slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.