Hoist and supplemental support system
OwnerAlfred L. Finleyinventor
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Abstract
A support assembly comprises a bracket, a blocking member, and a spring. The blocking member is adapted to slidingly move within a through opening of a support member. The blocking member is adapted to be selectively moved from a supporting position to a non-supporting position. The spring is adapted to bias the blocking member towards the non-supporting position. In certain embodiments, the bracket is adapted to retain the blocking member at least partially within the through opening when the bracket is mounted to a hoist. In certain embodiments, the blocking member comprises a handle comprising a pin axially aligned within a compression spring and the bracket comprises a notch adapted to receive the handle.
Claims19
A support assembly comprising:
- a bracket, a blocking member, and a spring, the bracket being adapted to be fixed to a support member comprising a through opening;
- the through opening comprising first and second through opening ends, such that when the bracket is fixed to the support member, the second through opening end is nearer to the bracket than the first through opening end;
- the blocking member comprising first and second blocking member ends;
- the bracket comprising first and second legs and a bracket end portion, the bracket end portion spanning between the first and second legs;
- when fixed to the support member, the bracket being adapted to:
- retain the blocking member, at least partially, within the through opening such that:
- the first end of the blocking member is positioned within the through opening or beyond the first through opening end;
- the second end of the blocking member is positioned within a space defined by the bracket legs and the bracket end portion;
- the bracket end portion prevents any portion of the second end of the blocking member to move beyond the bracket end portion;
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- prevent the second end of the blocking member from exiting the space defined by the bracket legs and the bracket end portion;
- the blocking member structured and arranged to be axially aligned with the through opening when the bracket is fixed to the support member such that a sliding portion of the blocking member is adapted to slidingly move within the through opening while the second end of the blocking member is retained within the space defined by the bracket legs and the bracket end portion;
- the blocking member being adapted to be selectively moved from a supporting position to a non-supporting position.
A support assembly comprising:
- a bracket, a blocking member, a spring, and a support member, the support member comprising a through opening, the bracket being fixed to the support member;
- the through opening comprising first and second through opening ends, such that when the bracket is fixed to the support member, the second through opening end is nearer to the bracket than the first through opening end;
- the blocking member comprising first and second blocking member ends;
- the bracket comprising first and second legs and a bracket end portion, the bracket end portion spanning between the first and second legs;
- the bracket being adapted to:
- retain the blocking member, at least partially within the through opening such that:
- the first end of the blocking member is positioned within the through opening or beyond the first through opening end;
- the second end of the blocking member is positioned within a space defined by the bracket legs and the bracket end portion;
- the bracket end portion prevents any portion of the second end of the blocking member to move beyond the bracket end portion;
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- prevent the second end of the blocking member from exiting the space defined by the bracket legs and the bracket end portion;
- the blocking member being axially aligned with the through opening such that a sliding portion of the blocking member is adapted to slidingly move within the through opening while the second end of the blocking member is retained within the space defined by the bracket legs and the bracket end portion;
- the blocking member being adapted to be selectively moved from a supporting position to a non-supporting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.