Accessory hanger for mounting on a vertical pole
OwnerSean Seldersinventor
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Abstract
A band (30) is buckled around a pole (50). A hanger arm (18) has a top end attached to the band (30) at an attachment point (44), and has a bottom end with a load hook (20). A high-friction cam surface (24) is formed on the hanger arm (18). The relative positions of the cam (24), the band attachment point (44), and the load hook (20) cause the band attachment point (44, 46) to move away from the pole (50) as the hanger arm is loaded, tightening the band (30) on the pole (50). This automatically adjusts the hoop tension in the encircling band (30) depending on the arm loading (52).
Claims7
An accessory hanger for mounting on a vertical pole, comprising:
- a hanger arm comprising a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end comprising a load hook;
- a high friction cam surface on the hanger arm intermediate the top and bottom ends of the hanger arm and offset from a line between the top and bottom ends of the hanger arm;
- a band for encircling a pole, the band comprising first and second ends;
- first and second parts of a connecting device on the respective first and second ends of the band to releasably buckle the two ends of the band together;
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- the top end of the hanger arm attached to the band.
An accessory hanger for mounting on a vertical pole, comprising:
- a band comprising first and second ends, each end having respective first and second parts of a buckling device that releasably connect the ends of the band together;
- a lever arm comprising a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the lever arm comprising a load hook;
- a high friction cam surface attached to the lever arm at an intermediate position between the top and bottom ends of the lever arm and offset from a line between the top and bottom ends of the lever arm;
- the top end of the lever arm attached to the band a given attachment point.
- the relative positions of the cam surface, the band attachment point, and the load hook are configured such that when the band is buckled around a vertical pole the lever arm operates between an unloaded position and a loaded position, and movement of the lever arm from the unloaded position to the loaded position causes the given attachment point to move away from the pole, tightening the band on the pole.
An accessory hanger for mounting on a vertical pole, comprising:
- an elastic band comprising first and second ends;
- first and second parts of a buckling device on the respective ends of the band for connecting the first and second ends of the band together;
- a plurality of generally S-shaped hanger arms, each arm comprising a top loop and a bottom loop;
- the top loop of each arm attached to the elastic band;
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- a rubbery coating on at least a part of the top loop of each arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.