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US 2016/0236918 A1Published application
Motorized Lifting Device With Mounting Flanges
OwnerDavid R. Hall, Jerome Miles +3inventors
InventorsDavid R. Hall, Jerome Miles, Michael Hall, Daniel Madsen, Ben Taylor
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a motor and a drum rotated by the motor to draw in or let out a line from the drum. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. In certain embodiments, the motor and drum are quickly and easily detachable from a structure by way of a flange and mounting bracket. The flange and mounting bracket have holes which are coaxially aligned. A pin or other fastener is used to join the flange and mounting bracket together.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a motor;
- a drum rotated by the motor to draw in or let out a line from the drum, the drum comprising a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line;
- a guide tracking and extending into the groove immediately over the line in order to push the line into the groove;
- and
- a flange for mounting the motor and the drum to a structure.
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A method comprising:
- mounting a drum to a structure using a flange;
- rotating the drum to draw in or let out a line, the drum comprising a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line;
- and
- pushing the line into the groove with a guide which tracks and extends into the groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.