Multi-purpose Adjustable Ceiling Suspension Storage Hoist
AssigneeSpire Corporation
InventorJoshua Gordon
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Abstract
A hoist assembly includes: a rope; a first mount having a base and a pulley attached to the base; a second mount having a base and a pulley attached to the base; a first lift pulley movably associated with the first mount with the rope; a second lift pulley moveably associated with the second mount with the rope; a pair of support straps; a bracket located on each of the first lift pulley and second lift pulley for receiving one of the pair of support straps and one or more apertures formed through a side wall of the bracket; and a lateral strap secured at a first end through the one or more apertures of the bracket of the first lift pulley and at a second end through the one or more apertures of the bracket of the second lift pulley.
Claims12
A hoist assembly comprising:
- a rope;
- a first mount securable on a mounting surface;
- a second mount securable on a mounting surface;
- a first lift pulley located substantially beneath the first mount, the first lift pulley movably associated with the first mount with the rope;
- a second lift pulley located substantially beneath the second mount, the second lift pulley moveably associated with the second mount with the rope;
- a pair of support straps;
- a lateral strap secured at a first end to the first lift pulley and at a second end to the second lift pulley;
- wherein the hoist assembly is moving an item from a lowered position to a lifted position, and wherein the lateral strap maintains a location of the first lift pulley relative to a position of the second lift pulley during movement of the hoist assembly.
A hoist assembly comprising:
- a rope;
- a first mount having a base and a pulley attached to the base;
- a second mount having a base and a pulley attached to the base;
- a first lift pulley located substantially beneath the first mount, the first lift pulley movably associated with the first mount with the rope;
- a second lift pulley located substantially beneath the second mount, the second lift pulley moveably associated with the second mount with the rope;
- a pair of support straps;
- a rectangular bracket located on each of the first lift pulley and second lift pulley, the bracket including
- an opening formed through a center of the bracket for receiving one of the pair of support straps and
- one or more apertures formed through a side wall of the bracket;
- a lateral strap secured at a first end through the one or more apertures of the bracket of the first lift pulley and at a second end through the one or more apertures of the bracket of the second lift pulley, wherein the lateral strap is adjustable in length;
- wherein the hoist assembly is moving an item from a lowered position to a lifted position, and wherein the lateral strap maintains a location of the first lift pulley relative to a position of the second lift pulley beneath during movement of the hoist assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.