Low-cost home lift
OwnerMarvin M. Mayinventor
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Abstract
An improved home lift having a simplified design and utilizing components that is simple and economical to install and designed for economical, temporary rental or lease installations as well as permanent installations. Complete installations cost far less than any existing home lift of the prior art and most stair climbers. The components include an optional steel tower frame or a support post and beam assembly, a carriage designed to carry a passenger with or without a wheelchair, a counterweight, and a set of pulleys configured to guide two cables. Both cables are attached to the carriage and the counterweight. The load weight and the counterweight are equal and balanced, requiring so little-force that the home lift may easily be operated manually by the passenger or an aide.
Claims20
A home lift comprising:
- a carriage sized and shaped to carry a passenger with an optional mobility vehicle, the carriage, the passenger, and the optional mobility vehicle defined as a load having a first weight;
- a counterweight having a second weight, wherein the first weight is equal to the second weight;
- a set of pulleys configured to guide two ropes, wherein the two ropes are attached to the carriage and the counterweight;
- and,
- wherein the passenger using a manual force may move the carriage between at least two adjacent floors in the home.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.