Extendable beam coupler
AssigneeQuick Headers, LLC
InventorScot Ryan Kelly
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Abstract
A system for traversing an opening of a construction element the system including a elongated housing with two extendable elements configured to reside at least partially within the housing. The extendable elements may extend beyond the housing and may include flanges or ledges which may engage the ends of a construction element, which may be a wall, and thus allow the system to traverse the opening of a construction element, such as a window or door. A coupler may be utilized to connect to a more than one elongated housing element to provide for traversal across even larger openings. The system may allow a user to easily manipulate the system to fit a plurality of openings and reuse the system a countless number of times.
Claims20
A system for traversing an opening, comprising:
- an elongated frame comprising:
- a first planar surface;
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- a pair of longitudinal walls extending substantially perpendicular from the first planar surface, the pair of longitudinal walls forming a channel;
- a first extendable member configured to extend longitudinally beyond the frame, the first extendable member comprising:
- a second planar surface substantially parallel to the first planar surface;
- a first lateral wall extending substantially perpendicular to the second planar surface and a second lateral wall opposite the first lateral wall extending substantially perpendicular to the second planar surface, the first and second lateral walls including a raised notch;
- a distal wall substantially perpendicular to the first and second lateral walls, the distal wall comprising a plurality of tabs to engage with a plurality of holes in the second planar surface and the first and second lateral walls;
- a proximal wall substantially parallel and opposite the distal wall, wherein the proximal wall is longer than the distal wall and lateral walls, wherein the proximal wall engages a first pin to stop the first extendable member at a predetermined distance;
- a flange extending longitudinal and in the same plane as the second planar surface;
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- a pair of elongated slots extending non-parallel to the first lateral wall and second lateral wall, wherein the first extendable member is configured to freely slide longitudinally along the elongated slots;
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- a coupler for receiving and coupling a second extendable member to the system, the second extendable member abutting the first extendable member when received by the coupler.
A system for traversing an opening, comprising:
- a first elongated housing comprising:
- a first planar surface;
- a pair of longitudinal walls extending substantially perpendicular from the first planar surface and forming a channel;
- a first slide configured to extend longitudinally beyond the frame, the first slide comprising:
- a second planar surface substantially parallel to the first planar surface;
- a flange extending longitudinal and in the same plane as the second planar surface;
- a first lateral wall extending substantially perpendicular to the second planar surface and a second lateral wall opposite the first lateral wall extending substantially perpendicular to the second planar surface;
- a distal wall substantially perpendicular to the first and second lateral walls;
- a proximal wall substantially parallel and opposite the distal wall, wherein the proximal wall is longer than the distal wall and lateral walls, wherein the proximal wall engages at least one pin to stop the first extendable member at a predetermined distance;
- a second slide, opposite the first slide, configured to extend longitudinally beyond the frame in a direction opposite the first slide, the second slide comprising:
- a third planar surface extending in the same plane as the second planar surface, and
- a flange extending longitudinal and in the same plane as the third planar surface;
- a second elongated housing;
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- a coupler to join the first elongated housing to the second elongated housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.