Adjustable overhead hanger with lock pulley

An apparatus for suspending articles from an overhead member, comprising:

• an elongated support member attachable to said overhead member;
• a first pulley supported by said support member;
• an abutment radially spaced from said first pulley;
• a second pulley supported by said support member and spaced from said first pulley, said first and second pulleys being substantially co-tangential;
• a cord having two ends and passing over said first pulley inwardly of said abutment and further over said second pulley, the end of said cord proximal to said second pulley being attachable to an article to support said article at a height determinable by movement of said cord over said pulleys;
• a pivoting lock member coaxial with and operably independent from said first pulley;
• wherein said cord is normally freely movable over said pulleys, but may be restricted from movement in one direction by clamping engagement of the cord between said lock member and said abutment,
• wherein said pulleys are slideably positionable along the length of said support member, and
• wherein said support member is a channel, said channel including a top panel, opposite sidewalls downwardly extending from opposite edges of said top panel, and a pair of flanges, each said flange extending inwardly from a sidewall and said flanges defining an opening therebetween, wherein an open space is defined between said sidewalls and between said top panel and said flanges, and further comprising a pulley support frame sized to fit within said open space and slidably positionable therein along the length of the channel, said pulley support frame including a means for securing said support frame at a given position along said channel.

An apparatus for suspending articles from an overhead member, comprising:

• an elongated support member attachable to said overhead member;
• a first pulley supported by said support member;
• an abutment radially spaced from said first pulley;
• a second pulley supported by said support member and spaced from said first pulley, said first and second pulleys being substantially co-tangential;
• a cord having two ends and passing over said first pulley inwardly of said abutment and further over said second pulley, the end of said cord proximal to said second pulley being attachable to an article to support said article at a height determinable by movement of said cord over said pulleys;
• a pivoting lock member coaxial with and operably independent from said first pulley;
• wherein said cord is normally freely movable over said pulleys, but may be restricted from movement in one direction by clamping engagement of the cord between said lock member and said abutment,
• wherein said support member is a channel, said channel including a top panel, opposite sidewalls downwardly extending from opposite sidewalls downwardly extending from opposite edges of said top panel, and a pair of flanges, each said flange extending inwardly from a sidewall and said flanges defining an opening therebetween, wherein an open space is defined between said sidewalls and between said top panel and said flanges, and wherein said first and second pulleys are supported within said open space of said channel.

An apparatus for suspending articles overhead, comprising:

• an elongated support member attachable to an overhead member;
• a locking pulley assembly supported by said support member and including a plurality of coaxial first pulley wheels, an abutment radially spaced from and corresponding to each said first pulley wheel, said abutment having a use position fixed relative to said support member and a pivoting lock member associated with each said first pulley wheel, each pivoting lock member pivoting coaxial with and operably independent from its associated first pulley wheel,
• a plurality of second pulleys each associated with a first pulley wheel of said locking pulley assembly and supported by said support member, each of said second pulleys being radially spaced from and substantially co-tangential with its associated first pulley wheel of said locking pulley assembly;
• a plurality of cords each having two ends and passing over a separate pulley wheel of said lock pulley assembly radially inwardly of said abutment and further passing over the associated one of said second pulleys, one end of said cord being proximal to said second pulley and being operable to support an article at a height determinable by movement of said cord,
• wherein each of said cords is normally freely movable over each of said associated pulleys but each may be restricted from movement in one direction by engagement of the cord between said associated pivoting lock member and said abutment.

An apparatus for suspending articles overhead, comprising:

• an elongated support member attachable to an overhead member;
• a locking pulley assembly supported by said support member and including a plurality of coaxial first pulley wheels, an abutment radially spaced from and corresponding to each said first pulley wheel, and a pivoting lock member associated with each said first pulley wheel, each pivoting lock member being coaxial with and operably independent from its associated first pulley wheel,
• a plurality of second pulleys each associated with a first pulley wheel of said locking pulley assembly and supported by said support member, each of said second pulleys being radially spaced from and substantially co-tangential with its associated first pulley wheel of said locking pulley assembly;
• a plurality of cords each having two ends and passing over a separate pulley wheel of said lock pulley assembly inwardly of said abutment and further passing over the associated one of said second pulleys, one end of said cord being proximal to said second pulley and being operable to support an article at a height determinable by movement of said cord,
• wherein each of said cords is normally freely movable over each of said associated pulleys but each may be restricted from movement in one direction by engagement of the cord between said associated pivoting lock member and said abutment,
• wherein said second pulleys are longitudinally spaced along said elongated support member, and
• wherein said support member is a channel, said channel including a top panel, opposite sidewalls downwardly extending from opposite edges of said top panel, and a pair of flanges, each said flange extending inwardly from a sidewall and said flanges defining an opening therebetween, wherein an open space is defined between said sidewalls and between said top panel and said flanges, and further comprising a pulley support frame corresponding to each said pulley sized to fit within said open space and slidably positionable therein along the length of the channel, each said pulley support frame including a means for securing said support frame at a given position along said channel.

An apparatus for suspending articles overhead, comprising:

• an elongated support member attachable to an overhead member;
• a locking pulley assembly supported by said support member and including a plurality of coaxial first pulley wheels, an abutment radially spaced from and corresponding to each said first pulley wheel, and a pivoting lock member associated with each said first pulley wheel, each pivoting lock member being coaxial with and operably independent from its associated first pulley wheel,
• a plurality of second pulleys each associated with a first pulley wheel of said locking pulley assembly and suported by said support member, each of said second pulleys being radially spaced from and substantially co-tangential with its associated first pulley wheel of said locking pulley assembly;
• a plurality of cords each having two ends and passing over a separate pulley wheel of said lock pulley assembly inwardly of said abutment and further passing over the associated one of said second pulleys, one end of said cord being proximal to said second pulley and being operable to support an article at a height determinable by movement of said cord,
• wherein each of said cords is normally freely movable over each of said associated pulleys but each may be restricted from movement in one direction by engagement of the cord between said associated pivoting lock member and said abutment,
• wherein said second pulleys are longitudinally spaced along said elongated support member, and
• wherein said support member is a channel, said channel including a top, a pair of substantially parallel side portions downwardly extending from said top, and a pair of flanges, each said flange extending inwardly from a side portion and said flanges defining an opening therebetween, wherein an open space is defined between said side portions and between said top and said flanges, and wherein said locking pulley assembly and said second pulleys are supported substantially within said open space of said channel.