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US 5,065,971 AGranted
Height adjustable plant hanging device
OwnerGuy Gaubeinventor
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A height adjustable device for suspending a planter comprises a locking member adapted to be mounted above the planter, a handle member and a cable attached at a first end thereof to the planter. The cable passes through the locking member and is wound around a reel biasedly mounted in the handle member with a second end of the cable being attached to the reel. The cable is partly wound around the reel. A disengageable brake is provided for the reel. The locking member comprises a pair of fixed wheels which guide the cable therethrough. The locking member further comprises a locking arm pivotally mounted therein and comprising a series of teeth. The locking arm is biased towards a first one of the wheels, whereby the cable can be secured between the locking arm and the first wheel. Tension provided in the cable by the handle member forces the locking arm away from the cable thereby releasing the same and allowing free movement thereof through the locking member and thus permitting the planter to be raised and lowered. To secure the cable between the teeth of the locking arm and the first wheel, a sudden slack is provided in the cable using the handle member in order to reduce the forces exerted by the cable on the locking arm in such a way that the locking arm is urged towards the wheel to imprison the cable therebetween. The disengageable brake allows the handle member to be positioned at various distances from the locking member by counterbalancing the forces of the biased reel provided in the handle member.
A height adjustable device for suspending an item, comprising a locking guide member adapted to be mounted above the item, a handle means having a reel means biasedly mounted thereto, and a cable means attached at a first end thereof to the item and at a second end thereof to said reel means with said cable means being guided intermediate said first and second ends by said locking guide member, said reel means urging said cable means to partly wind therearound, said locking guide member being adapted locking said cable means thereto between said first and second ends of said cable means for maintaining the item at a desired height, said locking guide member being also adapted for allowing movement of said cable means to displace therein when sufficient tension is provided to said cable means, whereby the item can be selectively lowered or raised, said sufficient tension resulting from a displacement of said handle means relative to said locking guide member that causes said cable means to unwind from said reel means, wherein, when said cable means is secured to said locking guide member, allowing said cable means to wind around said reel means causes said handle means to retract towards said locking guide member.
A method for vertically displacing an item suspended from a device which comprises a locking guide member mounted above the item, a handle means and a cable means attached at a first end thereof to the item and at a second end thereof to a reel means biasedly mounted to said handle means, said cable means being guided by said locking guide member and also being partly wound around said reel means, said locking guide member being adapted for locking said cable means thereto between said first and second ends of said cable means and also for allowing movement of said cable means therein when sufficient tension is provided to said cable means by way of said handle means, the method comprising the following steps for lowering the item:
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