Apparatus for mounting an appliance at an opening
AssigneeUnique Concepts Ltd.
InventorsMorris Baziuk, Jan Vetesnik
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for mounting an appliance at an opening in a wall, particularly for use with openings in the exterior walls of storage tanks and the like. The apparatus allows men and materials to be safely raised and lowered within the opening, can be moved away from the opening without completely removing the apparatus from the tank, and can be used to mount a variety or different appliances for use through the opening. The apparatus comprises grasping clamps for securing the apparatus to the opening of the wall, an appliance mounting member for connecting an appliance to the grasping clamps, and an appliance for maneuvering through the opening and performing a predetermined task within the tank.
Claims18
A combination of a wall having an opening therein and an apparatus for mounting an appliance at said opening of said wall comprising:
- the wall comprising:
- a projection arranged around at least a portion of a periphery of the opening including a side wall extending outwards from a plane of the wall, said side wall having a first surface adjacent the opening and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a flange extending laterally from the side wall of the projection, said flange having an inner face adjacent the wall and an outer face opposite the inner face;
- the apparatus comprising:
- an appliance mounting member;
- and grasping means fixed to said appliance mounting member for securing the apparatus to the projection including:
- a main support member;
- a first clamp positioning arm pivotally connected by pivot connection means adjacent a first end to an end of the main support member and extending forwards therefrom to a second end;
- a second clamp positioning arm pivotally connected by pivot connection means adjacent a first end to the main support at an end of the main support member opposite the first clamp positioning arm and extending forwards therefrom to a second end;
- a first clamping means fixed adjacent the second end of the first clamp positioning arm and engaging the inner and outer faces of the flange;
- a second clamping means fixed adjacent the second end of second clamp positioning arm and engaging the inner and outer faces of the flange;
- securing means mounted on the main support member and engaging a portion of the side wall of the projection;
- a first angular adjustment means for independently adjusting a position of the second end of the first clamp positioning arm both towards and away from the periphery of the opening;
- and a second angular adjustment means for independently adjusting a position of the second end of the second clamp positioning arm both towards and away from the periphery of the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.