Dock fan and light cantilever-mounted articulated multi-arm utility support assembly

• US 4,973,016 A
• Filed: 07/24/1989
• Issued: 11/27/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Marley Engineered Products LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Patton Electronics Company (Newell Brands Inc.)
• Inventors: Hertenstein, Harold J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Talbott, David L.
• Application Number:
  US07/384,552
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 248/278, 248/282, 248/281.1, 98/40.07, 98/40.08, 98/40.09, 362/432, 362/147
• US Class Current: 248/282.1
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/108 Arms
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/26 Pivoted arms
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0096 Fans, e.g. ceiling fans forced cooling of lighting devices characterised by the arrangement of fans F21V29/67

Abstract

A utility support assembly for mounting a dock fan and light includes an articulated multi-arm arrangement and a wall mounting bracket. The multi-arm arrangement includes a pair of inner arms and a single outer arm. The inner arms are vertically spaced apart and pivotally mounted at their inner ends to the wall mounting bracket. The outer arm at its inner end is disposed between and pivotally mounted to the outer ends of the inner arms. Also, fan and light support members are pivotally mounted at the outer end of the outer arm. The fan support member is mounted below the outer end of the outer arm, whereas the light support member is mounted above it. A fan is pivotally mounted to the fan support member and a light is pivotally mounted to the light support member. The pivotal axes of the fan and light on their respective support members are coplanar. The pivotal axes of the fan and light support members on the outer arm are coaxial to one another and parallel to the pivotal axes defined by the respective connection between outer and inner arms and between the inner arms and the mounting bracket. An electrical circuit junction box is mounted to the outer arm adjacent to its outer end.

Claims

1. A utility support assembly supporting a fan and light, comprising:

a mounting member for attaching to a stationary support structure;

a multi-arm arrangement including a pair of inner arms and a single outer arm, said arms each having inner and outer ends, said inner ends of said inner arms being spaced apart from one another and pivotally mounted to said mounting member for pivotal movement only about a first axis, said inner end of said outer arm being disposed between and pivotally mounted to said outer ends of said inner arms for pivotal movement only about a second axis spaced from and extending substantially parallel to said first axis;

a fan support member mounted at said outer end of said multi-arm arrangement for pivotal movement about a third axis spaced from and extending substantially parallel to said first and second axes, said fan support member having connection elements for mounting a fan thereto for pivotal movement about a fifth axis which extends in orthogonal relation to said first, second and third axes;

a light support member mounted at said outer end of said multi-arm arrangement for pivotal movement about a fourth axis spaced from and extending substantially parallel to said first and second axes, said light support member having connection elements for mounting a light thereto for pivotal movement about a sixth axis which extends in orthogonal relation to said first, second, and fourth axes;

said fan support member and said light support member being mounted on opposite sides of said outer end of said multi-arm arrangement, and said fourth axis extending in substantially coaxial relation with said third axes;

a fan pivotally mounted to said connection elements of said fan support member; and

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a light pivotally mounted to said connection elements of said light support member.

2. The assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising an electrical circuit junction box mounted at said outer end of said multi-arm arrangement.

3. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said mounting member includes a bracket having a middle portion for attaching to the stationary support structure and a pair of end portions at opposite ends of said middle portion and extending outwardly in the same direction from said middle portion, said inner ends of said inner arms being contained between said end portions of said bracket.

4. The assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein said mounting member further includes a pivot pin mounted to and extending between said end portions of said bracket and through said inner ends of said inner arms.

5. The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said multi-arm arrangement further includes a pin extending through said outer ends of said inner arms and said inner end of said outer arms for pivotally mounting said outer arm to said inner arms.