Television mounting support with removable lifting assembly

• US 5,310,152 A
• Filed: 08/20/1993
• Issued: 05/10/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fifth Labor, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lucasey Manufacturing Corporation
• Inventors: O'Neill, Edward L.
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSS, J
• Application Number:
  US08/109,822
• Time in Patent Office: 263 Days
• Field of Search: 248/324, 248/326, 248/328, 248/329, 248/332, 248/333, 254/342, 254/343, 254/390
• US Class Current: 248/329
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/06 Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets for similar equipment supports attached to the wall or ceiling or floor stands F16M
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 1/16 Slings with load-engaging platforms or frameworks
• CPC Class Codes: B66D 1/04 manually operated
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/046 adapted to upward-downward translation movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/18 with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/027 Ceiling supports

Abstract

The invention disclosed is a television mounting frame with a removable lifting assembly for facilitating the installation of heavy equipment, particularly large televisions. A television or the like is affixed to a lower frame yolk. An upper frame yolk, which complimentarily engages with the lower yolk to form a complete frame, is mounted to an overhead structure via a hanger pipe attached to a mounting bracket. A lifting assembly is removably affixed to the hanger pipe and disposed so that the winch cable may unwind from the winch and through the hanger pipe for attachment to the television mounted on the lower frame yolk. Once attached to the cable, the television may be lifted into engagement with the upper frame yolk without the use of large and cumbersome scaffolding systems or many assistants. The winch assembly may then be removed for use in the installation of other equipment to different mounting brackets.

Claims

1. An apparatus for securing equipment, comprising:

means for supporting said equipment;

means attached to said support means, for mounting the equipment to said support means;

upper equipment retention means, attached to said support means, for securing the equipment;

lower equipment retention means, attached to said upper retention means, for securing said equipment; and

whereby said mounting means is adaptable to engage a removably attachable means for lifting the equipment.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said lifting means is a chain hoist.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said lifting means is a winch.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said support means includes a hollow portion to permit said lifting means to engage the equipment by passing through said hollow portion.

5. An assembly for mounting a television monitor or the like, comprising:

a hollow member fixable to a supporting structure and adapted for removable attachment of a winch or chain hoist; and

a yolk, attachable to said hollow member, for securing and mounting the television monitor, said yolk comprising an upper portion and lower portion and being adapted for lifting with the television by said winch or chain hoist into attachment with said hollow member.

6. An apparatus for lifting and mounting equipment, comprising:

a mounting member;

a hanger attached to said mounting member, said hanger being adapted for removable attachment of an equipment lifting device;

an upper yolk attached to said hanger;

a lower yolk attached to said upper yolk for securing the equipment; and

a lifting assembly, removably attachable to said hanger, for lifting the equipment.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said lifting assembly includes a winch.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said lifting assembly includes a chain hoist.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said hanger includes a cavity.