IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0109097
(2008-04-24)
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등록번호 |
US-8348238
(2013-01-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Anderson, Gary W.
- Salt, Kevin L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Klintworth & Rozenblat IP LLC
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인용정보 |
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0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A support unit for moving an object may include an elongated member, at least one suction device coupled to the elongated member for attaching to an object, a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the elongated member and an attached object, and a rotating member for moving the support unit and
A support unit for moving an object may include an elongated member, at least one suction device coupled to the elongated member for attaching to an object, a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the elongated member and an attached object, and a rotating member for moving the support unit and the attached object from a departure location to a destination location.
대표청구항
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1. A support unit for moving an object comprising: an elongated member;at least one attachment device moveably attached to the elongated member for moving along a length of the elongated member, the at least one attachment device for attaching to an object, wherein an end of the elongated member is
1. A support unit for moving an object comprising: an elongated member;at least one attachment device moveably attached to the elongated member for moving along a length of the elongated member, the at least one attachment device for attaching to an object, wherein an end of the elongated member is configured to abut against the object to support the object while the at least one attachment device is attached to the object;a lifting mechanism attached to the elongated member for raising and lowering the elongated member, the at least one attachment device, and the object attached to the at least one attachment device; anda rotating member for rolling the entire support unit and the object attached to the at least one attachment member from a first location to a second location. 2. The support unit of claim 1 wherein the at least one attachment device comprise at least one suction device. 3. The support unit of claim 2 wherein a plurality of suction devices are attached to one side of the elongated member. 4. The support unit of claim 1 wherein the at least one attachment device is slide-ably connected to the elongated member. 5. The support unit of claim 4 further comprising at least one locking device for locking and unlocking the at least one attachment device to the elongated member. 6. The support unit of claim 1 further comprising at least one swivel device for swiveling the at least one attachment device relative to the elongated member. 7. The support unit of claim 1 further comprising a level device for leveling the object attached to the at least one attachment member. 8. The support unit of claim 2 wherein the at least one suction device is adapted to use vacuum pressure to attach to the object. 9. The support unit of claim 1 wherein the lifting mechanism is attached between the elongated member and the rotating member. 10. The support unit of claim 1 wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a jacking member. 11. The support unit of claim 10 wherein the jacking member comprises a gear drive, a jack screw, or a crank. 12. The support unit of claim 11 wherein the jacking member includes each of the gear drive, the jack screw, and the crank, and the elongated member is adapted to be jacked up and down relative to the jack screw using the gear drive as a result of a user rotating the crank. 13. The support unit of claim 1 wherein the rotating member comprises at least one wheel. 14. The support unit of claim 1 wherein when the support unit is used to move the object, the end of the elongated member is configured to be disposed parallel to a horizontal plane. 15. A method of moving an object comprising: placing at least one unattached support unit comprising an elongated member, at least one attachment device attached to the elongated member, a lifting mechanism, and a rotating member adjacent to the object;abutting an end of the elongated member against the object in order to support the object, and attaching the at least one attachment device to the object at a departure location;raising the lifting mechanism at the departure location to lift the object attached to the at least one attachment device;moving the lifted object attached to the at least one attachment device, along with the at least one support unit, from the departure location to a destination location by rolling the rotating member; andlowering the lifting mechanism at the destination location to lower the object attached to the at least one attachment device. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein the placing step comprises placing a plurality of unattached support units each comprising an elongated member, at least one attachment device attached to the elongated member, a lifting mechanism, and a rotating member adjacent the object; the abutting step comprises abutting an end of the elongated member of each of the support units against the object in order to support the object, and attaching the at least one attachment device of each of the support units to the object at the departure location; the raising step comprises raising the lifting mechanism of each of the support units at the departure location to lift the object attached to the at least one attachment device of each of the support units; the moving step comprises moving the lifted objected attached to the at least one attachment device of each of the support units, along with the support units, from the departure location to the destination location by rolling the rotating member of each of the support units; and the lowering step comprises lowering the lifting mechanism of each of the support units at the destination location to lower the object attached to the at least one attachment device of each of the support units. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the attaching step comprises attaching the at least one attachment device of each of the support units to a different surface of the object. 18. The method of claim 16 wherein the abutting step further comprises abutting the end of the elongated member of each of the support units against a different surface of the object than a surface of the object to which its at least one attachment device is attached to at the departure location. 19. The method of claim 16 wherein the plurality of unattached support units comprises three unattached support units. 20. The method of claim 15 wherein the object comprises at least one of an aircraft monument, an airplane galley, or an airplane lavatory. 21. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one support unit comprises a plurality of attachment devices. 22. The method of claim 15 wherein the attaching step comprises sliding the at least one attachment device along a length of the elongated member, and locking the at least one attachment device in place relative to the elongated member using at least one locking device. 23. The method of claim 15 wherein the attaching step comprises swiveling the at least one attachment device relative to the elongated member using at least one swivel device. 24. The method of claim 15 wherein the attaching step comprises attaching the at least one attachment device to the object using vacuum pressure. 25. The method of claim 15 wherein the lifting mechanism is attached between the elongated member and the rotating member. 26. The method of claim 15 wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a jacking member. 27. The method of claim 26 wherein the jacking member comprises a gear drive, a jack screw, or a crank. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein the jacking member includes each of the gear drive, the jack screw, and the crank, the raising step further comprises a user manually rotating the crank to lift the elongated member relative to the jack screw using the gear drive, and the lowering step further comprises the user manually rotating the crank to lower the elongated member relative to the jack screw using the gear drive. 29. The method of claim 15 wherein the rotating member comprises a single wheel. 30. The method of claim 15 wherein the at least one attachment device comprises at least one suction device. 31. A system for moving an object comprising: a plurality of support units wherein each support unit comprises: an elongated member;at least one attachment device, attached to the elongated member, for attaching to an object;a rotating member for rolling the entire support unit and the object attached to the at least one attachment device from a first location to a second location; anda lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the elongated member, the at least one attachment device, and the object attached to the at least one attachment device;wherein the at least one attachment device comprises a suction device, a vacuum device, or when the system is used to move the object, an end of the elongated member of each of the support units is configured to be disposed parallel to a horizontal plane while abutted against the object while the at least one attachment member is attached to the object. 32. The system of claim 31 wherein the at least one attachment device comprises the suction device or the vacuum device. 33. The system of claim 31 wherein when the system is used to move the object, the end of the elongated member of each of the support units is configured to be disposed parallel to the horizontal plane while abutted against the object while the at least one attachment member is attached to the object. 34. The system of claim 31 wherein the plurality of support units comprises at least three support units. 35. A method of moving an object comprising: placing a plurality of unattached support units, each comprising an elongated member, at least one attachment device attached to the elongated member, a lifting mechanism, and a rotating member, adjacent the object;attaching the at least one attachment device of each support unit to the object at a departure location using at least one of suction or vacuum pressure;raising the lifting mechanism of each support unit at the departure location to lift the object attached to the at least one attachment device of each support unit;moving the lifted object attached to the at least one attachment device of each support unit, along with the plurality of support units, from the departure location to a destination location by rolling the rotating member of each support unit; andlowering the lifting mechanism of each support unit at the destination location to lower the object attached to the at least one attachment device of each support unit.
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