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Bridging Apparatus

a technology of bridging apparatus and storage container, which is applied in the direction of electrical apparatus, mine lifts, packaging, etc., can solve the problems of instability and imbalance of carts and other rolled devices

Active Publication Date: 2018-04-19
HALL LABS LLC
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This patent describes a bridging apparatus that is connected to a vertically movable storage container. The apparatus has an overlay plate and a bracket with a hinge, which allows the overlay plate to rotate between a semi-vertical position and a planar position against a wall of a stationary floor. The invention solves the problem of gaps between two structures and provides a solution for bridging these gaps with a movable storage container. The technical effects of the invention include improved efficiency and flexibility in the use of storage containers and minimization of the impact on the environment.

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These gaps cause instability and imbalance of carts and other rolled devices as they cross the gap from one floor structure to the adjacent floor structure.
Additionally, the gap allows debris to fall between the movable storage container and the stationary floor structure potentially disabling the movable storage container or causing damage to the movable storage container, its operating mechanisms, or the movable storage container staging area.

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[0007]It will be readily understood that the components of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the Figures herein, may be designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of the embodiments of the invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of certain examples of presently contemplated embodiments in accordance with the invention. The presently described embodiments will be best understood by reference to the claims and drawings.

[0008]Although any number of embodiments may be considered, the following suggests one example: a bridging apparatus comprising a bracket attached to a movable storage container, an overlay plate attached to the bracket by means of a rod, a glide, and a switch. As the storage container retracts into its staging area, the glide causes the overlay plate to rotate upwardly on the rod to a semi-vertical position and rest a...

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The present invention is directed to a bridging apparatus. The apparatus may be used to span the gap between a vertically movable storage container and a stationary floor structure when a landing of the storage container is planar to a landing of the stationary floor structure. In this invention, the bridging apparatus comprises a bracket, an overlay plate, a hinge comprising a rod, glides, and a switch, which interact with each other and with the vertically movable storage container and the stationary floor structure. As the storage container ascends, the glide of the overlay plate slides angularly contacts a vertical wall of the stationary floor structure and glides along the wall. When the storage container landing is planar with the stationary floor structure landing, the overlay plate rotates downward to a 90-degree angle, resting in a recess in the stationary floor structure landing, engaging the switch to terminate power to the vertically movable storage container.

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BACKGROUNDField of the Invention[0001]This invention generally relates to systems for vertically movable storage containers. More particularly, this invention relates to vertically movable storage containers where the container is stowed below floor grade and where an overlay plate is required to bridge the gap that exists between a stationary floor and the storage container floor when the storage container is elevated and the storage container floor and stationary floor become planar.Background of the Invention[0002]Necessarily, a gap exists between a stationary floor structure and the floor of a vertically movable adjacent structure such as an elevator or storage container. These gaps cause instability and imbalance of carts and other rolled devices as they cross the gap from one floor structure to the adjacent floor structure. Additionally, the gap allows debris to fall between the movable storage container and the stationary floor structure potentially disabling the movable stor...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D90/12
CPCB65D90/12B66B17/18B66B13/301
Inventor HALLPRIDDIS, ANDREWJENSEN, BENTARVER, MAXKNIGHT, KELLY
Owner HALL LABS LLC