Patent ID: 11877654
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. A method for assembling a motorized storage system for mounting on a wall, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a framework having upper and lower horizontal frame members and a right vertical side frame member, the framework being attached to the wall;
(b) providing left and right rails each having upper and lower ends, wherein the upper ends of the left and right rails are attached to the upper horizontal frame member and the lower ends of the left and right rails are attached to the lower horizontal frame member;
(c) providing a storage tray for storing articles thereon, wherein the storage tray is movably disposed on the left and right rails;
(d) providing a plurality of rollers attached to the storage tray, wherein the plurality of rollers are disposed in the left and right rails so that the storage tray rolls along the left and right rails to permit the storage tray to move upwardly and downwardly on the wall;
(e) providing a rotating rod on the upper horizontal frame member, wherein the rotating rod is rotatably mounted on a plurality of support brackets, the support brackets being mounted on a front of the upper horizontal frame member;
(f) providing left and right sprockets and a take-up reel being disposed on the rotating rod;
(g) providing a winch containing a cable on a spool, wherein the winch is disposed on the framework, the cable having first and second ends wherein the first end of the cable is connected to the spool on the winch and the second end of the cable is connected to the take-up reel;
(h) providing left and right chains each having lower and upper ends, wherein the lower ends are connected to the storage tray and the upper ends are connected to a counterweight rod for tensioning the chains, wherein an intermediate portion of the left chain passes over the left sprocket and an intermediate portion of the right chain passes over the right sprocket; and
(i) turning the winch in a first direction to raise the storage tray; turning the winch in a second direction opposite the first direction to lower the storage tray.