Patent ID: 11927300
Assignee: nan
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A  E | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A method for using an accessible lift apparatus to secure a garden device and move the garden device between a lowered position and a lifted position, the method comprising:
providing the lift apparatus, the lift apparatus comprising:
a base configured to be secured in a position on a ground surface;
a lift rod removably coupled with the base and configured to provide linear elevation adjustment between the lowered position and the lifted position, the lift rod comprising:
a plurality of telescoping extending shafts arranged in a nested configuration, the plurality of telescoping extending shafts comprising:
an inner telescoping shaft; and
an outer telescoping shaft,
wherein the outer telescoping extending shaft moves linearly relative to the inner telescoping extending shaft when actuated by a drive actuator,
wherein the lift rod includes a neck rod detachable from a remainder of the lift rod, the neck rod extending away from the remainder of the lift rod at an end of the lift rod opposite of the base; and

the drive actuator that alternatively operates to move the plurality of extending shafts between the lowered position and the lifted position; and

a universal mounting plate removably coupled with the lift rod on the end of the lift rod opposite of the base, the mounting plate including a neck rod extending away from a lower surface of the mounting plate, wherein the neck rod of the lift rod is removably coupled to the neck rod of the mounting plate, the mounting plate configured for securing garden devices of varying size and shape configurations using a plurality of engagement pins;

removably securing the garden device to the mounting plate by moving the engagement pins along the mounting plate and into engagement with the garden device; and
adjusting a height of the mounting plate by extending the lift rod to the lifted position or retracting the lift rod to the lowered position,
wherein the lowered position is an accessible position a user on the ground surface to interact with or adjust the garden device on the mounting plate, and
wherein the lifted position is a desired mounting or viewing location for the garden device.