Patent ID: 8544823
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B66D,E04H

Abstract:
1. A storage lift comprising: a base; a plurality of brace members, including central brace members and outboard brace members, the brace members being rigidly connected to one another, the central brace members being attached to the base; an electric winch extending from the base; a plurality of rollers, including a first pair of rollers and a second pair rollers, the rollers being rotatably attached to the base and extending orthogonally from the base; a rolling guide being attached to the base, the rolling guide being parallel to the base; a plurality of pulleys, the pulleys connected to the outboard brace members; and a first cable and a second cable, the first cable having a first section and a second section, the first section of the first cable being routed from the electric winch, between the rollers of the first pair of rollers, and over one of the pulleys; the second section of the first cable being routed from the electric winch, between the rollers of the first pair of rollers, and over another one of the pulleys; the second cable having a first section and a second section, the first section of the second cable being routed from the electric winch, over the rolling guide, between the rollers of the second pair of rollers, and over another one of the pulleys; the second section of the second cable being routed from the electric winch, over the rolling guide, between the rollers of the second pair of rollers, and over another one of the pulleys; wherein the electric winch is situated between the first pair of rollers and the second pair of rollers.