Patent ID: 6517131
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B66C,B66F

Abstract:
A rotating device for rotating a load, which comprises:(a) a first bracket having an opening; (b) a second bracket having a first opening and a second opening; (c) a first connector connected between the opening in the first bracket and the first opening in the second bracket to connect the first bracket to the second bracket; (d) a driven shaft having a first end and a second end with the first end rotatably extending through the second opening in the second bracket; (e) a driven gear fixably mounted on the driven shaft; (f) a motor mounted on the second bracket; (g) a motor shaft having opposed first and second ends and connected at the first end to the motor; (h) a drive gear mounted at the second end of the motor shaft and positioned such that the drive gear engages the driven gear; (i) a third bracket having an opening wherein the second end of the driven shaft rotatably extends through the opening to rotatably mount the third bracket to the driven shaft; and (j) a second connector mounted on the third bracket configured to connect the load to the third bracket wherein, in use, with the load connected to the third bracket, the motor is activated to rotate the drive gear which rotates the driven gear and the driven shaft, as the driven shaft rotates, a weight of the load on the third bracket causes friction between the second end of the driven shaft and the third bracket which causes the driven shaft to rotate the third bracket and the load.