Patent ID: 6189455
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A62B,B61B,B66C

Abstract:
A portable apparatus for use in transporting material along an elevated pathway between a first building including a first wall with an interior face and a first opening, and a second building including a second wall with an interior face and a second opening, said apparatus comprising:a) a sending assembly including bracing members for positioning against the interior face of said first wall on either side of said first opening, and a crossbar having outer ends attachable to said bracing members;b) a receiving assembly including bracing members for positioning against the interior face of said second wall on either side of said second opening, a crossbar having outer ends attachable to said bracing members, the bracing members of said sending and receiving assemblies including a base for positioning against the interior face of each wall, said base having outer ends, legs extending from the outer ends of the base, said legs having distal ends joined by a connector;c) a cable extendable from said sending assembly to said receiving assembly; andd) material support means adapted to be carried along said cable.