Patent ID: 7318579

Claim:
A hoist assembly structured to be utilized with a ladder, said assembly comprising: a base structured to be mounted to the ladder, said base comprising a release plate, a spool interconnected to said base, said spool structured and disposed in a normally secured orientation relative to said base, a release mechanism structured to retain said spool in said normally secured orientation relative to said base, said release mechanism comprising a cogwheel movably interconnected to said spool, said cogwheel structured to be normally disposed in an operative engagement with said release plate, said release mechanism comprising an actuator operable by a user to release said spool from said normally secured orientation to temporarily allow said spool to be movable relative to said base, said release mechanism further structured to return said spool to said normally secured orientation relative to said base upon release of said actuator by the user, and an elongated member interconnected to said spool and being movable therewith.