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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. West, San Rafael, CA (US);
Benjamin T. Materna, San Rafael, CA (US);
William P. Buchanan, San Rafael, CA (US);
Kathryn A. Pesce, San Rafael, CA (US);
Dana K. Noyes, Farmer Branch, TX (US);
Assignee:
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06C 7/12 (2006.01); E06C 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06C 7/12 (2013.01); E06C 7/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hand-powered photovoltaic module hoist having a sled that slides along a ladder, and a pulley assembly mounted at the top of the ladder with a first cord to lift the sled and a second safety release cord to permit the sled to descend down the ladder. The sled is not attached to the ladder and the pulley assembly is a removable frame that is hung onto rungs of the ladder such that the hoist can quickly be installed on a standard ladder.