Pole mounted brake

Abstract

A pole mounted brake device has a unitary body with a passage through which the pole extends. The body is connected to the bottom of the planter, bird feeder, light fixture, or other container which is height adjustably mounted on the pole. A control element is biasedly positioned within the body for adjusting the vertical position of the body and the container on the pole. The control element is configured such that when it is pressed and slid downward within the body, the brake device which is connected to the container controls the movement of the container along the pole. When the pressure on the control element is released, the brake device and thus the container become immobilized on the pole. The pole brake also has application for controlling the movement of horizontally positioned, pole supported containers or objects.

1 . A pole mounted brake for maintaining the vertical position of a container mounted on and slideable along a pole, said pole brake comprising:
 a unitary body with a longitudinally extended axis for supporting the container on the pole, said body comprising a passage for receiving the pole and a ledge surface extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body;   control means mounted within and extending from the body for adjusting the vertical positions of the body and the container on the pole, said control means having a ledge which rests flush and is slideable on the ledge surface of the body; and   biasing means for compelling the control means in an upward direction within the body, whereby when the control means is actuated and slid downward on the ledge surface, the biasing means is compressed allowing vertical movement of the body and the container along the pole, and when the control means is released, the biasing means compels the control means upward, immobilizing the body and the container on the pole.   
     
     
         2 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 1  wherein the body further comprises an opening surrounded by side walls in which the control means is located. 
     
     
         3 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 2  wherein the ledge surface is located on the side walls. 
     
     
         4 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 1  wherein the control means has a bottom surface and the immobilization of the body and the container on the pole results from contact between the bottom surface and the pole, and vertical movement of the body and the container along the pole results from contact being removed between the bottom surface and the pole. 
     
     
         5 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 4  wherein the body further comprises an opening surrounded by side walls and wherein the ledge surface is located on the side walls. 
     
     
         6 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 1  further comprising tab means for actuating the control means. 
     
     
         7 . A pole mounted brake for maintaining the position of a container mounted on and slideable along the pole, said pole brake comprising:
 a unitary body with a longitudinal axis for supporting the container on the pole;   stop means mounted within the unitary body for adjusting the positions of the body and the container on the pole; and   biasing means for controlling the position of the stop means within the body, whereby when the stop means is compelled to its fully extended position within the body, the body and the container are immobilized on the pole, and when the stop means is compelled to retreat from its extended position within the body, the body and container are moveable along the pole.   
     
     
         8 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 7  wherein the stop means comprises a control element having a bottom surface and a ledge which is supported by and slideably located within the body. 
     
     
         9 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 7  wherein the body further comprises an opening surrounded by side walls. 
     
     
         10 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 9  wherein the side walls comprise a ledge surface extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body. 
     
     
         11 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 10  wherein the stop means comprises a ledge which rests flush and is slideable on the ledge surface of the body. 
     
     
         12 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 7  wherein the stop means has a bottom surface and the immobilization of the body and the container on the pole results from contact between the bottom surface and the pole and vertical movement of the body and the container along the pole results from contact being removed between the bottom surface and the pole. 
     
     
         13 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 7  further comprising tab means for actuating the stop means. 
     
     
         14 . A pole mounted brake for maintaining the position of a container mounted on and slideable along a pole, said pole brake comprising:
 a unitary body with a longitudinally extended axis for controlling the position of the container on the pole, said body comprising a passage for receiving the pole and a ledge surface extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body;   control means mounted within and extending from the body for adjusting the positions of the body and the container on the pole, said control means having a ledge which rests flush and is slideable on the ledge surface of the body; and   biasing means for compelling the control means in a first direction within the body, whereby when the control means is actuated and slid along the ledge surface, the biasing means is compressed allowing movement of the body and the container along the pole, and when the control means is released, the biasing means compels the control means in said first direction to immobilize the body and the container on the pole.   
     
     
         15 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 14  wherein the body further comprises an opening surrounded by side walls in which the control means is located. 
     
     
         16 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 15  wherein the ledge surface is located on the side walls. 
     
     
         17 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 14  wherein the control means has a bottom surface and the immobilization of the body and the container on the pole results from contact between the bottom surface and the pole, and movement of the body and the container along the pole results from contact being removed between the bottom surface and the pole. 
     
     
         18 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 14  wherein when the biasing means is compressed, the body and the container move along the pole in a second direction within the body. 
     
     
         19 . The pole mounted brake as in  claim 14  further comprising tab means for actuating the control means.