Scaffolding Hoist System

Abstract

A scaffolding lift assembly includes a scaffolding and a lift boom that is removably attachable to a respective one of a pair of end frameworks of the scaffolding which is pivotable in a deployed position having the lift boom extending laterally away from the respective end framework. A winch is attached to the lift boom to lift a load of building materials onto the scaffolding. A safety gate is removably attachable to a respective end framework which is biased into a closed position to inhibit a user from inadvertently passing between the pair of end frameworks and falling from the scaffolding. A side gate is removably attachable to the scaffolding and the side gate is slidable into a closed position extending between each of a pair of end sections of the scaffolding to inhibit the user from passing between the pair of end sections and inadvertently falling from the scaffolding.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A scaffolding lift assembly for lifting building materials onto a scaffold without the use of manual labor, said assembly comprising:
 a scaffolding having a pair of end sections each comprising a central framework extending between and being perpendicular to a pair of end frameworks such that said each of said pair of end sections defines a U-shape;   a lift boom being removably attachable to a respective one of said pair of end frameworks of said scaffolding, said lift boom being pivotable in a deployed position having said lift boom extending laterally away from said respective end framework, said lift boom being positionable in a home position having said lift boom being aligned with said respective end framework;   a winch being attached to said lift boom wherein said winch is configured to be secured to a load of building materials when said lift boom is in said deployed position, said winch being actuatable into a lifting condition wherein said winch is configured to lift the load of building materials onto said scaffolding;   a safety gate being removably attachable to said respective end framework to which said lift boom is attached, said safety gate including a first gate and a second gate being hingedly coupled to said first gate, each of said first gate and said second gate being biased into a closed position such that said safety gate extends between said pair of end frameworks of said scaffolding wherein said safety gate is configured to inhibit the user from inadvertently passing between said pair of end frameworks and falling from said scaffolding, each of said first gate and said second gate being urgeable into an open position to define an opening between said pair of end frameworks wherein said safety gate is configured to facilitate the user to pass between said pair of end frameworks; and   a side gate being removably attachable to said scaffolding, said side gate being slidable into a closed position having said side gate extending between each of said pair of end sections of said scaffolding wherein said side gate is configured to inhibit the user from passing between said pair of end sections and inadvertently falling from said scaffolding, said side gate being slidable into an open position having said side gate being displaced from a respective one of said pair of end sections wherein said side gate is configured to facilitate the user to pass between said pair of end sections.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said lift boom comprises:
 a first member being perpendicular to a second member, said second member being spaced downwardly from an upper end of said first member; 
 an angled member being coupled to and extending between said first member and said second member such that said angled member retains said first member at said perpendicular orientation with said second member; 
 a primary panel being pivotally attached to said upper end of said first member such that said first member extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of said primary panel; 
 a bottom bracket having a first panel being perpendicular to a second panel, a lower end of said first member being pivotally attached to said first panel having said first member extending through an upper surface and a lower surface of said first panel such that said second panel extends downwardly from said first member; and 
 a pivot mount being pivotally attached to said primary panel and said second panel such that said first member is pivotable on said pivot mount. 
   
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 each of said pair of end frameworks includes an innermost member;   said central framework has a lowermost member;   said pivot mount includes a top bracket having a central panel extending between each of a rear panel and a forward panel;   said rear panel is perpendicular to said central panel;   said forward panel angles away from said rear panel;   a rear surface of said rear panel is attached to a front edge of said primary panel such that said rear panel extends upwardly from said primary panel;   said top bracket has a notch extending through said forward panel and said central panel;   said notch is centrally located along said forward panel and said central panel; and   said top bracket rests upon said lowermost member of said central framework of said respective end section having said innermost member of a respective one of said pair of end frameworks extending through said notch thereby securing said pivot mount to said respective end framework.   
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said pivot mount includes a pivot member having a lateral side being attached to an outwardly facing surface of said bottom bracket at a point located adjacent to a lower end of said pivot member;   said pivot member extends through said top surface and said bottom surface of said primary panel;   a front side of said pivot member is attached to said rear surface of said rear panel of said top bracket at a point being aligned with said notch in said top bracket;   said pivot mount includes a bottom bracket having a middle panel extending between and being perpendicular to a pair of outward panels;   a back surface of said middle panel is attached to said front side of said pivot member at a point located adjacent to said lower end of said pivot member; and   said innermost member of said respective end framework is positioned between said pair of outward panels.   
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 said pivot mount includes a pair of first screws;   each of said first screws extends through said forward panel of said top bracket;   each of said first screws abuts said lowermost member of said central framework when said first screws are tightened for securing said top bracket to said lowermost member;   said pivot mount includes a second screw extending through a respective one of said pair of outward panels of said bottom bracket;   said second screw abuts said innermost member of said respective end framework when said second screw is tightened for securing said bottom bracket to said innermost member; and   said pivot mount includes a first pin being extendable through each of said pair of outward panels of said bottom bracket when said innermost member of said respective end framework is positioned in said bottom bracket such that said first pin inhibits said innermost member of said respective end framework from escaping said bottom bracket.   
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said winch includes a pair of receivers;   said second member of said lift boom extends through each of said pair of receivers for mounting said winch to said first member;   said winch includes a cable which extends downwardly from said winch;   said cable is lowered from said winch when said winch is actuated into a lowering condition;   said cable is wound into said winch when said winch is actuated into said lifting condition;   said winch is positioned adjacent to a distal end of said second member with respect to said first member;   said winch includes a hook being coupled to a distal end of said cable with respect to said winch;   said winch includes a control which includes a conductor being electrically coupled to said winch having said conductor extending downwardly from said winch; and   said control is disposed on a lower end of said conductor wherein said control is configured to be accessible to a user thereby facilitating the user to actuate said winch in said lowering condition or said lifting condition.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 said assembly includes a load support being removably attachable to said hook on said cable of said winch;   said load support has a plurality of attachment elements wherein each of said plurality of attachment elements is configured to be attached to a respective load of building materials thereby facilitating said winch to lift the load of building materials;   said load support comprises a plurality of arms each radiating outwardly from a central point of said load support;   said load support includes a hoop being coupled to and extending upwardly from said central point of said load support;   said hook on said distal end of said cable of said winch is attachable to said hoop for securing said load support to said cable;   said load support includes a plurality of hooks each being attached to and extending downwardly from a respective one of said plurality of arms at a point located adjacent to an end of said respective arm; and   each of said plurality of hooks on said load support defines a respective one of said plurality of attachment elements.   
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said first gate comprises a plurality of first gate members each being perpendicularly oriented with each other such that said first gate has a rectangular shape;   said second gate comprises a plurality of second gate members each being perpendicularly oriented with each other such that said second gate has a rectangular shape;   an outwardly facing surface of a respective one of said plurality of second gate members is hingedly coupled to an outwardly facing surface of a respective one of said plurality of first gate members;   said safety gate includes a gate mount; and   said gate mount is attachable to said end framework to which said boom mount is attached.   
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 said gate mount includes a gate member having a first sidelong side being hingedly coupled to a sidelong surface of a respective one of said plurality of first gate members;   said gate mount includes a primary bracket having an upper panel extending between a rearmost panel and a frontmost panel;   said rearmost panel is coupled to and extends laterally away from a second sidelong side of said gate member such that said upper panel lies on a horizontal plane; and   said upper panel rests on a respective one of a horizontal member of said end framework to which said lift boom is attached such that said respective horizontal member is positioned between said rearmost panel and said frontmost panel.   
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 said assembly includes a first pin;   said gate mount includes a second pin extending through said frontmost panel;   said second pin is positioned beneath said respective horizontal member upon which said upper panel rests thereby inhibiting said primary bracket from being lifted upwardly from said respective horizontal member;   said gate mount includes a secondary bracket having a back panel extending between and being perpendicularly oriented with a pair of sidelong panels;   a sidelong surface of a respective one of said pair of sidelong panels of said secondary bracket is attached said second sidelong side of said gate member at a point being spaced downwardly from said primary bracket;   said innermost member of said of said end framework to which said lift boom is attached extends between said pair of sidelong panels;   said gate mount includes a third pin being extendable through each of said pair of sidelong panels of said secondary bracket thereby inhibiting said innermost member of said end framework on which said secondary bracket is disposed from escaping said secondary bracket; and   said gate mount includes a stop being coupled to and extending laterally away from a respective one of said plurality of second gate members such that said stop abuts said innermost member of an opposing one of said pair of end frameworks with respect to said end framework on which said safety gate is disposed when said first gate and said second gate are biased into said closed position thereby retaining said first gate and said second gate in said closed position.   
     
     
         11 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said first gate and said second gate is urgeable into an open position having said first gate and said second gate resting against each other such that said first gate and said second gate extends rearwardly from said respective end framework on which said safety gate is disposed wherein each of said first gate and said second gate are configured to facilitate the user to pass between said pair of end frameworks. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said side gate includes a gate framework which includes a lower member and a central member and an upper member;   said upper member has a first end and a second end which are each attachable to a respective one of said pair of end sections of said scaffolding;   said lower member has a first end and a second end which are each attachable to a respective one of said pair of end sections of said scaffolding;   said gate framework has a vertical member which extends between said upper member and said lower member;   said vertical member is centrally located along each of said upper member and said lower member; and   said central member terminates at said vertical member.   
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 said side gate has a first track that is disposed on said lower member and the first track extends along a substantial length of said lower member;   said side gate has a second track that is disposed on said central member and the second track extends along a full length of said central member;   said side gate has a topmost member which slidably engages said second track; and   said side gate has a bottommost member which slidably engages said first track.   
     
     
         14 . The assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 said side gate is aligned with said first end of said upper member and said first end of said lower member when said side gate is in said closed position; and   said side gate is positioned between said second end of said upper member and said second end of said lower member and said vertical member when said side gate is in said open position.   
     
     
         15 . A scaffolding lift assembly for lifting building materials onto a scaffold without the use of manual labor, said assembly comprising:
 a scaffolding having a pair of end sections each comprising a central framework extending between and being perpendicular to a pair of end frameworks such that said each of said pair of end sections defines a U-shape, each of said pair of end frameworks including an innermost member, said central framework having a lowermost member;   a lift boom being removably attachable to a respective one of said pair of end frameworks of said scaffolding, said lift boom being pivotable in a deployed position having said lift boom extending laterally away from said respective end framework, said lift boom being positionable in a home position having said lift boom being aligned with said respective end framework, said lift boom comprising:
 a first member being perpendicular to a second member, said second member being spaced downwardly from an upper end of said first member; 
 an angled member being coupled to and extending between said first member and said second member such that said angled member retains said first member at said perpendicular orientation with said second member; 
 a primary panel being pivotally attached to said upper end of said first member such that said first member extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of said primary panel; 
 a bottom bracket having a first panel being perpendicular to a second panel, a lower end of said first member being pivotally attached to said first panel having said first member extending through an upper surface and a lower surface of said first panel such that said second panel extends downwardly from said first member; 
 a pivot mount being pivotally attached to said primary panel and said second panel such that said first member is pivotable on said pivot mount, said pivot mount including:
 a top bracket having a central panel extending between each of a rear panel and a forward panel, said rear panel being perpendicular to said central panel, said forward panel angling away from said rear panel, a rear surface of said rear panel being attached to a front edge of said primary panel such that said rear panel extends upwardly from said primary panel, said top bracket having a notch extending through said forward panel and said central panel, said notch being centrally located along said forward panel and said central panel, said top bracket resting upon said lowermost member of said central framework of said respective end section having said innermost member of a respective one of said pair of end frameworks extending through said notch thereby securing said pivot mount to said respective end framework; 
 a pivot member having a lateral side being attached to an outwardly facing surface of said bottom bracket at a point located adjacent to a lower end of said pivot member, said pivot member extending through said top surface and said bottom surface of said primary panel, a front side of said pivot member being attached to said rear surface of said rear panel of said top bracket at a point being aligned with said notch in said top bracket; and 
 a bottom bracket having a middle panel extending between and being perpendicular to a pair of outward panels, a back surface of said middle panel being attached to said front side of said pivot member at a point located adjacent to said lower end of said pivot member, said innermost member of said respective end framework being positioned between said pair of outward panels; 
 a pair of first screws, each of said first screws extending through said forward panel of said top bracket, each of said first screws abutting said lowermost member of said central framework when said first screws are tightened for securing said top bracket to said lowermost member; 
 a second screw extending through a respective one of said pair of outward panels of said bottom bracket, said second screw abutting said innermost member of said respective end framework when said second screw is tightened for securing said bottom bracket to said innermost member; and 
 a first pin being extendable through each of said pair of outward panels of said bottom bracket when said innermost member of said respective end framework is positioned in said bottom bracket such that said first pin inhibits said innermost member of said respective end framework from escaping said bottom bracket; 
 
   a winch being attached to said lift boom wherein said winch is configured to be secured to a load of building materials when said lift boom is in said deployed position, said winch being actuatable into a lifting condition wherein said winch is configured to lift the load of building materials onto said scaffolding, said winch including a pair of receivers, said second member of said lift boom extending through each of said pair of receivers for mounting said winch to said first member, said winch including a cable which extends downwardly from said winch, said cable being lowered from said winch when said winch is actuated into a lowering condition, said cable being wound into said winch when said winch is actuated into said lifting condition, said winch being positioned adjacent to a distal end of said second member with respect to said first member;   a hook being coupled to a distal end of said cable with respect to said winch;   a control including a conductor being electrically coupled to said winch having said conductor extending downwardly from said winch, said control being disposed on a lower end of said conductor wherein said control is configured to be accessible to a user thereby facilitating the user to actuate said winch in said lowering condition or said lifting condition;   a load support being removably attachable to said hook on said cable of said winch, said load support having a plurality of attachment elements wherein each of said plurality of attachment elements is configured to be attached to a respective load of building materials thereby facilitating said winch to lift the load of building materials, said load support comprising a plurality of arms each radiating outwardly from a central point of said load support, said load support including a hoop being coupled to and extending upwardly from said central point of said load support, said hook on said distal end of said cable of said winch being attachable to said hoop for securing said load support to said cable, said load support including a plurality of hooks each being attached to and extending downwardly from a respective one of said plurality of arms at a point located adjacent to an end of said respective arm, each of said plurality of hooks on said load support defining a respective one of said plurality of attachment elements;   a safety gate being removably attachable to said respective end framework to which said lift boom is attached, said safety gate including a first gate and a second gate being hingedly coupled to said first gate, each of said first gate and said second gate being biased into a closed position such that said safety gate extends between said pair of end frameworks of said scaffolding wherein said safety gate is configured to inhibit the user from inadvertently passing between said pair of end frameworks and falling from said scaffolding, each of said first gate and said second gate being urgeable into an open position to define an opening between said pair of end frameworks wherein said safety gate is configured to facilitate the user to pass between said pair of end frameworks, said first gate comprising a plurality of first gate members each being perpendicularly oriented with each other such that said first gate has a rectangular shape, said second gate comprising a plurality of second gate members each being perpendicularly oriented with each other such that said second gate has a rectangular shape, an outwardly facing surface of a respective one of said plurality of second gate members being hingedly coupled to an outwardly facing surface of a respective one of said plurality of first gate members, said safety gate including a gate mount, said gate mount comprising:
 a gate member having a first sidelong side being hingedly coupled to a sidelong surface of a respective one of said plurality of first gate members; 
 a primary bracket having an upper panel extending between a rearmost panel and a frontmost panel, said rearmost panel being coupled to and extending laterally away from a second sidelong side of said gate member such that said upper panel lies on a horizontal plane, said upper panel resting on a respective one of a horizontal member of said end framework to which said lift boom is attached such that said respective horizontal member is positioned between said rearmost panel and said frontmost panel; 
 a second pin extending through said frontmost panel, said second pin being positioned beneath said respective horizontal member thereby inhibiting said primary bracket from being lifted upwardly from said respective horizontal member; 
 a secondary bracket having a back panel extending between and being perpendicularly oriented with a pair of sidelong panels, a sidelong surface of a respective one of said pair of sidelong panels of said secondary bracket being attached said second sidelong side of said gate member at a point being spaced downwardly from said primary bracket, said innermost member of said of said end framework to which said lift boom is attached extending between said pair of sidelong panels; 
 a third pin being extendable through each of said pair of sidelong panels of said secondary bracket thereby inhibiting said innermost member of said end framework on which said secondary bracket is disposed from escaping said secondary bracket; and 
 a stop being coupled to and extending laterally away from a respective one of said plurality of second gate members such that said stop abuts said innermost member of an opposing one of said pair of end frameworks with respect to said end framework on which said safety gate is disposed when said first gate and said second gate are biased into said closed position thereby retaining said first gate and said second gate in said closed position; 
   wherein each of said first gate and said second gate is urgeable into an open position having said first gate and said second gate resting against each other such that said first gate and said second gate extends rearwardly from said respective end framework on which said safety gate is disposed wherein each of said first gate and said second gate are configured to facilitate the user to pass between said pair of end frameworks; and   a side gate being removably attachable to said scaffolding, said side gate being slidable into a closed position having said side gate extending between each of said pair of end sections of said scaffolding wherein said side gate is configured to inhibit the user from passing between said pair of end sections and inadvertently falling from said scaffolding, said side gate being slidable into an open position having said side gate being displaced from a respective one of said pair of end sections wherein said side gate is configured to facilitate the user to pass between said pair of end sections, said side gate including a gate framework which includes a lower member and a central member and an upper member, said upper member having a first end and a second end which are each attachable to a respective one of said pair of end sections of said scaffolding, said lower member having a first end and a second end which are each attachable to a respective one of said pair of end sections of said scaffolding, said gate framework having a vertical member which extends between said upper member and said lower member, said vertical member being centrally located along each of said upper member and said lower member, said central member terminating at said vertical member, said side gate having a first track being disposed on said lower member and the first track extends along a substantial length of said lower member, said side gate having a second track being disposed on said central member and the second track extends along a full length of said central member, said side gate having a topmost member which slidably engages said second track, said side gate having a bottommost member which slidably engages said first track, said side gate being aligned with said first end of said upper member and said first end of said lower member when said side gate is in said closed position, said side gate being positioned between said second end of said upper member and said second end of said lower member and said vertical member when said side gate is in said open position.