US Patent Issued to Airwall Hangers on July 22 for "Pivot structure for adjustably suspending equipment from a ceiling track" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,324, issued on July 22, was assigned to Airwall Hangers Corp..

"Pivot structure for adjustably suspending equipment from a ceiling track" was invented by James W. Priola (San Clemente, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivot structure as part of a framework for temporarily suspending equipment such as a movie screen from a ceiling track can include an oblong beam adjustably mounted to the track. The pivot structure can include a housing having a cylindrical bearing for rotatively mounting a spindle. A pair of separately actuatable brakes can clamp the spindle in a locked position. Each brake can include a barrel having a concav...