1. A device for holding a work piece over head, wherein the device is employed between a first wall support member and a second wall support member and the wall support members are interconnected to support a ceiling support member, which includes:
a first removable support connector connecting said device to the first wall support member;
a first cross member connected to said first removable support connector at one end and having another end which is elongated and includes an inwardly extending opening thereby forming a female end;
a second removable support connector for connecting said device to the second wall support member generally opposing the first wall support member; and
a second cross member connected to said second removable support connector at one end and having another elongated male end which is of a size and configuration to be slidably received within said female end, wherein when said device is connected to the wall support members, said cross members are connected in a manner to remain in a fixed spaced relation with respect to the ceiling support member and said support connectors are disposed below said cross members, wherein said cross members include a downwardly extending angled portion which is fixed to said support connectors.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said support connectors are generally U-shaped brackets.
3. The device of claim 2, said brackets are positioned longitudinally on each of the wall support members.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein when the device is employed to the wall support members, said cross members are generally parallel to the ceiling support member.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein said first cross member is hingedly connected to said first removable support connector at said one end and said second cross member is hingedly connected to said second removable support connector at one end.
6. A device for holding a work piece over head, wherein the device is employed between a first wall support member and a second wall support member and the wall support members are interconnected to support a ceiling support member, which includes:
a first removable support connector connecting said device to the first wall support member;
a first cross member connected to said first removable support connector at one end and having another end which is elongated and includes an inwardly extending opening thereby forming a female end;
a second removable support connector for connecting said device to the second wall support member generally opposing the first wall support member; and
a second cross member connected to said second removable support connector at one end and having another elongated male end which is of a size and configuration to be slidably received within said female ends, wherein when said device is connected to the wall support members, said cross members are connected in a manner to remain in a fixed spaced relation with respect to the ceiling support member and said support connectors are disposed below said cross members, wherein said support connectors include upwardly extending an angled portion fixed thereto and which connects to said cross members.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein said support connectors are generally U-shaped brackets.
8. The device of claim 6, wherein said brackets are positioned longitudinally on each of the wall support members.
9. The device of claim 6, wherein when the device is connected to the wall support members, said cross members are generally parallel to the ceiling support member.
10. The device of claim 6, wherein said first cross member is hingedly connected to said first removable support connector at said one end and said second cross member is hingedly connected to said second removable support connector at one end.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A communications terminal for communicating data to and receiving data from a mobile communications network, the mobile communications network including a radio network part including one or more base stations configured to provide a low bandwidth communications interface formed from a low bandwidth carrier for communicating the data to or receiving the data from the communications terminal in accordance with a relatively low bandwidth, and to provide a high bandwidth communications interface formed from a high bandwidth carrier for communicating the data to or receiving the data from the communications terminal in accordance with a relatively high bandwidth, the communications terminal being configured
to attach for communication to the high bandwidth interface, and
in response to receiving a command from the mobile communications network, to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface for communicating the data to or from the mobile communications network via the low bandwidth interface.
2. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communications terminal is configured to receive the command in response to first predetermined conditions, which include at least one of a characteristic of the data communicated by the communications terminal via the high bandwidth interface, a state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface or a relative utilisation of communications resources of the low bandwidth communications interface.
3. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 2, wherein the state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface includes whether the communications terminal enters an idle state, and consequent upon the communications terminal entering the idle state, receiving a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
4. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 2, wherein the state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface includes whether the communications terminal enters a state in which discontinuous reception is performed, and consequent upon the communications terminal entering the discontinuous reception state the communications terminal is configured to receive a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
5. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 2, wherein the state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface includes whether the communications terminal has not transmitted or received data for a predetermined period, and consequent upon detecting that the communications terminal has not transmitted or received data for the predetermined period, the communications terminal is configured to receive a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
6. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 2, wherein the state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface includes a rate of communicating data to or receiving data from the mobile communications network, and if the data rate falls below a predetermined amount, the communications terminal is configured to receive a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
7. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communications terminal is configured to receive a radio resource control message which includes an indication from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
8. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein the radio resource message is adapted to include a field indicating that the communications terminal should detach from the high bandwidth interface and re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
9. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communications terminal which is commanded to detach from the high bandwidth interface and re-attach to the low bandwidth interface is configured to receive from the mobile communications network a biasing condition for re-attaching to the high bandwidth interface from the low bandwidth interface to an effect that the communications terminal remains preferentially attached to the low bandwidth interface.
10. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 9, wherein the communications terminal is configured
to receive an indication of an adapted received signal quality level for determining whether the communications terminal should detach from the low bandwidth interface and re-attach to the high bandwidth interface, and
to compare a quality of signals received from the low bandwidth interface and the high bandwidth interface, and
to determine whether to re-attach to the high bandwidth interface based on the comparison of the quality of the received signals, wherein the comparison of the received signal quality includes the adapted received signal quality level so that the communications terminal is biased to preferentially remain attached to the low bandwidth interface.
11. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein consequent upon second predetermined conditions the communications terminal re-attaches to the high bandwidth interface and detaches from the low bandwidth interface.
12. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second predetermined conditions include at least one of a requirement for the communications terminal to receive data requiring a relatively high bandwidth, a requirement for the communications terminal to transmit data requiring a relatively high bandwidth or a relatively high utilisation of communications resources of the low bandwidth interface by the one or more communications terminals which can only communicate data via the low bandwidth communications interface.
13. A communications terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communications terminal is configured to operate in accordance with a telecommunications standard is a 3GPP LTE standard.
14. A method of communicating data to or receiving data from a mobile communications network using a communications terminal, the mobile communications network including a radio network part including one or more base stations configured to provide a low bandwidth communications interface formed from a low bandwidth carrier for communicating the data to or receiving the data from the communications terminal in accordance with a relatively low bandwidth, and to provide a high bandwidth communications interface formed from a high bandwidth carrier for communicating the data to or receiving the data from the communications terminal in accordance with a relatively high bandwidth, the method comprising
attaching the communications terminal to the high bandwidth interface for communicating the data, and
in response to receiving a command from the mobile communications network, detaching from the high bandwidth interface, and
re-attaching to the low bandwidth interface for communicating the data to or receiving the data from the mobile communications network via the low bandwidth interface.
15. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the receiving at the communications terminal the command to detach from the high bandwidth carrier and to re-attach to the low bandwidth carrier, includes receiving the command in accordance with first predetermined conditions, which include at least one of a characteristic of the data communicated by the communications terminal via the high bandwidth interface, a state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface or a relative utilisation of communications resources of the low bandwidth communications interface.
16. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the method comprises the communications terminal entering an idle state, and consequent upon the communications terminal entering the idle state, receiving a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
17. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the method comprises the communications terminal entering a state in which discontinuous reception is performed, and consequent upon the communications terminal entering the discontinuous reception state, receiving a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
18. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface includes whether the communications terminal has not transmitted or received data for a predetermined period, and consequent upon detecting that the communications terminal has not transmitted or received data for the predetermined period, receiving the command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
19. A method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the state of the communications terminal attached to the high bandwidth interface includes a rate of communicating data to or receiving data from the mobile communications network, and if the data rate falls below a predetermined amount, receiving a command from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
20. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the receiving the command from the mobile communications network includes
receiving a radio resource control message which includes an indication from the mobile communications network to detach from the high bandwidth interface and to re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
21. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the radio resource message is adapted to include a field indicating that the communications terminal should detach from the high bandwidth interface and re-attach to the low bandwidth interface.
22. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the method includes receiving from the mobile communications network a biasing condition for re-attaching to the high bandwidth interface from the low bandwidth interface to an effect that the communications terminal remains preferentially attached to the low bandwidth interface.
23. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the receiving from the mobile communications network a biasing condition for re-attaching to the high bandwidth interface from the low bandwidth interface includes
receiving an indication of an adapted received signal quality level for determining whether the communications terminal should detach from the low bandwidth interface and re-attach to the high bandwidth interface, and
comparing a quality of signals received from the low bandwidth interface and the high bandwidth interface, and
determining whether to re-attach to the high bandwidth interface based on the comparison of the quality of the received signals, wherein the comparing the quality of the received signals includes adapting the comparison in accordance with the indication of the adapted received signal quality level so that the communications terminal is biased to preferentially remain attached to the low bandwidth interface.
24. A method as claimed in claim 14, the method including, consequent upon second predetermined conditions re-attaching to the high bandwidth interface and detaching from the low bandwidth interface.
25. A method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the second predetermined conditions include at least one of a requirement for the communications terminal to receive data requiring a relatively high bandwidth, a requirement for the communications terminal to transmit data requiring a relatively high bandwidth or a relatively high utilisation of communications resources of the low bandwidth interface by the one or more communications terminals which can only communicate data via the low bandwidth communications interface.
26. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the communications terminal is configured to operate in accordance with a telecommunications standard is a 3GPP LTE standard.
27-29. (canceled)