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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5518353 | Arrangement in an unloading system An arrangement for unloading bulk material (1a) from holds (2a-2e) in a transport vessel (1), comprising a belt conveyor (3a, 3b, 3t) extending in the longitudinal direction of the ship close to the bottom (9) thereof, the belt conveyor supporting incline... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5179793 | Floating dredger The floating dredger is provided with a floating body and a framework 1 on which a drive for driving pulleys 2,3,4 is mounted. Over the driving pulley 2 a hoisting rope 5 is put; on both sides of the pulley the grippers 6,7 are suspended, by means of rope... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5072991 | Floating grab dredge and unloading method therefor A floating grab dredge has first and second pontoons spaced apart sufficiently to define a work space therebetween. The work space is large enough to define a barge slip therein as well as a digging well adjacent to the barge slip. A gantry mounted on the... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4864747 | Support assembly for a dragline bucket A support assembly for a drag bucket includes lift lines and pull lines, each secured to a respective link plate pivotably secured to opposite sides of the bucket. Stops on the bucket side walls limit pivoting of the plates, whereby the bucket can selecti... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4480757 | Collapsible frame support for pivotal boom on a portable crane A crane structure mounted on a transport vehicle, preferably a marine vessel, is disclosed. The crane structure includes a gantry structure mounted on a vertical tower structure and having boom portions protruding from the tower structure. Preferably, the... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4216997 | Grab excavator with fixed jib A grab excavator of the kind having a fixed jib, a liftable grab supported by the jib and a chute articulated about a horizontal axis for pivoting between an operative position in which the chute is directed obliquely downwards to receive material release... | 08/12/1980 |
