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Class 212/224 - Boom mounted for guided horizontal translation (e.g., trolley mounted)


Subclass of Class 212 - Traversing hoists
Definition: Apparatus comprising a boom* and means on the boom
No. of patents: 20
Last issue date: 04/01/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7350650Crane bearing assembly
An upper bearing assembly for a pedestal crane comprises a partially dome-shaped kingpost head operably engaged by a bearing having a concave bearing face shaped to conform to a segment of said kingpost head, the bearing enclosed within a bearing retainer, the beari...
04/01/2008
7287950Transfer arrangement and method
In a transfer arrangement and method for transferring a workpiece between first and second spaced locations along a guide rail with a carriage movably supported on the guide rail, a transfer arm is pivotally supported on the carriage and carries at its free end a wo...
10/30/2007
6648571Mobile handling apparatus for loading and unloading ships in docks
A mobile handling apparatus for loading and unloading ships in docks, the apparatus including portal supports, steerable traveling mechanisms arranged on the portal supports, an undercarriage freely movable on the traveling mechanisms, a harbor crane havi...
11/18/2003
6564955Mobile harbor crane for the combined handling of containers and bulk materials
A mobile harbor crane for the combined handling of containers and bulk materials, having an undercarriage and an upper carriage which is mounted rotatably on the base frame of the undercarriage and on which a tower with a boom that can be pivoted about a ...
05/20/2003
5622237Portable hoist system
A portable hoist system suitable for mounting to a pair of rails includes a vertical support, an inclined boom connected to the vertical support and a hoist secured to the boom. Clamping members are provided at the lower ends of the vertical support and t...
04/22/1997
5607071Crane, especially a track-bound mobile crane
A crane, particularly a track-bound mobile crane, having a luffing jib located on a vehicle frame so as to be slewable upward and downward around a horizontal axis and rotatable around a vertical axis. In order to transport long and heavy loads in narrow ...
03/04/1997
5492443Apparatus for handling a workpiece between work stations
An apparatus for automatically handling a workpiece between automated workstations wherein the workpiece is lifted from an unloading workstation, moved along a predetermined linear reciprocal path between work stations while simultaneously inverting the w...
02/20/1996
5489032Manipulator for masonry wall construction and the like
An article manipulator system which is suitable for fixed and translative mounting at work sites including on scaffold assemblies, providing for alignment compensation for scaffold non-alignment, providing for limited movement about two vertical axes, pro...
02/06/1996
5421688Installation for the load transfer of piece goods in the form of load units such as containers, returnable containers, semi-trailers or the like
Apparatus for the installation for transferring piece goods between road and railborne vehicles includes a receiving and an issuing store, the outer sides of which remote from the railway line adjoin a loading roadway for the unloading or/and loading of r...
06/06/1995
5289780Material handling railroad freightcar-mounted gantry and crane with toppling prevention and supplemental support upon derailment
A gantry adapted for operation along rails attached to the top of a railroad car includes two pairs of wheels, each pair operating on a respective rail. A base support member is positioned above the rail and between the wheels on each side of the gantry. ...
03/01/1994
4712697Lightweight tower crane boom for conveying pumped concrete
A lightweight boom supported by a rotatable jib of a tower crane for introducing flowable concrete mix to form systems has a concrete conveying conduit which functions also as a structural member of the boom, in order that the overall weight of the latter...
12/15/1987
4666050Manipulator for a nuclear reactor
A manipulator for a nuclear reactor is disposed about the upper region of the reactor case. A horizontal guide rail is supported by a slewing track ring mounted on the reactor vessel. A slide is movable along and guided by the horizontal guide rail and a ...
05/19/1987
4664873System for performing remotely-controlled manual-like operations in large-area cell of a nuclear facility
The invention is directed to remotely-controlled manipulator carrier systems for use in maintaining and servicing process equipment housed in large-area cells affected by radioactivity wherein industrial processes are conducted. The cells are part of a nu...
05/12/1987
4480757Collapsible 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
4417665Means for mounting a crane on a load carrying platform
A mounting for a crane on a load carrying platform comprising a guide mounted on the underside of the platform and extending at least the full length of one side of the platform, a carriage mounted on said guide for movement therealong and having a portio...
11/29/1983
4232610Mobile apparatus for laying railway track
A mobile apparatus for laying railway track comprises a car running on the rails and a carrier frame with a track on which a power-driven trolley is mounted. The trolley includes a beam for carrying and laying an assembled section of the railway track inc...
11/11/1980
4147263High lift loader with extended transfer
A versatile mobile high lift loader characterized by an extendible telescopic boom carried by a longitudinally extendible transfer carriage. The transfer carriage travels on stepped fore and aft longitudinal transfer rails for greater operator visibility....
04/03/1979
4113111Load handling vehicle with hydraulic torsion transmitting devices
A vehicle with a spring-supported frame has torsion transmitting hydraulic cylinders arranged between the ends of the axles of the undercarriages and the frame. Each cylinder is in torsion transmitting connection with the frame and conduits interconnect c...
09/12/1978
4046346Slide mechanism having means for fixing movable frames
A slide mechanism comprising a movable frame mounted for generally horizontal longitudinal movement along a support frame, the movable frame comprising first and second projections which extend transversely of the support frame adjacent an upper portion a...
09/06/1977
3957164Wheelchair hoist and carrier
An apparatus for quick attachment to and detachment from a wheelchair and which is capable of raising, lowering and conveying the wheelchair and an occupant thereof, whereby such a person may be conveyed into or out of an enclosure without leaving the whe...
05/18/1976
 
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