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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7604135 | Tensioning system for a mobile telescopic crane A tensioning system for a mobile telescopic crane having a telescopic mast includes at least one tensioning cable for bracing the telescopic mast and at least one tensioning winch mounted on the crane superstructure for tensioning the cable. The tension in the cable... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7357263 | Articulating jib An improved boom-mounted jib unit (10) is provided having an increased range of motion and work envelope, which allows a user to lift heavier loads an otherwise work with less jib interference, as compared with prior jib units. The jib unit (10) includ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7293669 | Tensioning system for a mobile telescopic crane The invention relates to a tensioning system for a mobile telescopic crane, in which the telescopic mast is outwardly braced via a tensioning means, and wherein said tensioning means is guided along or over the telescopic mast and fastened to the telescopic mast in ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7231741 | Mobile cellular telephone tower A mobile cellular telephone tower comprises a self-propelled base and a tower connected to the base. The tower includes a base segment and at least a first extendable segment operatively connected to a second extendable segment. A winch is connected to the base, and... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195126 | Self-propelled working machine In a self-traveling working machine such as a crane, a working attachment such as a boom is arranged to transversely extend below an operator's cabin in such a manner that part of the cabin overlaps the attachment, it being arranged that during crane operation, the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6565307 | Transfer machine Transfer machine, intended for transferring loads (K), especially containers, wherein the transfer machine comprises a frame (R) equipped with a wheelwork (P); a horizontal support plane (1) located in connection with the frame (R) for supporting the load... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6138844 | Boom truck A boom truck is provided which has optimum operating and transport positions. In the operating position an operator's cab is mounted substantially centrally of the chassis of the boom truck, with the boom above the cab and pivotally mounted to the rear of... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6065621 | Portable and towable lift mechanism An improved lift mechanism that is portable and towable, and has a telescopic and angularly adjustable load carrying boom, four telescopic support legs with pivotable wheels thereon, and a low center of gravity frame of a two part construction pivotally c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062793 | Apparatus for retracting and extending a boom The invention provides a drive system for extending or retracting a boom. The boom comprises an elongated boom slidably mounted to a vehicle. The drive system comprises: a flat belt extending generally parallel to the boom; a rotatable drum mounted to the... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6026523 | Storable patient lift and transfer apparatus A portable lifting apparatus for lifting and transferring of patients for use in combination with a sling or the like support. Separate motors are provided for control of up and down movement of the lifting arm, clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024232 | Boom truck A boom truck is provided which has optimum operating and transport positions. In the operating position an operator's cab is mounted substantially centrally of the chassis of the boom truck, with the boom above the cab and pivotally mounted to the rear of... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5624046 | Telescopic rods for a crane A telescopic rod composed of a plurality of tubular rod sections which are mounted so as to be slidable within each other includes a multistage piston-cylinder unit which is arranged within the telescopic rod and is connected to the outermost rod section ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5515654 | Telescopic boom apparatus A telescopic boom including an elongated hollow outer boom, an elongated inner boom telescopically received within the outer boom, and guidance structure for guiding the inner boom for telescopic movement is provided. The guidance structure includes a plu... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5478192 | Boom operated fork truck A material handling vehicle comprising a top, bottom, two sides, and two ends, the vehicle having a central axis of extension extending from end to end thereof, the vehicle having a frame disposed therewith the frame having disposed proximate the bottom t... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5281078 | Portable hoist A portable hoist adapted for attachment to a ball hitch mounted in a central location in a flat bed of a truck is disclosed. The hoist comprises an elongate base frame member, a receptacle mounted at the front end of the base frame member and adapted for ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5215202 | Mobile vehicular apparatus with aerial cabin A mobile vehicular apparatus for moving an operator around a three-dimensional aerial work location such as an electric cable or wire supported on posts includes a mobile vehicle having a vehicle body, a boom upwardly extensibly and downwardly collapsibly... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5211297 | Foldable crane There is disclosed a mobile crane having at least one hollow load bearing support member which is rotatable about a base. The load bearing support member is pivotally connected to a hollow boom which telescopically receives a plurality of secondary hollow... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5183168 | Mobile vehicular apparatus with aerial cabin A mobile vehicular apparatus for moving an operator around a three-dimensional aerial work location such as an electric cable or wire supported on posts includes a mobile vehicle having a vehicle body, a boom upwardly extensibly and downwardly collapsibly... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5014863 | Vehicle mounted crane The possibility of the end 26 of a boom 20 of a vehicle mounted crane being moved downwardly into engagement with part of the crane or the vehicle on which it is mounted and causing damage thereto during elevation of a mast 18 for the crane from a stowed ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012939 | Color coded boom and chart system for proportionally extensible boom assembly In a multiple stage boom including a base boom and a plurality of relatively extensible and retractable boom stages, a system for displaying the load rating information relative to the boom includes an angle measuring assembly and a color coded boom and c... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4988009 | Telescopic boom mobile cranes A telescopic boom mobile crane wherein the boom may be disconnected from the turntable characterized in that the crane vehicle has rollers (or their equivalent) to support the collapsed boom on the vehicle while permitting the boom longitudinally to move ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4984695 | Wheel crane A wheel crane wherein the maximum radius of pivotal motion of a boom is minimized and the boom foot mounting point can be positioned as rearwards as possible to realize an increase of the boom length. The wheel crane comprises a lower running body, an upp... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4982853 | Reinforcement mechanism for multi-stage telescopic boom A multi-stage boom having a plurality of boom members including a first boom member, at least one intermediate boom member and a last boom member, each being slideably inserted into its subordinate boom member to undergo telescopic expansion and contracti... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4954041 | Triple section telescopic boom materials handling vehicle A variable reach rough terrain load lifting apparatus comprising a vehicle having a frame; a boom having innermost, intermediate and outermost telescoping boom segments; and means for pivotally connecting the outermost boom segment to the vehicle frame an... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4946051 | Two-boom crawler crane A crawler crane made up of a crane frame and body on tracks, a telescoping boom projecting from the body, a fixed-length A-frame boom with rotatable arms, a mechanism for lifting the telescoping boom and a device for extending the telescoping boom.... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4932176 | Extendible and retractible mast system A telescopic mast system has a base tube, a plurality of axially movable coaxial inner tubes nestable successively within each other and within the base tube, and a winch supported at the lower end of the base tube with a pair of preferably wire ropes dri... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4782962 | Back packable portable unit A portable, backpackable crane lift involving a retractable boom, boom cable, winch and winch cable mounted to a wheeled frame with extendable axles all which fold into a compact unit. A shoulder harness apparatus which attaches to the folded unit for car... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4746024 | Aerial boom with tensiometer Tensiometer placed on the free end of an aerially articulable boom such that the tensiometer's load indicator is visible from the bucket. A cable extending from the boom's free end may be attached to a working object such as a transformer. When the boom i... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4727995 | Crane with pivotal boom A tractor crane includes a boom having a root end adapted for pivotal mounting on a tractor, a load end which is adjustable in position relative to the root end, strut connector intermediate its ends, and load attachment device at or near the load end of ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4688689 | Telescoping crane boom So that the boom does not have to be oriented horizontally to change the crane configuration, a remotely controlled double locking device is mounted at the front end of each intermediate telescoping member slidably mounted between the boom base and the in... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4664272 | Telescoping crane boom with locking and indicator means A power actuator on the base section of a multisection telescoping crane boom can bridge at least one intermediate boom section to operate a biased locking pin retract mechanism employed in a system for remotely controlling the operation of a manual fly s... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4660731 | Telescopic crane for heavy loads A separate boom vehicle is provided for transporting a telescopic boom, which is adapted to be coupled to a revolving superstructure and to be detached from it for transporting. The boom vehicle is provided in its forward portion with a coupling structure... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4658972 | Method for stretching and folding extension jib in wheeled type crane A method for stretching and folding an extension jib in a wheeled type crane including a telescopic boom, and a suspension-rod-supported compression column type extension jib to be supported in a flat posture at the fore end of the boom in stretched state... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657109 | Attachment jib for cranes An attachment jib for supporting various working devices, such as a pipe manipulator, includes a support base which can be rigidly coupled removably with existing elements on the nose block of a telescopic crane boom. The jib includes telescopic sections ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4635805 | Crane boom locking pin insertion indicator and actuator means A power actuator on the base section of a multi-section telescoping crane boom can bridge at least one intermediate boom section to operate a biased locking pin retract mechanism employed in a system for remotely controlling the operation of a manual fly ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4634337 | Integrated wheel lift wrecker Towing apparatus mounted on the rear of a towing vehicle for lifting and towing a disabled vehicle by its wheels has a lifting boom housing for telescopically carrying an extendible boom on which wheel engaging forks are supported. The lifting boom housin... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4630741 | Extendible boom including a rack and pinion mechanism An extendible boom utilizing a rack and pinion mechanism to enable reciprocating movement of a work head such as a spray for agricultural application beneath orchard trees, the boom comprising a hollow section having a substantially rectangular cross-sect... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4595108 | Method for stretching and folding extension jib in wheeled type crane An apparatus for stretching and folding an extension jib in a wheeled type crane including a telescopic boom, and a suspension-rod-supported compression column type extension jib to be supported in a flat posture at the fore end of the boom in stretched s... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4585132 | Extensible boom with manual section stored in base A multi-section telescopic boom is disclosed having a base section supported for pivotal movement, a manual section telescopically received in said base section, a mid section, and a tip section which sections are progressively lighter from the base secti... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4582206 | Mobile aerial hoist A hoist for controllably lifting, holding or lowering an object from a mobile aerial device having an articulated or extendable boom supporting a man-lifting platform. The hoist has an adjustably positioned housing and positioning plate mounted to a shaft... | 04/15/1986 |
