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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854423 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to one or more portions of the frame. A plurality of head blocks can be connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum dur... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7753344 | Pressurized wire line spool and method for using same in conjunction with a universal radial carrier A well head attachment is provided having an elongated casing or housing structure in which the tool string, including the entire cable or wire line supply, is pressurized, the housing structure being arranged to place the interior thereof in communication with the ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7484712 | Hoist assembly A hoist assembly for raising and lowering a load attached to a cable having a drum with a groove spirally disposed about its outer surface mounted within a frame. The groove having a predetermined pitch and configured to receive the cable wound about the drum. The d... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7311214 | Clean room crane assembly A hoist assembly for use in a clean room includes a hoist body which is received in a hoist cover cavity of a hoist cover. A rigging is coupled to a winch of the hoist body and to an attaching member attachable to a load. The rigging is received in a rigging cavity ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293762 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to the frame. A plurality of head blocks are connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum during takeoff or take-up main... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293761 | Diagnostic system for cranes A hoist system for critical loads incorporates improved safety technology to monitor various possible fault conditions. For example, a command-not-operated function causes braking of the hoist when an encoder detects one of a group of conditions including a lack of ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284743 | Hoist limiting system A hoist limiting system (15) comprising a frame (16), a hoist drum (17) supported by the frame and rotatable about a hoist axis (x-x), a hoist driver (19) supported by the frame and configured to rotate the hoist drum in opposite upward (... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264227 | Self-climbing stage light support A self-climbing stage lighting system having a self-climbing apparatus and a light bar is disclosed. The self-climbing apparatus is hung from cables that extend approximately vertically from a fixed endpoint. The self-climbing apparatus includes an elongated support... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258325 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to the frame. A plurality of head blocks are connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum during takeoff or take-up main... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222839 | Cable slack and guide monitoring apparatus and method for a lift device The present invention is a method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a cable in a human power amplifying lift system. The method and apparatus employ a cable slack sensor and a cable end sensor to override and prevent the lift from continuing to unwind th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7134644 | Compressed air balancer The invention concerns a compressed air balancer (1) for raising, holding and lowering a load, comprising a cable drum (4) which is rotatable and displaceable along its axis of rotation for rolling up and unrolling a cable holding the load, a housing w... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097156 | Safety device of air balancing hoist A safety device of an air balancing hoist according to the present invention is provided to instantaneously brake a reel drum in the manner that a braking pawl mounted to be rotatable on an end cap is pushed to the outside direction of the circumference of a circle ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080824 | Chain motor drive controller An improved chain motor drive controller is provided for a chain hoist. The system employs a position encoder including a position sensor located within the casing of the chain hoist to producing encoded electrical position signals. A motor pulley is mounted on the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080825 | Chain motor drive control system An improved chain motor drive controller is provided for a chain hoist. The system employs a position encoder including a position sensor located within the casing of the chain hoist to producing encoded electrical position signals. A motor pulley is mounted on the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6988716 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to the frame. A plurality of head blocks are connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum during takeoff or take-up main... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6886812 | Human power amplifier for lifting load with slack prevention apparatus A human power amplifier includes an end-effector that is grasped by a human operator and applied to a load. The end-effector is suspended, via a line, from a take-up pulley, winch, or drum that is driven by an actuator to lift or lower the load. The end-effector inc... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6691986 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to the frame. A plurality of head blocks are connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum during takeoff or t... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634622 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to the frame. A plurality of head blocks are connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum during takeoff or t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6578822 | Device for limiting the upper rotation speed of a balancing hoist A balancing hoist, includes a housing having a chamber accessible from outside. Received in the housing is a piston which is movable by gas pressure in a longitudinal direction and rotates a threaded spindle which projects into the chamber of the housing ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547220 | Open loop control with velocity threshold for pneumatic hoist A control system for a pneumatic hoist limits the velocity or acceleration of a load attached to the hoist. The control system includes a controller and a valve. The controller provides a variable gain between an actuator, which controls the speed of the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6520485 | Winch system for raising and lowering theatre scenery A motorized fly system winch, drum and carriage combination for raising and lowering, for example, theatre scenery by means of cables and which incorporates functions for emergency braking, for moving the drum in synchronization with relation to the carri... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6155538 | Winch A winch, includes a housing which receives therein a rotatable rope drum moveable in a longitudinal direction between two end positions through operation of a gas-actuated piston. A spindle, mounted in fixed rotative engagement to the rope drum and extend... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5915673 | Pneumatic human power amplifer module A pneumatic human power amplifier module is usable in conjunction with a wide variety of pneumatic actuators and lifting devices to provide a human power amplifier for lifting a load. The module includes an end-effector, an electronic controller and a pne... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5634628 | Winch mounting system having winch translating portion A winch mounting system includes a stationary mounting member and a winch supporting member slideably mounted thereon. Bearings permit the winch supporting member to move in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the winch drum but restrain motion... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5611522 | Hydraulically actuated portable hoist A hoist is operated by a pair of hydraulic cylinders having output rods engaging a spool drum to selectively axially displace the drum on a ball screw to cause wind up of a load cable. The hoist is mounted on a mast and boom supported by a wheeled cart, w... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5553832 | Safety device for an air balancing hoist An air balancing hoist is described having an axially movable drum reel supported on a ball nut and screw with a piston defining a pressure chamber containing regulated air pressure acting on one end of the drum reel to counter the unwinding force of a lo... | 09/10/1996 |
| 4588166 | Trap hauler and ejector A winch includes a spindle plate having a plurality of pins fixed thereon, the pins forming the core of the winch and the line of the trap is wound on the pins. An ejector plate is axially slidable for ejecting the wound line from the pins into the water.... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4455961 | Overboarding fixture An improved fairlead reduces the problems associated with deploying and rieving a towing cable and its interconnected elongate instrumentation array. A pair of parallel rollers orthogonally disposed to a storage winch reel are spaced apart to present a s... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4350323 | Device for recovery of a cable for handling a submerged load This invention generally relates to a cable recovery device for use on bo a surface ship. The invention compensates for excessive tensions arising in cables carrying submerged loads which are caused by the swell of the ocean acting on the ship, and contr... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4324386 | Battens system for raising and lowering sceneries or similar loads on a stage A battens system for raising and lowering sceneries or similar loads on a stage is disclosed. The system comprises a series of support members adapted to be secured to the joists of a ceiling, an elongated winch drum made up of several sections interconne... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4244561 | Airborne hoist An improved airborne hoist for use in lifting a load, particularly by means f a helicopter, comprising a pair of rotatable drums, each drum being rotatable in an opposite direction, a drive unit intergeared through a series of shafts for providing rotation... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4087060 | Self level wind cable storage reel A cable storage reel for a hoist is provided with a drum having a plurality of spaced concentric grooves to receive the cable thereon. The reel is mounted upon an elongated bearing and is free to slide longitudinally thereon. The drum of the reel is provi... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4061311 | Air hoist and its control device An air hoist having a reversely rotatable drum adapted to have an elongated flexible load-carrying element, such as a cable, wound onto or off of the drum to permit lifting or lowering of a load. The drum also serves as a reciprocating cylinder and is axi... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3951249 | Drive for the movable portion of a printer A tape driving device in which the tape is helically wound around an axially displaceable cylinder. On rotation of the cylinder one end of the tape is taken up and the other is unwound at the same angle with respect to the cylinder. A remote guide roller ... | 04/20/1976 |
