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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229109 | Hoist for construction material A hoist for construction sites, for carrying loads suspended from a crane. The hoist is C shaped, suspended at its top arm by a cable of a crane. The bottom arm carries a hook, typically vertically movable, for lifting and moving loads about in the construction site... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191513 | Device for installation of a gradient coil unit into a magnetic resonance apparatus A device for installation of a gradient coil unit into a magnetic resonance apparatus has at least one support unit and at least one carrier unit. The carrier unit is fashioned to carry the gradient coil unit, and the at least one support unit is supported thereon s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168280 | Roll-changing tool Roll-changing tool having a dismantling device which can be supported on a rolling machine by a hook and which, on a carrier, has a lifting device mounting and a roll holder for a roll journal of a roll, the carrier having a trolley which can be moved in its longitu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134701 | Frame for lifting beams and other elongated loads A lift frame adapted to be pivotally mounted on a hoist include a tubular sleeve guide that guides a lift slide. The lift slide carries a lift frame for supporting a load such as a beam or truss to be lifted, and is spring loaded in an upward direction by a spring e... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7017963 | Counter weighted lifting beam A counterbalanced lifting beam designed to lift and permit balancing of heavy loads. The lifting beam includes an internal counterweight that is adapted to be hydraulically adjusted by use of a manually operated control mechanism. The lifting beam also includes a ri... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6957838 | Truss lift stiffener A stiffener device for use in moving a truss is disclosed. A crane lift cable is attached to a spreader bar. Two lines from the spreader bar attach to the truss to move the truss using a crane. A stiffener body attachable to the truss by brackets allows the stiffene... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6733058 | Winding roll lifting device with adjustable supporting arm and chuck member A winding roll lifting device is provided in which the base end side of a supporting arm (5), having a tip side installed rotatably on a hook part (34) of the lifting device (1), is installed on the upper side of a main body (2), and a ba... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6716018 | Pelletizer knife hub transport mechanism A mechanism for transporting a hub is provided. Particularly, a transport mechanism for a pelletizer knife hub is disclosed. The mechanism comprises a clamp for selectively engaging and releasing the shaft of the pelletizer knife hub. The clamp is connected to a sup... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6578892 | Articulated lifting devices for lifting objects under overhangs Articulated lifting device includes a generally orthogonal support frame having a forwardly extending adjustable lifting arm inserted through a sleeve at the top end of a downwardly extending telescopic leg, a plurality of interchangeable load adapters ha... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6318952 | Pipe laying tool A tool for attachment to a working end of an excavator arm for use in supporting a pipe section while lowering it into a trench. The tool has a proximal end from which extends an elongated arm, held in an approximately horizontal position when in use. A v... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6089633 | Sheet stack handler An apparatus for use in transporting a sheet stack comprises a wedge-shaped sheet stack holder with a cantilever arm extending from the back of the wedge. A suspending tether is joined to the cantilever arm. A primary tendon extends between the suspending... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6056340 | Load-handling apparatus with end effector and center-of-gravity shifting device A center-of-gravity shifting apparatus for attachment to a load-handling apparatus having a bail, a bearing attached to the bail, and a clamping portion for maintaining the bearing in a first position when a weight of a load-handling apparatus is exerted ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5775753 | Equipment for loading containers Equipment for loading box containers with flat boxes containing a plurality of glass sheets in standing alignment. The equipment includes two parallel horizontal and spaced-apart beams connected at one end, of which the lower beam carries a box and insert... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5312218 | Folding apparatus for positioning objects into structures Apparatus for lifting objects into preformed openings in buildings. These openings can be recessed. The apparatus has a frame which has a head section and a tail section. The head section and tail section are rotably mounted to each other. A backstand is ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4818004 | Rotor blade sling A sling for attachment to a hoist for accurately adjusting the position of a helicopter rotor blade to ease the installation of the rotor blade in the rotor hub while attached to a helicopter. Blade orientation is adjustable in the sling by providing a sp... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4810016 | Lifting hook A lifting device includes lower arm and upper arms and an intermediate portion bridging between the arms. A suspension link is pivoted at its bottom to the upper arm, and has a hook latch at its upper end for engagement with a crane hook. A telescopically... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4759674 | Remotely-operable positioning and carrying apparatus for remote-handling equipment The invention is directed to a remotely-operable positioning and carrier aratus for remote-handling equipment for use in large-area cells containing process components. The apparatus is mounted on a lifting device of an overhead bridge crane. The apparat... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4626012 | Load positioner A device for lifting and tilting an object in one plane alone or in two planes simultaneously is described. The device for tilting an object in one plane comprises a rectangular frame with two end blocks and a carriage with wheels contained inside the fra... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4549759 | Forklift-type lifting apparatus A forklift-type lifting apparatus comprises a pair of C-shaped claws or forks and integral frame structure and is adapted to be initially supported from a center spring-loaded cable. The center or point of balance cable assumes a taut position as a load i... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4522544 | Handling sheets of material A sheet handling device has lower support arms and upper support arms. The lower support arms are provided with extension members which provide further support for the back sheet of the batch which is being moved. The main use of the sheet handling device... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4475758 | Lifting fork A lifting fork intended to be suspended from a lifting member, e.g. a lifting hook (4) of a hoisting crane, and which includes forks (2), a lifting shank (3) to which a movable attachment (7,11,14) for the lifting hook (4) is attached, and a connecting ba... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4416580 | Claw crane with pushers A claw crane well suited for loading and unloading, transporting and stacking steel products such as blooms, includes a mast suspended from the crane proper to be moved vertically, a beam tiltably attached to the lower end of the mast, and a plurality of ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4286817 | Hoisting accessory A hoisting accessory to be connected to a hoisting device for facilitating the placing of a load through openings in walls and the like. The accessory has a support arm (10), at one end of which a load coupling unit (11) is provided for carrying a load. A... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4262950 | Lateral shifting device for crane A device adapted to be suspended from a crane for lifting and laterally shifting a load including a frame having a fork lift attached thereto for carrying the load and a counterweight means to compensate for the weight of the load and to selectively posit... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4256337 | Universal fork assembly A universal lifting fork assembly, for lifting a load of product and having tine members, mounted in spaced apart location, for insertion under a load, side frame means with the tine members mounted on the frame means, and being movable to provide differe... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4251098 | Under-the-roof loader An Under-the-roof loader is an elongated boom which is connected to the crane lift line through its fulcrum axis and it is balanced in respect to this axis. The purely mechanical automatical balancing system, which actuates by boom inclination during init... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4245941 | Device for storing an angle and the application thereof to the handling of loads A device for seizing and handling a load which has a given inclination includes a frame which is adapted to be suspended at a point of the frame from a handling machine. The frame is adapted to be locked to the load. A device is provided for shifting the ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4017109 | Hoisting device for a crane A hoisting device for a crane employing purely mechanical members to counterbalance the load on it boom in near horizontal position as the weight of the load is applied in the initial lifting operation. The horizontal position of the boom affords a capabi... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3998488 | Connecting element for moving means Apparatus for controllably connecting lifting means to an item for moving said item to and from relatively inaccessible locations.... | 12/21/1976 |
