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Adjustable length tensioning member

US10479657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC · US

Inventors

Ian Moore · Highfields Caldecote, GB
Derrick L. Geiser · Manitowoc, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2015
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB66C23/00
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable length tensioning member that comprises a rope, a first connector on the rope, a second connector on the rope, and a plurality of connection points between the first connector and the second connector is disclosed. The plurality of connection points have a diameter greater than a diameter of the rope. The rope may be passed through a socket coupled to a first crane component and one of the connectors on the rope is coupled to a second crane component. One of the plurality of connection points engages a seat on the socket to tension the rope between the socket and the connection point.

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