Collapsible personnel basket for a crane
US10532919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F11/044
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible personnel basket apparatus quickly and easily deploys on the tip of a crane boom and stores in a space-efficient manner when not in use. The basket apparatus has a collapsible spine made up of a plurality of spine segments, a support platform pivotally coupled to a bottom spine segment, a connection member pivotally coupled to a top spine segment and including a coupling portion at a proximal end thereof, an adapter configured for attachment to a crane tip at a distal end of a crane boom, and a foldable rail assembly removably mountable on the spine and/or the support platform. The adapter mates with the coupling portion of the connection member to removably mount the connection member on the crane tip. A related deployment method, spine segment locking mechanism, coupling apparatus, and storage apparatus are also disclosed.
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