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Method and device for dismounting or mounting jib sections on a tower crane

US4064615A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1976
Grant dateDec 27, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 28, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49831
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of dismounting or mounting jib sections on a tower crane, at which a carrying cradle with counterweight and having the form of a three-armed lever is used for lowering or hoisting jib sections to be dismounted and mounted, respectively, and the cradle is so designed as to during the lowering and hoisting operations, respectively, to assume suitable balanced positions.

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