Load handling apparatus
US5088783A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C1/447
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A suspension frame for raising or lowering by a crane or hoist carries an assembly of depending limbs or legs which are power operated by a ram for extension apart or retraction and when retracted have a detachable hook engagement with load bearing portions of a split pallet assembly. On extension of the legs the pallet portions are withdrawn apart from under the load in order to deposit it on the ground after which the separated pallet portions are raised clear of the load. An assembly of load holding or steadying plates also depend from the suspension structure and are power operated by a ram against the load to hold or steady the latter during withdrawal of the pallet portions from under the load and its deposit on the ground or other surface, on or after which the plates are released from the load.
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