Apparatus for shipping and storing elongated members
US7080864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L3/2235
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lifting system includes a lifting plate disposed on each end of two lifting frames. Each lifting frame has an upper segment and a lower segment and optionally one or more intermediate segments. Each lifting plate comprises a unitary body that has a lifting eye in an offset extended portion and one or more openings for receiving the ends of the segments. Additionally, the lifting system can include two packaging frames. The lifting system is preferably configured such that two lifting frames are the center frames in a four frame configuration, while the two packaging frames are the end frames.
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