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Telescoping mast having variable height locking and a chain erection mechanism with a cable management system

US7621078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2006
Grant dateNov 24, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S254/06
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A telescoping mast for supporting and raising a load may be telescopically extended by a zipper-action chain extension system further comprising a system for the management of one or more cables, such as power or communication cables traversing the length of the mast, and is capable of being locked into a rigid formation along a range of telescopic lengths.

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