Trolley and method of using the trolley for vertical rolling

US9446871B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude · FR

Inventors

• Claude Granger · Saint-Chamond, FR
• Jean Roy · Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: May 22, 2014
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 29, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/53974
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A trolley for supporting the plate during vertical rolling of the plate is provided. In one embodiment, the trolley can include a support body configured to provide support for the trolley; a plurality of wheels configured to allow the trolley to move across a floor; a lifting arm supported by the support body, wherein the lifting arm is movable about a first position and a second position; a pump handle configured to raise the lifting arm between the first position and the second position; and a plate holder configured to move with the lifting arm and hold the plate in place relative to the trolley.