Connector and combination crane and connecting method using the same
US9802796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32606
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector is provided for connecting a first crane and a second crane, each crane having a boom, the connector includes a first connecting arm and a second connecting arm, the first connecting arm building the top of the boom of the first crane, the second connecting arm building the top of the boom of the second crane, the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm being hinged together about only one common pivotal axis within a common pivotal plane, and the booms of the first and the second cranes are linked up in motion in a common luffing plane, and the luffing plane is identical to the pivotal plane.
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