Lifting bracket

1. A lifting bracket assembly, comprising:

a bracket configured to operably engage means for adjusting a lifting angle, and having a coupling device extending therefrom, said coupling device adapted to selectively attach the lifting bracket assembly to a device for moving a load;

said means for adjusting a lifting angle selectively engaged to the bracket such that the bracket is at least partially received within the means for adjusting a lifting angle; and

a point of suspension mounted to the means for adjusting a lifting angle, said point of suspension adapted to removably attach the lifting bracket assembly to means for lifting a load.

2. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coupling device comprises a lifting bracket extension adapted for coupling with the load to be lifted such that the lifting bracket extension and the load to be lifted share a common longitudinal axis.

3. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the means for adjusting a lifting angle is movably mounted on the bracket.

4. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the means for adjusting a lifting angle is mounted on the bracket such that the means for adjusting a lifting angle is linearly displaceable along the bracket.

5. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 4 ,

wherein a direction of linear displacement of the means for adjusting a lifting angle along the bracket is essentially perpendicular to a common longitudinal axis of the coupling device and the load to be lifted.

6. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the means for adjusting a lifting angle is adapted to obtain a lifting angle corresponding to a fitting angle of a generator of a wind turbine.

7. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the point of suspension is removably mounted on the means for adjusting a lifting angle.

8. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:

driving means for displacing the means for adjusting a lifting angle along the bracket.

9. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 , comprising:

a locking arrangement for locking the means for adjusting a lifting angle at a position on the bracket, which position corresponds to a specific lifting angle for the load.

10. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 , comprising:

a remote control module realized configured to receive control signals for the means for adjusting a lifting angle.

11. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coupling device is adapted to engage a transport frame.

12. The lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lifting bracket assembly is dimensioned to fit in a standard container when mounted on a transport frame.

13. A lifting assembly comprising:

a lifting bracket assembly according to claim 1 ; and

a wind turbine generator transport frame assembly comprising a wind turbine generator mounted on a wind turbine generator transport frame;

wherein the lifting bracket assembly is rigidly coupled to the wind turbine generator transport frame via the coupling device such that such that the coupling device and the wind turbine generator transport frame share a common longitudinal axis.

14. A method of lifting a wind turbine generator transport assembly, comprising a wind turbine generator mounted on a wind turbine generator transport frame, at a specific lifting angle, the method comprising:

forming the lifting assembly according to claim 13 by connecting the lifting bracket assembly to the wind turbine generator transport assembly;

determining a position of the point of suspension along the lifting bracket assembly to obtain the specific lifting angle for that wind turbine generator;

adjusting the lifting angle adjusting means according to the determined position of the point of suspension;

connecting a suspending means between a lifting means and the point of suspension of the lifting bracket assembly; and

raising the lifting assembly to lift the wind turbine generator at the specific angle to a point of assembly.

15. The method according to claim 14 , comprising:

adjusting the lifting angle adjusting means according to a lowering angle for the lifting bracket assembly and the wind turbine generator transport frame after the generator has been detached from the wind turbine generator transport frame; and

lowering the lifting bracket assembly and the wind turbine generator transport frame at the lowering angle away from the point of assembly.