IP Library Granted Patent US 8,783,189
Granted Patent B2
US 8,783,189 · App. 12/999,543 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Hoist combination

Inventors: Jérôme Gouault (La Manceliere, FR); Partick Gaudin (Saint Germains sur Avre, FR)
Assignee: Konecranes Plc
B66C9/06B66C9/02B66C11/06B61B13/04
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Patent No.
US 8,783,189
App. No.
12/999,543
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hoist combination includes a hoist, a trolley that is arranged to move along a beam provided with side flanges, whereby the trolley includes two trolley flanges arranged on opposite sides of the beam and provided with wheels, by which the trolley moves along the side flanges of the beam; and a securing and adjusting device for securing the hoist to the trolley flanges beneath the beam and for adjusting the mutual distance between the trolley flanges, the securing and adjusting device including supporting slide coupling between the hoist and the trolley flanges and an adjustment bar connected between the trolley flanges, the sliding direction of the adjustment bar and the slide coupling being transverse to the beam.

Claims (7)

1. A hoist combination comprising:

a hoist;

a trolley that is arranged to move along a beam provided with side flanges, whereby the trolley comprises two trolley flanges arranged on opposite sides of the beam and provided with wheels, by which the trolley moves along the side flanges of the beam; and

securing and adjusting means for securing the hoist to the trolley flanges beneath the beam and for adjusting the mutual distance between the trolley flanges,

wherein the securing and adjusting means comprise supporting slide coupling between the hoist and the trolley flanges and an adjustment bar connected between the trolley flanges, the adjustment bar and the sliding direction of the slide coupling being transverse to the beam, and

wherein the supporting slide coupling comprises grooves provided on the front and rear sides of the hoist and clamps provided on and projecting beneath the trolley flanges, extending and gripping in the grooves of the hoist and being in slidable cooperation with the grooves.

2. The hoist combination of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment bar is a threaded bar additionally provided with locking means for preventing it from turning in relation to the trolley flanges and for locking it immovably to the hoist.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037458 FRAME: 0529. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 26, 2017
From: KONECRANES PLC
To: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042984/0309 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2016
From: KONECRANES PLC
To: KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037458/0529 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2011
From: GOUAULT, JEROME; GAUDIN, PATRICK
To: KONECRANES PLC
Reel/Frame 025874/0610 →
Priority Claims (1)
FI 20085638 · Jun 25, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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