Class 212: TRAVERSING HOISTS ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
212
TRAVERSING HOISTS


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> TRAVERSING HOISTS
272[Patents]HAVING MEANS TO PREVENT OR DAMPEN LOAD OSCILLATIONS
273[Patents] . Antisway (i.e., horizontal movements)
274[Patents] . . By triangulation of load cables
275[Patents] . . By cyclic control of trolley acceleration or deceleration
276[Patents]HAVING RANDOM CONDITION SENSOR COMBINED WITH AN INDICATOR OR ALARM OR CONTROLLING MEANS OR DISABLING MEANS
277[Patents] . Senses crane tilt (e.g., outrigger sensors)
278[Patents] . Means determining overloading produced by load (e.g., strain gauges)
279[Patents] . Sensor regulates counterweight or counterbalancing means
280[Patents] . Boom movement stops responsive to overtravel or proximity to powerline
281[Patents] . Hoisting stops upon load being raised to a predetermined position (e.g., anti-two block)
282[Patents]WITH MECHANICAL INDICATOR
283[Patents] . With weight indicator
284[Patents]WITH MOTOR CONTROL
285[Patents] . Remote control or at dual control positions
286[Patents] . Cyclic operation
287[Patents] . Manual fluid valve actuator
288[Patents] . . Plural fluid motors
289[Patents] . . . Controlled by common actuator
290[Patents] . In control cab
291[Patents]HAVING OPERATOR SUPPORT OR CAB
292[Patents]BOOM POSITION LOCK
293[Patents]HAVING SNUBBER OR BOOM BACKSWING STOP
166[Patents]CLOSURE REMOVER
167[Patents]WITH HAUL-IN LINE
168[Patents]WITH MEANS TO PROJECT LOAD ENGAGER BEYOND END OF BOOM
169[Patents]GROUND WHEEL OPERATED
170[Patents]HAVING CLUTCH OR VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSION
171[Patents] . Traveling bridge
172[Patents] . Power takeoff
173[Patents] . Variable speed transmission
174[Patents] . Including means to selectively couple plural hoist functions to common power shaft
175[Patents]HAVING MEANS FACILITATING ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY
176[Patents] . Of sectional vertical support for boom
177[Patents] . Of boom sections
178[Patents] . Of counterweight from hoist
179[Patents] . Of traversing hoist from support
180[Patents] . . Vehicle support
181[Patents] . . . And having motor to swing boom
294[Patents]ADJUSTABLE TO TRANSPORT OR NONUSE POSITION (E.G., COLLAPSIBLE)
295[Patents] . Crane boom supported by foldable or collapsible tower
296[Patents] . . Extensible tower of relatively sliding sections
297[Patents] . . Hydraulically pivoted tower or tower sections
298[Patents] . Collapsible inverted "V" frame supports boom rigging
299[Patents] . Collapsible or foldable boom
300[Patents] . . Vertically swinging boom having pivoted sections
301[Patents] . Vehicle stablizing means
302[Patents] . . Lowered from vehicle body (e.g., outrigger)
303[Patents] . . . Gear or screw drive to extend foot
304[Patents] . . . Hydraulic means to extend foot
305[Patents] . . . Pivoted lever or link to extend foot
306[Patents] . . Boom or mast attached
307[Patents]SHIP MOUNTED OR FLOATING (E.G., A CRANE FIXED TO A PLATFORM ADAPTED TO FLOAT)
308[Patents] . Including counterweight or means to compensate for list, trim or skew of vessel
309[Patents] . Having horizontally and vertically swinging boom
310[Patents] . . Cable actuated horizontally and vertically
311[Patents] . . . Plural booms
195[Patents]HAVING COUNTERWEIGHT OR COUNTERBALANCING MEANS
196[Patents] . Counterweight movable relative to load support
197[Patents] . . Along rectilinear path
198[Patents] . . . On wheeled carriage
199[Patents]HAVING BOOM SHIFTABLE VERTICALLY ALONG A LINEAR PATH
200[Patents] . Movable along nonvertical rectilinear path
201[Patents] . Length of hoisting cable between boom and load decreases automatically as boom is raised
202[Patents] . Vertically spaced fastening means along boom support
203[Patents] . Fluid actuated
204[Patents] . By mounting on vertically extensible support
312[Patents]TRAVELING BRIDGE
313[Patents] . Flexible
314[Patents] . Having vertically adjustable track
315[Patents] . Supporting second traveling bridge
316[Patents] . Having plural trolleys
317[Patents] . Having vertically or horizontally swinging boom on bridge or trolley
318[Patents] . Having horizontally swingable track- or load-rotating means on trolley
319[Patents] . Having load engager mounted for guided vertical movement beneath trolley
320[Patents] . Motor fixed to bridge-supporting structure
321[Patents] . Trolley mounted motor for trolley traversal via cable means
322[Patents] . Bridge mounted motor for trolley traversal via cable means
323[Patents] . Bridge mounted motor for load lifting
324[Patents] . Having vertical supporting legs (e.g., gantry)
325[Patents] . . Overhanging end
326[Patents] . . Having specific engager for load
327[Patents] . Having specific engager for load
223[Patents]HAVING HORIZONTALLY SWINGING BOOM OR BRIDGE
224[Patents] . Boom mounted for guided horizontal translation (e.g., trolley mounted)
225[Patents] . Having trolley thereon
226[Patents] . . Having vertical support remote from pivot (i.e., swinging bridge)
227[Patents] . . And vertically swinging
228[Patents] . . And means acting independently of hoist mechanism to shift trolley
230[Patents] . Extensible by movement of boom or boom segment along longitudinal axis thereof
231[Patents] . . And vertically swinging
232[Patents] . And vertically swinging
233[Patents] . . Plural booms
234[Patents] . . With adjacent load-supporting rack
235[Patents] . . Including means for sluing boom as it is swung vertically
236[Patents] . . Including plural actuating means converging toward boom tip to effect both horizontal and vertical swinging
237[Patents] . . Including means to swing boom vertically
238[Patents] . . . Fluid actuated ram
239[Patents] . . . Flexible cable
240[Patents] . . . . Having passage for luffing cable through boom supporting member
241[Patents] . . . . Human or animal powered
242[Patents] . . Having specific engager for load
243[Patents] . . . Grab
245[Patents] . And means to swing boom horizontally
246[Patents] . . Including flexible member driving gear or pulley having axis collinear with boom pivot
247[Patents] . . Gear drive
248[Patents] . . . Including rack or worm
249[Patents] . . Human or animal powered
250[Patents] . Having fluid ram directly actuating load cable or sheave therefor
251[Patents] . Having specific engager for load
252[Patents] . Having passage for hoist cable through boom supporting member
253[Patents] . Having specific bearing structure
255[Patents]HAVING VERTICALLY SWINGING BOOM
256[Patents] . And compensating means to maintain horizontal movement of load
257[Patents] . And trolley
258[Patents] . Protruding laterally from vehicle
259[Patents] . Having specific engager for load
260[Patents] . Having means to swing boom vertically
261[Patents] . . Fluid actuated ram
262[Patents] . . Flexible cable
263[Patents] . . . Human or animal powered
264[Patents] . Extensible by movement of boom or boom segment along longitudinal axis thereof
71[Patents]OVERHEAD
72[Patents] . Cable, ship coaling type
73[Patents] . Shiftable track
74[Patents] . . Longitudinally movable
75[Patents] . . Tilting
76[Patents] . Cable
77[Patents] . . Load-handling
78[Patents] . . . Draft-rope
79[Patents] . . . . Dumping
80[Patents] . . . . . Double tackle
81[Patents] . . . . . Grab
82[Patents] . . . . . Sling
83[Patents] . . . Load suspension
84[Patents] . . . . Grab
85[Patents] . . . . Sling
86[Patents] . . Automatic stop
87[Patents] . . Draft-rope, hoist-rope traverse
88[Patents] . . . Divided hoist-rope
89[Patents] . . . Hook-lowering
90[Patents] . . . Running track
91[Patents] . . . Cable return
92[Patents] . . . Gravity return
93[Patents] . . . . Cable
94[Patents] . . Draft-rope, independent traverse
95[Patents] . . . Anchored hoist-rope
96[Patents] . . . Hook-lowering
97[Patents] . . Load suspension
98[Patents] . . . Hoist, carry and lower
99[Patents] . . . Running rope
100[Patents] . . . Sheave catch
101[Patents] . . . . Pivoted cable extension
102[Patents] . . . Sheave-frame catch
103[Patents] . . . . Sliding
104[Patents] . . . . Pivoted
105[Patents] . . . . . Double
106[Patents] . . . Rope catch
107[Patents] . . . . Sliding
108[Patents] . . . . Pivoted
109[Patents] . . . . . Double
110[Patents] . . . Rope grip
111[Patents] . . . . Variable elevation
112[Patents] . . . . . Carriage release
113[Patents] . . . . . Side draft
114[Patents] . . . . Coacting sheave
115[Patents] . . . Ratchet sheave
116[Patents] . . . Trips, stops and knockers
117[Patents] . . Rope carriers
118[Patents] . . . Cable stop-operated
119[Patents] . . . Trolley-supported
120[Patents] . . . Carrier sheave-operated
121[Patents] . . . Permanently spaced
122[Patents] . . Carriage holders, track clamp
123[Patents] . . Pulley changers
328[Patents] . Self-propelled trolley
329[Patents] . . Automatic traversing stop
330[Patents] . . Load-handling
331[Patents] . . . Electric
332[Patents] . . . . With grab
333[Patents] . . . . With guide bar
334[Patents] . . . . . With grab
335[Patents] . . . . . With ladle
336[Patents] . Nonmotor traverse
337[Patents] . . Nonmotor hoisting
338[Patents] . . With load-handler
339[Patents] . . . Discharging
340[Patents] . . . . Automatic
341[Patents] . . Fluid hoist
342[Patents] . . Lever hoist
343[Patents] . Surface vehicle
344[Patents] . . Self-propelled
345[Patents] . . Drum
346[Patents] . Trolley having wheels which contact different sides or planes of a beam
347[Patents]BOOM OR MAST
348[Patents] . Extensible by sliding sections
349[Patents] . . By fluid pressure
350[Patents] . . Having bearing means between extensible sections
270[Patents]METHODS
271[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
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901[Patents]DOLLEY-TYPE CRANES


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