Abstract: The present application includes a compressor having a cylinder forming a compression chamber in which gas is compressed, a housing having a peripheral wall forming an internal space in which the compressor is stored, and a supporting member situated above the compressor in the internal space. The peripheral wall includes an opening wall in which a carry-out port is formed through which the cylinder is carried out. The supporting member extends to guide movement of a first lifting device between a position above the compressor and a position above the carry-out port. The cylinder is hung from the first lifting device.

Abstract: A method of erecting a wind power installation which has an aerodynamic rotor having rotor blade connections. A lifting beam having a ballast unit is fixed to a crane hook of a crane. A rotor blade is fixed to a second crane hook at an underside of the ballast unit by means of lifting cables. The lifting beam and the rotor blade are lifted by the crane for mounting the rotor blade at one of the rotor blade connections.

Abstract: To minimize the setup times in the case of a tool changeover on rolls, the movement sequences are separated into transverse movements and vertical movements using a tool changeover system and method for changeover of at least one tool disposed on a roll shaft in a working position. In one aspect, the tool changeover system includes a tool changeover rack, a vertical transport and a transverse transport. A drawing frame separate from the tool changeover rack can be transported transversely separately with reference to the tool changeover rack. The tool changeover rack has a device for connecting with the vertical transport and a tool accommodation for accommodating the tool. The drawing frame has a device for connecting with the transverse transport and a device for connecting with the tool.

Abstract: A tool and rigging support bracket comprised of a durable, non-conductive plastic having an “L” shaped cross-section of up to about ½? and other dimensions of about 2.5? wide and 20? long. Multiple support holes perforate through an upper surface of the “L” shaped tool and rigging support bracket. The tool and rigging support bracket can accommodate at least 100 pounds of tools and riggings.

Abstract: A device comprising a weldment having an upper beam, a vertical beam, and a lower beam, wherein the upper beam further comprises at least two lifting eyes and at least one crane hook, and the lower beam further comprises a plurality of swivel-hoist rings and a plurality of forklift pockets, and wherein the lower beam is a length minimally required to locate a structure laterally underneath an upper level of a platform having an upper level and a lower level.

Abstract: A wheel transporting assembly includes a cradle. The cradle comprises a central section, a top section and a bottom section each coupled to and extending away from the central section. The cradle may engage a wheel while the wheel is mounted on a vehicle. The cradle avoids contact with a body of the vehicle while the wheel is removed from the vehicle. A mount is coupled to the cradle. The mount may be engaged to a lift to facilitate the wheel to be transported away from the vehicle. A loop is coupled to the cradle. The loop may have a cord coupled between the loop and the wheel to facilitate the wheel to be retained on the cradle.

Abstract: A gripper system for improving the picking up of a product, in particular of an elastic article. The gripper system having a gripper, wherein the gripper comprises an endless transport belt and a lever system. The lever system includes a rotatably supported lever, a support and an entrainer configured to entrain the transport belt, wherein the lever is connected to the support such that, in response to a linear movement of the support, the lever will be rotated about a center of rotation. The lever is additionally connected to the entrainer such that the transport belt moves in response to the rotational movement of the lever.

Abstract: A universal lifting device adapted to lift and support large pipe flange assemblies during installation and removal. The lifting device is hoist-supported and comprises a first and second member rotatably connecting to a common support pin. The rotatable members are elongated dog-bone sections offset from one another along the pin, rotatable along parallel planes and adapted to be positioned on opposing sides of a flange. The members connect to the pin at their proximal end, while their distal end allows a lifting bolt to be positioned therethrough and into an eye of the flange. Two lifting bolts are utilized to support the flange during deployment, while the common pin is supported by a crane hoist and the two members are offset using a plurality of spacers to prevent binding. The lifting bolts are secured using a hingeable latch that prevents their dislodgement from the distal end of each rotatable member.

Abstract: A vertical bore coil lifter for lifting coils of steel with reduced risk of the coil telescoping includes a pair of inside legs dimensioned to fit inside the bore of the coil with remote legs to support inner wraps of the bottom of the coil. Opposed outer legs traverse the outside of the coil and terminate in outer legs that oppose the inner legs. The outer legs supporting outer wraps of the coil and prevent telescoping of the coil while it is being lifted. The lifter may be selectively brought from an open configuration, in which the feet are drawn apart to release or receive a coil to a closed configuration in which the opposed feet are drawn together to cooperate in supporting the underside of the coil. In one embodiment an automatic latching and unlatching mechanism is provided to alternate between the release and closed configurations without need for operator intervention.

Abstract: A gripper system for improving the picking up of a product, in particular of an elastic article. The gripper system having a gripper, wherein the gripper comprises an endless transport belt and a lever system. The lever system includes a rotatably supported lever, a support and an entrainer configured to entrain the transport belt, wherein the lever is connected to the support such that, in response to a linear movement of the support, the lever will be rotated about a center of rotation. The lever is additionally connected to the entrainer such that the transport belt moves in response to the rotational movement of the lever.

Abstract: A pipe flange lifting device for supporting and leveling two holes of a blind flange during installation onto a pipe end. The device comprises two L-shaped claws connecting to a common pin, forming an overall triangular-shaped device having a crane hoist fitting. The claws are positioned on opposing sides of a pipe flange and rotate freely with respect to the pin prior to installation, whereafter the claws are fitted beneath lifting bolts fitted through a flange for stable support during operation. The lifting bolts comprise a pair of bolts inserted into eyes of the flange prior to the lifting operation. Spacers along the pin allow the claws to be separated by a desired distance and prevent pinch points due to claw inclination. The design of the claws provides a stable leveling means for supporting two lift bolts of a pipe flange and assisting in the installation process.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a lifting hook assembly comprises an elongated body, an adjustable arm, a joint assembly, and a lifting arm. The elongated body acts as a frame and skeleton for the lifting hook assembly. The adjustable arm is in communication with a first end of the elongated body, and is engageable to the lifting apparatus. The joint assembly is adapted to fix the adjustable arm at two or more predetermined angles with respect to the elongated body. The adjustability of the joint assembly can enable the adjustable arm to engage the lifting apparatus directly above the center of mass of the wheel weight, thereby balancing the wheel weight. The lifting arm extends from a second end of the elongated body, and is engageable to the wheel weight.

Abstract: A cradle for safely supporting an electrical insulator which comprises a string of aligned individual insulators, each individual insulator having at least a larger diameter skirt and a concentric smaller diameter shank extending upwardly therefrom, during transport between work sites on and during helicopter transport to and from an electrical conductor supporting tower. The cradle is a partially peripherally enclosed, open-topped structure having a floor, an upstanding rear wall, peripheral walls sloping downwardly from the rear wall to a front wall, an opening in the front wall, an elongate slot in the floor extending rearwardly from the opening, the slot having a width greater than the diameter of an insulator shank but less than the diameter of an insulator skirt, the dimensions of the floor allowing an insulator skirt to lie flat thereon.

Abstract: A hoist for construction sites, for carrying loads suspended from a crane. The hoist is C shaped, suspended at its top arm by a cable of a crane. The bottom arm carries a hook, typically vertically movable, for lifting and moving loads about in the construction site. Owing to its lateral opening, the hoist can deliver loads into the interior space of floors, using minimal crew and relying mainly on the crane for maneuverability.

Abstract: Roll-changing tool having a dismantling device which can be supported on a rolling machine by a hook and which, on a carrier, has a lifting device mounting and a roll holder for a roll journal of a roll, the carrier having a trolley which can be moved in its longitudinal direction into the region of its head, carries the roll holder, whose holding opening faces the head and is located underneath the carrier, and the hook, which opens at the bottom, being fixed to the head of the carrier with a shaft extension ending in a projecting manner transversely with respect to the running direction of the trolley.

Abstract: A lifting device for a pallet comprising a rigid lower L-shaped lifting frame having a pair of lower rigid legs for inserting within openings in a pallet having a load thereon. The L-shaped lifting frame includes upwardly extending back frame members extending upwardly from the lower lifting legs. A pair of cables are connected to the back frame members and another pair of cables are connected to the free ends of the lower lifting legs. For connecting the lifting device onto the pallet, the front cables connected to the free ends of the legs are disconnected so that the legs may be inserted within openings in the pallet with free ends of the legs extending from the pallet. Then, the front cables are reconnected to the lifting legs for lifting of the pallet and load thereon.

Abstract: A carrier (10) for carrying a roll of metal plate includes a frame (20), a support plate (40), a shield (60), and a flexible cushion (80). The frame includes a base (22) and a beam (24). The support plate is attached to the base and has an arcuate outer surface, for providing maximum contact area between the carrier and a center hole of the roll. The shield is attached to the beam, for preventing a side of the roll from being damaged by the beam. The cushion is attached to the support plate, for preventing surface damage to the roll. A plurality of ribs (44) is welded to the base, for reinforcing the support plate.

Abstract: A lifting device comprising: a substantially horizontally extending support forming a support surface, comprising at least two support elements, such as, for instance, two prongs of a fork, for supporting a stack, a lifting member, movably connected to the support elements and displaceable in a vertical plane, a connecting device for movably connecting the support elements to the lifting member. The connecting device comprises: first members for, during picking up or putting down of the stack, moving a support element freely relative to the lifting member through an at least small distance relative to the lifting member in substantially vertical, upward direction; second members for freely rotating a support element through an at least small angle about an axis perpendicular to the vertical plane, the second members allowing free rotation only when, during picking up or putting down of the stack, the support element has been moved upwardly.

Abstract: A universal wheel transport hook includes a body portion having a suspension hook formed in one end and a C-shaped cradle formed in the other end. A spacer portion is formed between the suspension hook and the C-shaped cradle. At least one retaining clip and retaining bar assembly is mounted upon the body portion between the spacer portion and the C-shaped cradle. At least one retaining pad is mounted upon the C-shaped cradle.

Abstract: A shipping container (100) for transporting and handling a satellite (106) is disclosed. The shipping container (100) includes a support structure (102) for securing the satellite during transport, a base (116) hingedly connected to the support structure (102), and a cover (104) to protect the satellite (106) during transport, coupled to the support structure (102). The shipping container (100) also includes a upending actuator (112), a ballast arm (110), and a handling sling (108) to facilitate removal of the satellite (106) from the shipping container (100).

Abstract: An adjustable coupling connector apparatus for accommodating a range of mating excavator couplers. The connector apparatus includes two parallel bars upon which an excavator coupler clamps. One of the bars is fixed in position to risers extending from a connector base. Each end of the other bar is attached to a point off center of a circular plate so that as the plate is rotated, the bar moves laterally relative to the bar axis. The plates are rotatably positioned in holes in the risers, and captivating side plates are welded to the risers for covering a portion of each plate, securing the plates from movement parallel to its axis but allowing the plate to rotate. Holes in the circular plates and side plates are provided, and a bolt is placed through each of the side plates and circular plates for securing each circular plate in a fixed position.

Abstract: A tool for attachment to a working end of an excavator arm for use in supporting a pipe section while lowering it into a trench. The tool has a proximal end from which extends an elongated arm, held in an approximately horizontal position when in use. A vertical riser is attached to the arm at the proximal end, and an upper end of the riser is attached to a quick coupling connector for attachment to a corresponding mating quick coupling on the working end of an excavator arm. A lateral support, extending from each side of the tool is included, making the tool self supporting in a vertical position on level ground in a position ready for connection to an excavator arm. A further embodiment includes the combination of the tool as described above with a leveling device attached to an excavator, a combination that provides precision alignment and joining of pipe lengths in a trench.

Abstract: An apparatus for moving a load has a boom with a lower end and an upper end and a base having a front end and a rear end. The front end of the base is pivotably connected to the lower end of the boom along a pivot axis, wherein a lower surface of the base rests on a support surface while a load is being moved. A first restricting mechanism restricts relative movement between the boom and the base about the pivot axis in a first direction and a second restricting mechanism restricts the relative movement between the boom and the base about the pivot axis in a second direction. A pulley mechanism is disposed proximal to the upper end of the boom. A rope having a load end is provided, wherein the load is attachable to the load end of the rope. The rope is threaded through the pulley mechanism.