Abstract: A shackle assembly including a shackle and a driving device coupled with the shackle for driving a bolt system, which driving device is arranged to reciprocate the bolt system along the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a shackle installing position and a shackle releasing position, wherein the bolt system includes a locking unit for locking the bolt system in its shackle installing position, and wherein the shackle assembly includes elements for transforming reciprocating movement of the bolt system into rotation of the locking unit around the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a bolt locking position and a bolt release position of the locking unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 2012
Date of Patent:
June 30, 2015
Assignee:
IHC NOREX B.V.
Inventors:
Theodorus Gerardus Wilhelmus Van Steijn, Klaas-Jan Mulderij
Abstract: A shackle assembly including a shackle and a driving device coupled with the shackle for driving a bolt system, which driving device is arranged to reciprocate the bolt system along the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a shackle installing position and a shackle releasing position, wherein the bolt system includes a locking unit for locking the bolt system in its shackle installing position, and wherein the shackle assembly includes elements for transforming reciprocating movement of the bolt system into rotation of the locking unit around the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a bolt locking position and a bolt release position of the locking unit.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 11, 2012
Publication date:
April 16, 2015
Applicant:
IHC NOREX B.V.
Inventors:
Theodorus Gerardus Wilhelmus Van Steijn, Klaas-Jan Mulderij
Abstract: Disclosed is a clamping device for clamping a tubular member, like a thin walled tube or a pile, having a tube wall and provided with a flange at a tube end, and for hoisting the tubular member while being clamped only at its flange with the clamping device, wherein the clamping device includes: at least two clamping elements for engaging the internal flange and clamping the flange; and a clamping device frame that fixedly joins the at least two clamping elements for maintaining mutual position of the at least two clamping elements while hoisting the tubular member.
Abstract: Disclosed is a clamping device for clamping a tubular member, like a thin walled tube or a pile, having a tube wall and provided with a flange at a tube end, and for hoisting the tubular member while being clamped only at its flange with the clamping device, wherein the clamping device includes: at least two clamping elements for engaging the internal flange and clamping the flange; and a clamping device frame that fixedly joins the at least two clamping elements for maintaining mutual position of the at least two clamping elements while hoisting the tubular member.