Abstract: A device (1) for turning over heavy and/or bulky loads works by suspending the load to be turned over in two straps or the like, arranged as loops, and driving these straps in order to pivot the load. The device (1) is constructed of a body (2) that has a shackle (20) for suspending device (1) from the hook of lifting gear, and through which there passes a tube (3). At each end (30) of tube (3) there is a drive pulley (4) and an individual strap (5) arranged as a loop passes over each pulley (4). It is possible for tube (3) to be rotated by motor (24) contained within body (2) and connected to tube (3) by transmission chain (31). The distance between drive pulleys (4) is a function of the length of tube (3).

Abstract: A lifting rudder device consists of a standard I-beam (1), a hanging element (2) and two suspension elements (3). The suspension elements (3) are slid onto the lower flank (12) of the beam (1), and each consists of two parallel plates (30) formed of a central hollow in the form of a `T` into which passes the lower flank (12) and the core (10) of the beam (1). The plates (30) are solidified by two pendulums (37), each pierced by a hole (38) into which a pin passes levelly crossing the core (10) of the beam by one of the holes (16) along its length. The lower edge (39) of each of these pendulums (37) rests on the internal face (15) of the lower flank (12). The lower edge (39) includes a central curved part concentric to the hole (38) of the pendulum (37) and two flat ends, tangent to the central curved part.