US3103344A
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Method and apparatus for lifting
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-06
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Granted: 1963-09-10
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Expires: 1981-01-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carroll C Figge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:35
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66C; B66C1/00; B66C1/10; B66C1/62; B66C23/00; B66C23/18; B66C23/20; B66C23/205; B66D; B66D3/00; B66D3/04; B66D3/06; B66D2700/00; B66D2700/02; B66D2700/026; B66D2700/028; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/39; Y10T24/3958; Y10T24/3967
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR LIFTING MATERIALS FROM THE BOTTOM OF A BUILDING TO THE TOP AND TO INTERMEDIATE STATIONS THEREOF, THE COMBINATION WITH A WINDING DRUM AT THE BOTTOM, OF A SUPPORT AT THE TOP HAVING A PLURALITY OF SHEAVES SPACED APART, A CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR ROPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LOOPS AROUND THE DRUM WITH THE LOOPS SPACED APART ALONG THE DRUM, THE ROPE EXTENDING OVER THE SHEAVES AT THE TOP, THE CONVEYOR ROPE THUS HAVING OPPOSITE UPWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY MOVABLE FLIGHTS SPACED APART FROM THE SHEAVES TO THE DRUM, THE ROPE CONVEYOR HAVING ENDS AND PAIRS OF END CONNECTORS THEREFOR BY MEANS OF WHICH ROPE LENGTHS ARE ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO, AFFIXED TO, JOINED TOGETHER WITH, AND REMOVED FROM THE CONTINUOUS ROPE CONVEYOR TO MAKE IT SELECTIVELY LONGER OR SHORTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOUNTING OF SAID SHEAVES AT HIGHER AND LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH RESPECT TO A BUILDING TO WHICH THEY ARE APPLIED, ADDITIONAL MEANS INTERMEDIATE SAID ROPE ENDS FOR ENGAGING THE ROPE AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL TO BE RAISED, SAID ADDITIONAL MEANS COMPRISING A METAL SLEEVE INTO THE ENDS OF WHICH A PORTION OF THE ROPE INTERMEDIATE THE SAID ENDS THEREOF IS INSERTED AND ABOUT THE OUTSIDE OF SAID SLEEVE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR LIFTING MATERIALS FROM THE BOTTOM OF A BUILDING TO THE TOP AND TO INTERMEDIATE STATIONS THEREOF, THE COMBINATION WITH A WINDING DRUM AT THE BOTTOM, OF A SUPPORT AT THE TOP HAVING A PLURALITY OF SHEAVES SPACED APART, A CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR ROPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LOOPS AROUND THE DRUM WITH THE LOOPS SPACED APART ALONG THE DRUM, THE ROPE EXTENDING OVER THE SHEAVES AT THE TOP, THE CONVEYOR ROPE THUS HAVING OPPOSITE UPWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY MOVABLE FLIGHTS SPACED APART FROM THE SHEAVES TO THE DRUM, THE ROPE CONVEYOR HAVING ENDS AND PAIRS OF END CONNECTORS THEREFOR BY MEANS OF WHICH ROPE LENGTHS ARE ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO, AFFIXED TO, JOINED TOGETHER WITH, AND REMOVED FROM THE CONTINUOUS ROPE CONVEYOR TO MAKE IT SELECTIVELY LONGER OR SHORTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOUNTING OF SAID SHEAVES AT HIGHER AND LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH RESPECT TO A BUILDING TO WHICH THEY ARE APPLIED, ADDITIONAL MEANS INTERMEDIATE SAID ROPE ENDS FOR ENGAGING THE ROPE AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL TO BE RAISED, SAID ADDITIONAL MEANS COMPRISING A METAL SLEEVE INTO THE ENDS OF WHICH A PORTION OF THE ROPE INTERMEDIATE THE SAID ENDS THEREOF IS INSERTED AND ABOUT THE OUTSIDE OF SAID SLEEVE
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