Load transfer device and braking arrangement

Claim 1

A LOAD TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT ADAPTED TO TRANSFER A LOAD UPON RELEASE OF NORMAL LOAD SUPPORT, COMPRISING A CARRIER LINKED TO A LOAD MEMBER AND NORMAL LOAD SUPPORT MEANS, LOAD TRANSFER ACTUATING MEANS INTEGRAL TO SAID CARRIER COMPRISING A COUNTER WEIGHT CONNECTED TO A FINGER, A SPRING EACH ADAPTED TO ACTUATE A FINGER CONNECTED TO SAID COUNTER WEIGHT, SAID COUNTER WEIGHT AND SPRING CO-ACTING AND ADAPTED TO ACTUATE SAID FINGER, SAID NORMAL LOAD SUPPORT MEANS APPLIED TO SAID LOAD TRANSFER ACTUATING MEANS, SAID LOAD TRANSFER ACTUATING MEANS ADAPTED TO IMMEDIATELY ACT UPON ANY CHANGE IN NORMAL SUPPORT MEANS, TRANSFERRED LOAD SUPPORT MEANS WITHIN SAID CARRIER, SAID TRANSFERRED LOAD SUPPORT MEANS SEPARATE FROM SAID LOAD SUPPORT MEANS AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID CARRIER, AND LOAD TRANSFER MEANS WITHIN SAID CARRIER INCLUDING; GUIDE MEANS BETWEEN SAID TRANSFERRED LOAD SUPPORTING MEANS; A FREELY MOVEABLE WEDGING MEMBER OF A SIZE IN EXCESS OF THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID FIXED GUIDE MEANS AND SAID TRANSFERRED LOAD SUPPORT MEANS ADAPTED TO BE GUIDED BY SAID GUIDE MEANS; SAID FINGER ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FREELY MOVEABLE WEDGING MEMBER AND ADAPTED TO MOVE SAID WEDGING MEMBER TOWARDS SAID GUIDE MEANS; SAID FREELY MOVEABLE WEDGING MEMBER CARRIED BY SAID CARRIER UNCONNECTED TO SAID CARRIER AND UNCONNECTED TO SAID LOAD TRANSFER ACTUATING MEANS; SAID FREELY MOVEABLE WEDGING MEMBER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID GUIDE MEANS AND SAID TRANSFERRED LOAD SUPPORT MEANS IMMEDIATELY UPON RESUMPTION OF SAID NORMAL LOAD SUPPORT.