US3333713A
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Traversing cable supported hoist
Assignee: CENTINE E BLONDINS CRUCIANI SpA
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Filing: 1964-04-27
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1984-04-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Cruciani Frido
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:07
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66C; B66C21/00; B66C2700/00; B66C2700/01; B66C2700/011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
536 words
AN AERIAL TRANSPORTING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST MAIN CARRYING CABLE, A SECOND MAIN CARRYING CABLE SPACED FROM SAID FIRST MAIN CARRYING CABLE, THE ENDS OF SAID MAIN CARRYING CABLES BEING ANCHORED ON SPACED ELEVATED OBJECTS, A FIRST MAIN TROLLEY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MAIN CARRYING CABLE, A SECOND MAIN TROLLEY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN CARRYING CABLE, FIRST AND SECOND HAULING CABLES, SAID FIRST HAULING CABLE BEING CLOSE LOOPED AND WINCH DRIVEN HAVING ONE END THEREOF ANCHORED ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING AND BEING REEVED AROUND A STATIONARY PULLEY MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE STATIONARY PULLEY MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A FIRST PULLEY ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST A FIRST PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND BEING ANCHORED AT ITS OPPOSITE END ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY, PROVIDING A PAIR OF SPACED TRANSVERSE CABLE SECTIONS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND MAIN TROLLEYS, SAID SECOND HAULING CABLE BEING CLOSE LOOPED AND WINCH DRIVEN HAVING ONE END SECURED TO SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND STATIONARY PULLEYS MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE STATIONARY PULLEY MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OR SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND EXTENDING TO AND SECURED OF SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY, A TRANSVERSE TROLLEY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE CABLE SECTIONS INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MAIN TROLLEY, A HOOK ELEMENT DISPOSED BELOW SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, A FIRST CONTROL CABLE HAVING ONE END ANCHORED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A SECOND PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A FIRST PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID HOOK ELEMENT, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A SECOND PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND AROUND A THIRD PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A WINCH MECHANISM MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, A SECOND CONTROL CABLE HAVING ONE END THEREOF ANCHORED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A SECOND PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A THIRD PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID HOOK ELEMENT, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A FOURTH PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A THIRD PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A WINCH MECHANISM MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, WHEREBY UPON OPERATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND HAULING CABLE WINCHES SAID MAIN TROLLEYS WILL BE DISPLACED BETWEEN SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, UPON OPERATION OF SAID CONTROL CABLE WINCHES IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY WILL BE DISPLACED TRANSVERSELY RELATIVETO SAID MAIN CARRYING CABLES AND UPON OPERATION OF SAID CONTROL CABLE WINCHES IN THE SAME DIRECTION VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID HOOK ELEMENT WILL BE EFFECTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
536 words
AN AERIAL TRANSPORTING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST MAIN CARRYING CABLE, A SECOND MAIN CARRYING CABLE SPACED FROM SAID FIRST MAIN CARRYING CABLE, THE ENDS OF SAID MAIN CARRYING CABLES BEING ANCHORED ON SPACED ELEVATED OBJECTS, A FIRST MAIN TROLLEY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MAIN CARRYING CABLE, A SECOND MAIN TROLLEY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN CARRYING CABLE, FIRST AND SECOND HAULING CABLES, SAID FIRST HAULING CABLE BEING CLOSE LOOPED AND WINCH DRIVEN HAVING ONE END THEREOF ANCHORED ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING AND BEING REEVED AROUND A STATIONARY PULLEY MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE STATIONARY PULLEY MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A FIRST PULLEY ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST A FIRST PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND BEING ANCHORED AT ITS OPPOSITE END ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY, PROVIDING A PAIR OF SPACED TRANSVERSE CABLE SECTIONS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND MAIN TROLLEYS, SAID SECOND HAULING CABLE BEING CLOSE LOOPED AND WINCH DRIVEN HAVING ONE END SECURED TO SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND STATIONARY PULLEYS MOUNTED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE STATIONARY PULLEY MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OR SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND EXTENDING TO AND SECURED OF SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY, A TRANSVERSE TROLLEY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE CABLE SECTIONS INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MAIN TROLLEY, A HOOK ELEMENT DISPOSED BELOW SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, A FIRST CONTROL CABLE HAVING ONE END ANCHORED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A SECOND PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A FIRST PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID HOOK ELEMENT, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A SECOND PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND AROUND A THIRD PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A WINCH MECHANISM MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, A SECOND CONTROL CABLE HAVING ONE END THEREOF ANCHORED ON ONE OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS AND EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A SECOND PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A THIRD PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND AT LEAST ONE PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID HOOK ELEMENT, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A FOURTH PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY, EXTENDING TO AND REEVED AROUND A THIRD PULLEY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND MAIN TROLLEY AND EXTENDING TO AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A WINCH MECHANISM MOUNTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, WHEREBY UPON OPERATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND HAULING CABLE WINCHES SAID MAIN TROLLEYS WILL BE DISPLACED BETWEEN SAID ELEVATED OBJECTS, UPON OPERATION OF SAID CONTROL CABLE WINCHES IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS SAID TRANSVERSE TROLLEY WILL BE DISPLACED TRANSVERSELY RELATIVETO SAID MAIN CARRYING CABLES AND UPON OPERATION OF SAID CONTROL CABLE WINCHES IN THE SAME DIRECTION VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF SAID HOOK ELEMENT WILL BE EFFECTED.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-31 | 1971-01-30 | 1971-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-31 | 1975-01-30 | 1975-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-31 | 1979-01-30 | 1979-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |