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US 11,248,847 B1Granted
Multi-access heat tolerant crematory lift
OwnerJohn J. Buettgeninventor
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Abstract
A crematory lift has a frame with a vertically extending member with a carriage with tines mounted for vertical displacement. A support bed is pivotably mounted to the carriage tines and has a ball segment on its rearward end with rotatable balls permitting sideward positioning of a decedent thereon and a roller segment on the forward end which permits the forward displacement of the decedent. A hydraulic actuator extends between the carriage and the support bed rear where it is remote from the oven's heat and operates to raise and incline the support bed to discharge the decedent into the oven. The support bed has four forward strap mounts with U-shaped slots with strap support tabs which receive straps for lifting of a decedent positioned below the support bed.
Claims13
A crematory lift comprising:
- a frame having a vertically extending member;
- portions of the frame which define two legs spaced apart from each other a first distance in a cross direction, and which extend away from the frame in a feed direction, which is perpendicular to the cross direction;
- a carriage mounted to the frame for vertical motion thereon, the carriage having a frontward member which extends away from the frame vertically extending member in the feed direction;
- a support bed which is pivotably mounted to the carriage frontward member and which extends in the feed direction beyond the carriage frontward member;
- an actuator extending between the carriage and the support bed the actuator being extendable to cause the support bed to pivot to take on an inclined orientation configured to discharge a decedent supported on the support bed into an interior of a heated crematory oven into which the support bed extends, wherein the actuator is positioned entirely rearwardly of the support bed to thereby be remote from the heated crematory oven.
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A crematory lift comprising:
- a frame having a vertically extending member;
- portions of the frame which define two legs spaced apart from each other a first distance in a cross direction, and which extend away from the frame in a feed direction, which is perpendicular to the cross direction;
- a carriage mounted to the frame for vertical motion thereon, the carriage having a frontward member which extends away from the frame vertically extending member in the feed direction;
- a support bed which is pivotably mounted to the carriage frontward member and which extends in the feed direction beyond the carriage frontward member, wherein the support bed has a top wall with an upper surface, and the support bed comprises a ball segment and a roller segment positioned frontwardly of the ball segment, the ball segment having a plurality of rotatable balls mounted to the top wall to project above the upper surface, and the roller segment has a plurality of cylindrical rollers mounted with respect to the top wall to project above the upper surface, the cylindrical rollers being rotatable about axes which extend in the cross direction, the ball segment configured to receive a load for sideward positioning on the support bed, and the roller segment configured for advancement of the load in the feed direction into the crematory oven;
- an actuator extending between the carriage and the support bed, the actuator being extendable to cause the support bed to pivot to take on an inclined orientation configured to discharge a decedent supported on the support bed into an interior of a heated crematory oven into which the support bed extends.
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A crematory lift comprising:
- a frame having a vertically extending member;
- portions of the frame which define two legs spaced apart from each other a first distance in a cross direction, and which extend away from the frame in a feed direction, which is perpendicular to the cross direction;
- a carriage mounted to the frame for vertical motion thereon, the carriage having a frontward member which extends away from the frame vertically extending member in the feed direction;
- a support bed having a top wall with a top surface, the support bed being pivotably mounted to the carriage frontward member and extending in the feed direction beyond the carriage frontward member;
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- portions of the top wall which define a plurality of strap mounts, each strap mount comprising a U-shaped slot which pierces the top wall and which wraps around a strap support tab, each strap mount being unobstructed by the carriage frontward member such that a lifting strap is configured to pass over the support tab to extend beneath a decedent positioned beneath the support bed for the elevating of the support bed by the raising of the carriage on the vertical member of the frame;
- an actuator extending between the carriage and the support bed, the actuator being extendable to cause the support bed to pivot to take on an inclined orientation configured to discharge a decedent supported on the support bed into an interior of a heated crematory oven into which the support bed extends.
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