Counterweight tray retention system for lifting machine and related methods
AssigneeLink-Belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp
InventorsAndrew Soper, John Borwig, Cody Brown, Joey Goodin, Will Draper
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Abstract
A system for retaining a counterweight tray adapted for connection to a lifting machine includes a retainer adapted for connecting the counterweight tray to the lifting machine in one orientation and releasing the counterweight tray from being connected to the lifting machine in another orientation. The counterweight tray may include an opening, and the retainer may be adapted for passing through the opening in the counterweight tray in one orientation and retained thereto in another orientation. Related methods are also disclosed.
Claims16
A system for supporting a counterweight, comprising:
- a lifting machine having a deck including a rotatable superstructure including a boom;
- a counterweight tray for supporting the counterweight;
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- a retainer adapted for connecting the counterweight tray to the deck of the lifting machine in one orientation and releasing the counterweight tray from the deck of the lifting machine in another orientation, wherein the retainer is adapted for receiving a locking pin.
A retention system for supporting a counterweight on a lifting machine, comprising:
- a counterweight tray including an opening;
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- a retainer adapted for passing through the opening in the counterweight tray in one orientation and being retained to the counterweight tray in another orientation, wherein the retainer includes a projection adapted for receiving a locking pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.