Tank lifting apparatus
AssigneeTherma Corporation, Inc.
InventorThomas A. Lorincz
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Abstract
A tank lifting attachment (10) fork allowing a tank, such as a wine press tank (12) to be lifted by a conventional lifting device (100) such as a crane or block and tackle. A center section (16) has a air of inside grip plates (26) to abut the inner walls of the wine press tank (12). A first outside grip plate (28) and a second outside grip plate (42) are slidably affixed to the center section (16) such that the weight of the wine press tank (12) will cause a pair of under lip projeci6tons (38) affixed thereto to be secured under a portion of a lip (14) on the wine press tank (12). In an, embodiment of the invention the tank lifting attachment (10) is secured to the lifting device (100) by a plurality of lifting straps (94).
Claims30
A tank lifting apparatus, comprising:
- a center section;
- a first end section slidably affixed to the center section;
- and
- a second end section slidably affixed to the center section;
- wherein said first end section and said second end section secure the tank therebetween.
A lifting attachment for lifting an object, comprising:
- a fixed section;
- and
- at least one moveable section;
- wherein:
- said movable section can be moved in relation to said fixed section to secure the object between at least a portion of said fixed section and at least a portion of said movable section.
A tank lifting apparatus comprising:
- a center section for positioning generally inside the horizontal limits of a tank;
- a first end section movably affixed to the center section for engaging an upper edge of the wine press tank between the first end section and the center section when the first end section is moved toward the center section;
- and
- a second end section movably affixed to the center section for engaging the upper edge of the wine press tank between the first end section and the center section when the second end section is moved toward the center section.
A tank lifting apparatus comprising:
- engaging means for engaging the open end of a tank;
- and
- support means for supporting the walls of said tank against force applied by said engaging means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.