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US 2014/0150232 A1Published application
Dual Crane Apparatus and Method of Use
OwnerBrady Paul Arthur, David Lloyd Arthurinventors
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Abstract
A dual crane apparatus and a method of use are disclosed herein. The disclosed dual crane apparatus generally comprises a support frame and two rotating crane members mounted to the support frame, wherein the crane members can each independently move up and down in a vertical direction, extend and retract in a horizontal direction, and rotate clockwise and counterclockwise. The disclosed dual crane apparatus can be utilized for servicing mobile irrigation systems.
Claims31
A dual crane apparatus, comprising:
- a support frame including a first mounting structure and a second mounting structure;
- a first rotating crane member mounted to said first mounting structure, wherein said first crane member comprises:
- a first vertical arm having a first end and a second end,
- a first telescoping horizontal arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being articulately coupled to said second end of said first vertical arm, and
- a first actuating arm having a first end and a second end, said second end being attached to said first telescoping horizontal arm, wherein said first actuating arm is arranged and configured to move said second end of said first telescoping horizontal arm up and down;
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- a second rotating crane member mounted to said second mounting structure, wherein said second crane member comprises:
- a second vertical arm having a first end and a second end,
- a second telescoping horizontal arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being articulately coupled to said second end of said second vertical arm, and
- a second actuating arm having a first end and a second end, said second end being attached to said second telescoping horizontal arm, wherein said second actuating arm is arranged and configured to move said second end of said second telescoping horizontal arm up and down.
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