Hoist system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a hoist system that raises and lowers a cable car on a hoist cable next to a mast. A monitoring device such as a microphone may be positioned on the cable car, and the hoist system raises the monitoring device on the cable car to an elevated position above a ground surface to better monitor the surrounding environment. An upper pulley assembly can be interconnected to the mast and serve as an upper terminus for the hoist cable. Several components of the present disclosure align the cable car with the upper pulley assembly. For example, an upper plate of the cable car may have one or more guide plates that channel the cable car toward the upper pulley assembly, and the cable car and the upper pulley assembly may have locating members to selectively interconnect to each other.

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