Load guiding arrangement

A load guiding arrangement configured to mount to a crane, the load guiding arrangement including a plurality of load guides, wherein a load guide of the plurality of load guides comprises:

• a guide wire extending from a lower level of the crane to an upper level of the crane and following a slope of the crane;
• a control wire extending from the lower level of the crane to the upper level of the crane and following the slope of the crane;
• a bridging connector capable of freely travelling along the guide wire and the control wire, the bridging connector having a rectangular housing comprised of two parallel rectangular housing plates connected by a first and second guide wire axle and a first and second control wire axle, wherein the first guide wire axle and the first control wire axle are both located along a plane perpendicular to a side of the rectangular housing and the second guide wire axle and the second control wire axle are both located along a second plane perpendicular to the same side of the rectangular housing, and wherein a pulley is located at each of the guide wire and control wire axles, the pulleys capable of rotating freely around each axle;
• a lifting connector attached to the load, the lifting connector including a lifting connector pulley;
• wherein the guide wire extends through the pulleys rotating around the first and second guide wire axles;
• wherein the control wire extends through the pulley rotating around the first control wire axles, through the lifting connector pulley, and through the pulley rotating around the second control wire axle;
• whereby the bridging connector may travel freely along the guide wire and the control wire following the slope of the crane, and the load can be steadily lifted without any significant lateral displacement, even in strong wind conditions.

A load guide arrangement for use with lifting or lowering a load with a crane, the load guide arrangement including a plurality of load guides, wherein a load guide of the plurality of load guides comprises:

• a guide wire having a substantially vertical guide wire direction extending from a lower level of the crane to an upper level of the crane, wherein the load guide arrangement is capable of applying a force to the guide wire;
• a control wire, the control wire having a substantially vertical control wire direction extending from the lower level of the crane to the upper level of the crane, wherein the load guide arrangement is capable of applying a force to the control wire;
• a bridging connector having a guide wire pulley, a first control wire pulley, and a second control wire pulley, each of the guide wire pulley, and the first and second control wire pulleys located between two parallel housing plates and capable of freely rotating, wherein the bridging connector is free to travel along both the guide wire and the control wire as the load is lifted or lowered;
• a lifting connector attached to the load, the lifting connector including a lifting connector pulley;
• wherein the guide wire extends through the guide wire pulley of the bridging connector without substantial deviation from the substantially vertical guide wire direction;
• wherein the control wire extends upward in the substantially vertical control wire direction from the lower level of the crane until the first control wire pulley of the bridging connector, the first control wire pulley of the bridging connector provides a substantial change of direction to the control wire by directing the control wire toward the lifting connector pulley, the lifting connector provides a substantial change of direction to the control wire by directing the control wire toward the second control wire pulley of the bridging connector, and the second control wire pulley of the bridging connector directs the control wire upward along the substantially vertical control wire direction toward the upper level of the crane;
• wherein a force is applied to the guide wire and the control wire to hold the guide wire and control wire taut during lifting or lowering;
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• wherein the bridging connector travels along the taut guide wire and the taut control wire as the load is lifted or lowered, and prevents lateral displacement of the load, even in strong wind conditions.

A method of lifting a load without any significant lateral displacement, even in strong wind conditions, comprising:

• providing a load to lifted;
• providing a crane, the crane having a lifting means;
• attaching the load to the lifting means;
• providing a guide wire having a substantially vertical guide wire direction extending from a lower level of the crane to an upper level of the crane and a control wire having a substantially vertical control wire direction extending from the lower level of the crane to the upper level of the crane;
• providing a lifting connector attached to the load, the lifting connector having a lifting connector pulley;
• providing a bridging connector capable of freely travelling along the guide wire and the control wire as the load is lifted or lowered;
• wherein the bridging connector comprises a guide wire pulley and a first and second control wire pulley;
• wherein the guide wire extends through the guide wire pulley of the bridging connector without substantial deviation from the substantially vertical guide wire direction;
• wherein the control wire extends upward in the substantially vertical control wire direction from the lower level of the crane until the first control wire pulley, the first control wire pulley provides a substantial change of direction to the control wire by directing the control wire toward the lifting connector pulley, the lifting connector provides a substantial change of direction to the control wire by directing the control wire toward the second control wire pulley, and the second control wire pulley directs the control wire upward along the substantially vertical control wire direction toward the upper level of the crane;
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• lifting the load by the lifting means, wherein the bridging connector travels along the guide wire and the control wire as the load is lifted, further wherein the bridging connector prevents lateral displacement of the load as it lifted, even in strong wind conditions.