Collector assembly
AssigneeC.A. Hull Co., Inc.
InventorsJay Desai, Gary Bischer, Randy Rossow
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Abstract
A collector assembly for collecting debris from opposite sides of a member such as an elevated beam. The collector assembly includes a platform extending laterally between a first side edge and a second side edge. A first trough is provided for disposition along one side of the beam for receiving debris. A second trough is provided for disposition along the opposite side of the beam and is adjacent to and parallel with the first trough.
Claims21
A collector assembly to collect debris from the sides of a member, the assembly comprising:
- a platform extending laterally between a first side edge and a second side edge;
- a first trough coupled with the platform for disposition along one side of the member to receive broken debris;
- a second trough coupled with the platform for disposition along the opposite side of the member adjacent to and parallel with the first trough to receive broken debris;
- the first trough laterally slideable along the platform toward and away from the second trough, and the second trough laterally slideable along the platform toward and away from the first trough.
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A collector assembly to collect debris from the sides of a member, the assembly comprising:
- a platform extending laterally between a first side edge and a second side edge;
- a first trough for disposition along one side of the member to receive broken debris;
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- a first slide mechanism slideably connecting the first trough to the platform for providing sliding movement of the first trough relative to the platform, and a second slide mechanism slideably connecting the second trough to the platform for providing sliding movement of the second trough relative to the platform;
- a second trough for disposition along the opposite side of the member adjacent to and parallel with the first trough to receive broken debris;
- wherein the platform has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, wherein the first slide mechanism connects the first trough to the lower surface of the platform in a cantilevered fashion, and wherein the second slide mechanism connects the second trough to the lower surface of the platform in a cantilevered fashion.
A collector assembly for attachment to an end of a crane to collect broken falling debris from the sides of an elevated beam, the assembly comprising:
- a platform extending laterally between a first side edge and a second side edge;
- the platform having an upper surface and a lower surface facing opposite directions;
- a connector attached to and extending transversely upwardly from the upper surface of the platform for connecting the platform to the crane;
- a first trough coupled with the lower surface of the beam for receiving broken debris;
- a first slide mechanism slideably attaching the first trough to the lower surface of the platform for providing lateral movement of the first trough across the lower surface of the platform,
- a second trough coupled with the lower surface of the beam and extending in spaced and generally parallel relationship with the first trough for receiving broken debris;
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- a second slide mechanism slideably attaching the second trough to the lower surface of the platform for providing lateral movement of the second trough toward and away from the first trough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.