Cable arrangement and lifting platform for stabilized load lifting

A stabilized load lifting device for use with a crane for lifting and translocating loads, said stabilized load lifting device comprising:

• a load platform to secure loads to be lifted, said platform including an attachment frame having first, second and third cable attachment points located such that said third point is along the perpendicular bisector of said first and second points, and load securing means, operatively coupled to said attachment frame, for securing the load to be lifted;
• an attachment carriage to operatively couple said load platform to the crane, said carriage including a cable winch having a shaft and means for rotating said shaft, and first, second and third cable pair guides capable of operatively guiding a first and second cable pair downward from said shaft and capable of operatively guiding a third cable pair horizontally away and downward from said shaft;
• a first cable pair slidably attached to said first cable pair guide, said first cable pair having first and second cables, one end of said first and second cables coiled about said shaft near one end of said shaft, the other end of said first and second cables operatively coupled to said second and third attachment points, respectively;
• a second cable pair slidably attached to said second cable pair guide, said second cable pair having third and fourth cables, one end of said third and fourth cables coiled about said shaft near the other end of said shaft, the other end of said third and fourth cables operatively coupled to said third and first attachment points, respectively;
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• a third cable pair slidably attached to said third cable pair guide, said third cable pair having fifth and sixth cables, one end of said fifth and sixth cables coiled about said shaft near the center of said shaft, the other end of said fifth and sixth cables operatively coupled to said second and first attachment points, respectively.