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US 5,394,956 AGranted
Suspended tender box
OwnerJames M. Hulseinventor
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Abstract
A tender box adapted for use with a crane or other hoist device for providing an elevated working area. The tender box includes a frame and a platform with upper and lower decks. The lower deck provides a storage area for material and equipment and the upper deck defines a work area. The tender box includes a detachable test weight, which is located beneath the lower deck, and side arms and spacers, which space the tender box from the face of a vertical structure.
Claims7
A tender box assembly adapted for suspension from a hoist adjacent to a structure and for being raised and lowered by said hoist relative to said structure, said tender box including:
- a frame, said frame including a platform defining a work area,
- railing means mounted to said frame and spaced above said platform for at least partially enclosing said work area, and
- a roller extending from said frame toward said structure for engagement with said structure to space said frame and platform away from said structure, said roller rotatably engaging said structure and rolling along said structure as the tender box is raised and lowered relative to said structure, and
- a roll of sheet material rotatably mounted on said tender box below said work area, said roll of sheet material being substantially parallel to said roller, said sheet material being dispensed from said roll and applied to said structure as the tender box is lowered along said structure.
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