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US 7,547,177 B2Granted
Method and a device for lifting and rotating a massive container
AssigneeMHE Technoligies, Inc.
InventorSteven K. Waisanen
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Abstract
A device and method for lifting and rotating a massive container comprising a base frame assembly, a cradle pivotally connected to the base frame assembly and adapted to hold the container, a mechanism for moving the container vertically relative to at least part of the base frame assembly, and a hydraulic cylinder connected between the base frame assembly and the cradle for rotating in a vertical plane the cradle relative to the base frame assembly.
Claims11
A device for lifting and rotating a massive container comprising:
- a base frame assembly;
- a cradle adapted to hold the container;
- means for connecting the cradle to the base frame assembly;
- container moving means for moving the container vertically relative to at least part of the base frame assembly;
- means connected between the base frame assembly and the cradle for rotating the cradle in a vertical plane relative to the base frame assembly;
- wherein said cradle has a centerline parallel to the container and said container moving means is adapted to also move the container relative to the cradle and generally parallel to the cradle center line;
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- wherein said container moving means comprises an adapter adapted to be attached to the container, means for attaching the adapter to the cradle, and means for moving the adapter relative to the cradle.
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