Engagement article, load positioning system, and process for positioning loads
AssigneeTait Towers Manufacturing, LLC
InventorScott Fisher
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Abstract
An engagement article is provided that is capable of selectively restricting movement or securing a suspended load in response to a rapid change in tension in one or more lines.
Claims14
An engagement article capable of selectively restricting movement or securing a suspended load in response to a rapid change in tension in one or more lines, comprising:
- a travel positioning mechanism operatively connectable to a carriage and at least one travel line, the travel positioning mechanism capable of positioning the carriage at intermediate positions along the travel line;
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- the carriage operatively connectable to the at least one travel line and at least one lift line for supporting a load, the carriage operatively connectable to a first end and a second end of the travel line.
A system comprising an engagement article capable of selectively restricting movement or securing a suspended load in response to a rapid change in tension in one or more lines, the system further comprising:
- a carriage operatively connectable to at least one lift line for supporting a load;
- the engagement article comprising a travel positioning mechanism operatively connectable at a first connection to at least one travel line;
- the travel positioning mechanism operatively connectable at a second connection to at least one travel line, the second connection positioned opposite the first connection;
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- wherein the travel positioning mechanism having an airflow interaction feature.
A process of selectively restricting movement or securing a suspended load comprising:
- providing an engagement article in response to a rapid change in tension in one or more lines,
- wherein the engagement article is a travel positioning mechanism operatively connectable to a carriage and a travel line, the carriage operatively connectable to at least one lift line for supporting a load and the travel line,
- wherein the engagement article comprises a lift positioning mechanism operatively connectable to the carriage,
- wherein at least one of the travel positioning mechanism and the lift positioning mechanism includes an airflow interaction feature;
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- actuating the engagement article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.