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US 9,067,768 B1Granted
Crane rigging lighting system and method
AssigneeConstruction Innovations, Inc.
InventorsTodd Johnson, Glen J. Harmon
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Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for remotely illuminating the hook assembly and/or other load-end portions (e.g., a ball hook, block hook, crane spreader-bar and the like) of a crane rigging.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a poncho configured to be attached to a hook-structure on a load end of a crane rigging;
- a plurality of light emitters attached to the poncho, wherein the plurality of light emitters are configured to emit a plurality of light signals;
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- a controller circuit attached to the poncho and operatively coupled to the plurality of light emitters, wherein the controller circuit is configured to control the emission of the plurality of light signals.
1 more element
A method for lighting and controlling the lighting of crane rigging, the method comprising:
- affixing a plurality of LED units to a fabric substrate,
- affixing the substrate to a crane hook,
- controlling the LED lighting color, spatial patterns, and/or temporally patterns to show the position, orientation, and/or movement of the crane hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.