Ring supported mobile tower crane

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4381060
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06167054

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A ring supported mobile lift crane includes a load carrier and a counterweight carrier in riding contact with the ring and a tower mounted on the carrier for pivotal movement between generally horizontal and vertical positions with a boom pivoted to the outer end of the tower and a rearwardly inclined mast mounted on said carrier and connected to the counterweight carrier by rigging a mast pendant, a tower backstay connected to the top of the tower and through tower hoist rigging to the top of the mast. A fixed boom strut is connected at one end to the top of the tower and at the other end to a fixed pendant secured to the carrier and a movable boom strut is connected at one end to the top of the tower and at the other end to a fixed pendant secured to the outer end of the boom, with a multi-part boom hoist line interconnecting the outer ends of the fixed and movable boom struts for raising and lowering the boom, and a tower erection hoist for changing the length of the tower hoist rigging for raising and lowering the tower, boom, boom struts and tower backstay as a unit.

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MANITOWOC CRANE GROUP INC50 W LIBERTY STREET SUITE 1060 RENO NV

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Michael C Manitowoc, WI 14 322
Morrow, Sr James G Manitowoc, WI 16 193

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