The Caldwell Group, Inc.

Skyler D Halcom

Dan Eugene Mongan

Thomas R Eicher

David L Ewald

An automatic leveling device includes a motor mounted onto a frame, a linear actuator coupled to the motor, and a slideable bail assembly coupled to the linear actuator. The bail assembly is attached to the frame. The frame is configured to attach to a lifting beam, which is attached to a load surface. A controller assembly has a sensor configured to determine an orientation of the load surface when the load is suspended. The controller assembly is configured to automatically control the motor in order to position the slideable bail assembly such that the load is suspended in a predetermined orientation.

Automatic leveling device with adjustable orientation setting

An improved apparatus and/or method for safely lifting a load along a lift axis are provided, through utilization of an automatic lockout arrangement operatively connected between the point of application of a lifting force and a motorized clamping arrangement for grasping the load. The automatic lockout arrangement precludes electrical power from being applied to open the system when the lifting force being applied to the automatic lockout arrangement has reached a predetermined lockout value.

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Skyler D Halcom