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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Par Systems, Inc., Shoreview, MN (US);
Albert J. Sturm, Jr., Stillwater, MN (US);
PaR Systems, LLC, Shoreview, MN (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for at least holding an object with a crane having a bridge spanning between and movable on the spaced apart rails, an upper platform movable longitudinally on the bridge, and a hoist mounted to the platform, the hoist having a rope and a lifting member disposed at a remote end of the rope. The method includes engaging and moving a positioner to a selected location on the bridge or the upper platform using the hoist; securing the positioner to the bridge at the selected location or the upper platform; securing the positioner to an object; holding the object with the positioner; releasing the object from the positioner; releasing the positioner from the bridge or the upper platform; and engaging and moving the positioner away from the selected location on the bridge or the upper platform using the hoist.