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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Barton J. Hainsworth, Oxford, CT (US);
Peter J. Barner, Hamden, CT (US);
Rohan M. McGregor, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 3/26 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B66D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 3/26 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B66D 1/36 (2013.01); B66D 1/365 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hoisting system for hoisting a load relative to a body includes a hoisting cable, a hoisting mechanism selectively operable to deploy and retract the hoisting cable, and a guide mechanism movably mounted to the body at a position between the body and the hoisting cable. The guide mechanism includes at least one locking device that selectively locks the guide mechanism against movement in a first direction.