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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Inventors:
Joris Kofman, Aalborg Øst, DK;
Michael Egstrøm, Jordrup, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/08 (2006.01); B66C 23/18 (2006.01); B66C 23/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/08 (2013.01); B66C 23/185 (2013.01); B66C 23/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a lifting assembly comprising a support structure () arranged to support a load () suspended from the support structure, a guide line () arranged to extend from a first location, to a second location, a wheel assembly () with one or more wheels () arranged to engage, and roll along, the guide line (), and a control line assembly () arranged to extend from the wheel assembly () to the load (), wherein the lifting assembly comprises a retainer () arranged to connect, between the first and second locations, the guide line () to the support structure ().