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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Mohammed Aamir, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael James Maczko, Covington, GA (US);
Charles J. Mackarvich, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06C 7/12 (2006.01); B66F 3/44 (2006.01); B66F 7/02 (2006.01); E06C 7/16 (2006.01); B66B 9/193 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06C 7/12 (2013.01); B66F 7/02 (2013.01); E06C 7/16 (2013.01); B66B 9/193 (2013.01); B66F 3/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive for a material hoist system can include a housing configured to be slidably coupled to a track of the system; a motor positioned inside the housing; a gearbox positioned inside the housing and coupled to the motor; and a spool positioned inside the housing between the motor and the gearbox, the spool configured to: selectably wind and unwind a flexible connecting element coupled to the track; and drive movement of the drive along a longitudinal direction of the track.