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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1993
David J Pech, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Robert J Walker, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Michael J Wanek, Two Rivers, WI (US);
The Manitowoc Company, Inc., Manitowoc, WI (US);
Abstract
A longitudinally divisible crane boom segment includes at least a first and a second section that are easily nested together for transport. The sections each include at least one chord member, at least one bracket attached to the section, and a plurality of partial lacing elements. Each partial lacing element has a first end permanently attached to the at least one chord member and a second end. The second end of at least one of the plurality of partial lacing elements of the first section is connectable to a bracket attached to the second section to hold the sections in a nested fashion.