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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Joop Roodenburg, Delft, NL;
Adriaan Jan Rodenburg, Rotterdam, NL;
Joop Roodenburg, Delft, NL;
Adriaan Jan Rodenburg, Rotterdam, NL;
Itrec B.V., , NL;
Abstract
The invention is a hoist system for use on a drilling rig made of a tubular mast with a front, back, and top side, a splittable block connected to the mast top side, a trolley with a trolley top and bottom side, wherein the trolley's top side is connected to the splittable block and wherein the trolley is removably secured on the mast's front side, a gripper connected to the trolley bottom side for gripping a load, a hoist cable passing through the splittable block and connected on one end to a hoist cable winch, and a hoist cable winch adapted to pull the hoist cable over the mast top side and through the splittable block to move the trolley relative to the tubular mast and lift the load.