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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Konecranes Plc, Hyvinkää, FI;
Inventors:
Joe Yustus, Hartford, WI (US);
Marcus Jones, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Konecranes Plc, Hyvinkää, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/00 (2006.01); E04H 12/34 (2006.01); E04H 12/10 (2006.01); B66C 23/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 12/344 (2013.01); E04H 12/10 (2013.01); B66C 23/348 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of self-erecting a jacking tower includes extending a lift assembly, inserting a first module assembly below the extended lift assembly, lowering the lift assembly around the first module assembly, engaging the lift assembly with the first module assembly, extending the lift assembly with the first module assembly engaged, inserting a second module assembly below the extended lift assembly, lowering the lift assembly, and coupling the first and second module assemblies.