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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Randall Stephen Corn, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
James Bradford Holmes, Founain Inn, SC (US);
Charles V. Spanos, Greenville, SC (US);
John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Randall Stephen Corn, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
James Bradford Holmes, Founain Inn, SC (US);
Charles V. Spanos, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for lifting a first casing section relative to a second casing section is disclosed. The system may generally include a guide member configured to be coupled to the second casing section so as to generally extend lengthwise in a lift direction of the first casing section and a sleeve member configured to be coupled to the first casing section. The sleeve member may be movably disposed on the guide member such that the sleeve member is displaced along a length of the guide member as the first casing section is lifted in the lift direction.