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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, VA (US);
John W. Ralls, Newport News, VA (US);
Matthew J. Absi, Newport News, VA (US);
Charles C. Smith, Newport News, VA (US);
Randall L. Durham, Newport News, VA (US);
Kenneth D. Evanson, Newport News, VA (US);
John C. Vandenberg, Newport News, VA (US);
Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Newport News, VA (US);
Abstract
A portable lifting device is provided that includes a pair of telescoping parallel beam assemblies attached on either end to a pair of stanchion assemblies. Each stanchion assembly includes a top and bottom member as well as at least one vertical member. The bottom member of each beam assembly rests on a deck support member, and the height of each vertical member may be adjustable. A sliding guide assembly is slidably mounted on the parallel beam assemblies and includes a cross-member between the parallel beams that acts as the connection point for a lifting medium. This allows for a higher support point for the lifting medium than would be provided by a conventional single-beam device.