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Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

David Arne Haverberg, Renton, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 21/22 (2006.01); G01G 21/23 (2006.01); B66F 7/02 (2006.01); B66B 9/16 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 11/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 21/22 (2013.01); B66B 9/16 (2013.01); B66F 7/02 (2013.01); F16M 11/20 (2013.01); F16M 11/2014 (2013.01); F16M 11/42 (2013.01); G01G 21/23 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and method for simultaneously lifting and placing weights. The apparatus includes a support with a first arm and a second arm extending from the support. Weight supports are arranged at distal ends of the arms. The arms are movable to position weights supported by the weight supports. The apparatus also includes a lifting apparatus operable to selectively raise and lower the support. An operator can articulate the arms to storage locations of weights. The operator can then operate the lifting apparatus to raise the support and lift the weights. The operator can then articulate the arms to move the lifted weights to weight placement locations. The operator can then operate the lifting apparatus to lower the support and place the weights on the weight placement locations.


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