CARGO BEARING CONNECTOR Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC B66C1/42 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed connector consists of elongated crosspiece and elongated shackle sliding in engagement with cargo-bearing crosspiece to uniformly distribute cargo weight when cargo is suspended to lift crane by said connector. Said cargo represents composite structure consisting of one or more bulkhead while cargo-bearing crosspiece is connected with enlarged element of appropriate cargo bulkheads. Lift cable is connected to drilled hole of latch either directly via ring, or plate. Or clip, or indirectly, by crawl wherein the latter comprises one and more symmetric jaw plates with hole drilled nearby top angle and two holes drilled along bottom edge so that the latter are located in symmetry with hole drilled at top section. Note here that said holes define parallel rotational axes.

EFFECT: safety in handling large structure.

4 cl, 8 dwg