Method of connecting crane suspension assembly sections together and frame mounted assembly used therefore

摘要

A method of connecting sections of a crane suspension assembly together includes attaching a frame to a member of a first section; connecting a tension member between the frame and a connector used in the assembly; moving the tension member so that the connector pivots about a pin to a position where a second hole in the connector is in alignment with a hole in a second section member; putting a second pin through the hole in the connector and the hole through the second section member; and disconnecting the tension member from the connector. The method may also include attaching a frame with a winch to a section of the crane suspension assembly; connecting a line from the winch to the connector; activating the winch to move the connector so that it pivots about a pivot axis; and securing the connector in its second position.

主权项

1. A method of connecting first and second sections of a crane suspension assembly together, wherein at least the first section comprises at least one elongated member having a head at an end thereof, the head including a hole there through perpendicular to the axis of elongation of the elongated member; and wherein the second section comprises a member with a hole there through; and further wherein a connector is pivotally connected to the head of the first section elongated member by a first pin extending through a first hole in the connector and the hole in the head of the first section elongated member, the method comprising:
a) attaching a frame to one of the first and second sections; b) connecting a tension member between the frame and the connector; c) moving the tension member so that the connector pivots about the first pin from a first position to a second position where a second hole in the connector is in alignment with the hole in the second section member; d) putting a second pin through the second hole in the connector and the hole through the second section member; and e) disconnecting the tension member from the connector.