Safety Appliance for a Downhaul Weight

摘要

A safety appliance for a downhaul weight. The safety appliance includes a cradle that is configured and arranged to receive support a downhaul weight in its normal working orientation. The safety appliance is capable of receiving and supporting downhaul weights having different sizes and dimensions. When a downhaul weight is seated in the cradle, the safety appliance may provide a working space therebelow. The cradle of the safety appliance may include friction reducing material that allows a downhaul weight to be manipulated while it is seated in the cradle. The safety appliance and a downhaul weight may be conveyed from one location to another location as a single unit. The safety appliance may include one or more box-beams that facilitate lifting the safety appliance from below and/or one or more lifting lugs that facilitate lifting the safety appliance from above.

主权项

1. A safety appliance useable for attachment and removal of a downhaul weight from a lifting cable, the safety appliance comprising:
a framework; and a cradle connected to the framework, with the cradle including a center axis and a downhaul weight receiving portion; wherein the downhaul weight receiving portion faces upwardly and is configured and arranged to receive the downhaul weight in an upright, working position when the lifting cable lowers the downhaul weight into the cradle.