Industry Patents

Patent: 10544018

Lift Assembly with Load Cells

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Patent Number: 10544018 
Title: Lift Assembly with Load Cells 
Abstract:

A lift assembly comprises a base, a drive mechanism, a flexible drive element extending from the drive mechanism along a fleet axis, and a sheave directing the drive element from the fleet axis to an output axis. The sheave is coupled to the base at a first sheave mount aligned with the fleet axis. The assembly can further include a second sheave mount aligned with the fleet axis and configured to be coupled to the sheave to allow the sheave to be de-coupled from the first sheave mount and coupled to the second sheave mount, resulting in substantially no change in a fleet angle of the fleet axis. Preferably, the sheave is positioned on a first side of the fleet axis when coupled to the first sheave mount, and the sheave is positioned on a second side of the fleet axis (e.g., opposite the first side) when coupled to the second sheave mount.  

Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Hoffend 
Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls 
Continuation or Divisional of: 9908755 
International Classification: B66D 1/39 
US Classification: B66D 1/39 
Issue Date: 01-28-2020 
Filing Date: 09-27-2017 
Application : 15/716830 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 10544018 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 10544018 at Google Patents 

 

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