Patent ID: 11897732
Assignee: HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A method of connecting a load to a lifting device and lifting the load, the method comprising:
coupling a first connector member to a load, the first connector member comprising at least one pin;
coupling a second connector member to a lifting device, the second connector member comprising an indexer mechanism defining a track;
inserting the at least one pin into the track;
coupling at least one portion of the second connector member to at least one portion of the first connector member by moving the first connector member, the second connector member, or both, in a first series of longitudinal movements relative to each other to reversibly couple the first connector member and the second connector member;
removing the at least one pin from the track; and
lifting the first connector member, the load, and the second connector member.