Patent ID: 11885297
Assignee: nan
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. An anchoring and lifting system for a wind turbine tower comprising:
a tower base;
a plurality of base anchors attached to the tower base;
an anchor outrigger attached to and extending laterally outward from the tower base;
at least one secondary anchor attached to the anchor outrigger;
a lifting outrigger attached to a hinge wherein the hinge connects the tower base and a tower for moving the tower between a raised position and a lowered position;
a lifting cable extending between a hub attached to the tower and a distal end of the lifting outrigger, and the lifting cable extending from the distal end of the lifting outrigger to a winch, wherein the winch is carried by the tower base.