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

Claim 0:
1. A system for connecting a lifting device to a load to be lifted; the system comprising:
a first connector member, the first connector member comprising at least one pin; and
a second connector member, the second connector member comprising an indexer mechanism defining a track;
wherein at least a portion of the at least one pin is receivable in and moveable out of the track;
wherein the pin is movable along the track between a lock position and an unlock position;
wherein the first connector member is reversibly coupleable to the second connector member via the pin and the indexer mechanism in response to a first series of longitudinal movements of the first or second connector members; and
wherein the first connector member and the second connector member are separable in the unlock position during use for connecting the lifting device to the load to be lifted.