Patent ID: 9394880
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B66C,E04H,F03D,F05B,Y02B,Y02E,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A climbing crane system comprising: a) a climbing crane frame movably positioned substantially parallel to a tower back edge; b) controllably moveable attachment modules securing the climbing crane frame to the tower back edge, providing the ability to lift a climbing crane up a tower, hold the climbing crane in a stationary position on the tower, or lower the climbing crane down the tower, and said controllably moveable attachment modules also providing the ability to move the climbing crane frame laterally relative to the tower, and to attach and detach the climbing crane frame from the tower; c) a balanced pivoting boom at an upper tip end of said climbing crane frame, which provides and controls a forward reach of said climbing crane for lifting of tower segments, and of components to be lifted to a tower top once the tower is complete; and d) a ground based winch vehicle with a lifting cable connected to the climbing crane for the lifting of the tower segments, and of said components to be lifted to the tower top once the tower is complete.