Patent ID: 9365402
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B66F,G05B

Claim Text:
1. A communication assembly comprising: a crane structured to elevate a platform coupled to said crane; a remote unit held by a first user located proximate said platform of said crane; a remote processor coupled to said remote unit; a remote transceiver coupled to said remote unit, said remote transceiver being electrically coupled to said remote processor; a pair of sticks movably coupled to said remote unit, said sticks being electrically coupled to said remote processor, said sticks being manipulated by the first user to issue a selected one of a plurality of movement commands with respect to said platform of said crane; a plurality of actuators coupled to said remote unit, said actuators being electrically coupled to said remote processor; a base unit positioned within a cab of said crane such that said base unit is visible to a second user in said cab of said crane; a base processor coupled to said base unit; a base transceiver coupled said base unit, said base transceiver being electrically coupled to said base processor, said base transceiver being in communication with said remote transceiver such that said base transceiver receives said movement commands from said pair of sticks; and a display coupled to said base unit, said display being electrically coupled to said base processor, said display displaying indicia relating to said movement commands such that the second user may manipulate said platform of said crane in a direction that corresponds to said movement commands.