Patent ID: 9546079
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B66C

Claim:
1. A self-stabilizing hoist apparatus for a lifting system comprising: a support section for securement to the lifting system; a collar section coupled to said support section by a plurality of stabilization members extending therebetween, said collar section being reconfigurable between open and closed configurations and including a plurality of arm portions, each of said arm portions being pivotally coupled to at least one other of said arm portions, at least first and second ones of said arm portions each terminating at a free end; and at least one reinforcement member connected to extend between a pair of stabilization members, said reinforcement member being configured to supportingly engage a portion of a container when captured by said collar section; wherein said collar section in the closed configuration defines a loop for capturing the container, with the free ends of said first and second arm portions releasably locked to one another, the free ends of said first and second arm portions being detached from one another in the open configuration to interrupt the loop.