Patent ID: 7997433
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A combination travel rail and device for suspending the travel rail of one of an overhead conveyor and a hoisting machine, from one of a traversing gear and a supporting structure, said combination comprising: a travel rail having a support element that widens and extends at least partly in a lengthwise direction of the rail; a tension element for carrying the rail by one end; a fixing device for grasping the support element of the rail; wherein the fixing device includes first and second fixing parts connected by a bolt running in the lengthwise direction of the rail, said first and second fixing parts having fixing regions that swivel from an open position to a fixing position, wherein at least one of said first and second fixing parts includes at least one bearing surface for resting the support element of the rail; and wherein an other bearing surface is arranged on said first fixing part and a mating surface is arranged on said second fixing part, wherein said other bearing surface and said mating surface bear against each other when the fixing device is in the open position to limit the movement of said first and second fixing parts in the direction of opening.