Patent ID: 7572308
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: B01D,B01J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for manipulating a contacting device in a tower having a housing with a support therein for supporting the contacting device, the housing defining an installation port in an upper portion thereof and sized to allow the contacting device to pass therethrough, the apparatus comprising: at least one rail attached on an inside of the upper portion of the housing, the at least one rail positioned such that a portion thereof is located directly below a portion of the installation port; and, a traveler assembly for suspending the contacting device, the traveler assembly configured to slidably engage the at least one rail and comprising means for adjusting a length thereof such that the contacting device may be lowered onto and raised up off the support wherein the traveler assembly comprises a traveler for engaging the at least one rail, and the means for adjusting the length of the traveler assembly comprises a hoist puller suspended from the traveler by a first cable.