Patent ID: 6499779
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B66D

Abstract:
A crane gear for the transport of a web roll provided with a passage hole, comprising:an upper yoke carrier having a first leg and a second leg projecting downwardly therefrom and adapted to receive a web roll therebetween, each of said first and second legs being provided with a holding portion; a boom rod moveable within said yoke carrier and having an end which projects beyond said yoke carrier on a side of said yoke carrier nearest said first leg; a support arm extending downwardly from said projecting end of said boom rod; and a support rod coupled at a first end to said support arm and supported at a second end by the holding portion of said first leg such that said second end can be forced into engagement with the holding portion of said second leg by moving the boom rod toward said yoke carrier to pass said support rod through the passage hole of the web roll.