Patent ID: 7004337
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A foldable cab/pivot unit for a tower crane, comprising, in combination: an upper mast element associated with a pivot, the mast element having a vertically oriented operating position defining an upright axis of the pivot; a cab access platform extending horizontally at one side of the mast element when the mast element is at the vertical oriented operating position; and a crane driver's cab mounted pivotably about a vertical axis located at the side of the mast element when the mast element is at the vertically oriented operating position and linked to the mast element, the cab being orientable about the vertical axis and through approximately 90° between: an operating position, in which the cab is located in an extension of the access platform, in front of the mast element, and a transport position, in which the cab is folded above the access platform, substantially in line horizontally with the mast element.