Patent ID: 7287740
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A hoist cable attachment assembly for attaching a pair of hoist cables to a payload gripping mechanism, comprising: a plate pivotable about a first axis; a first hoist cable pivot assembly pivotable about a second axis and a second hoist cable pivot assembly pivotable about a third axis, said first and second hoist cable pivot assemblies disposed on opposite sides of said plate, said first, second and third axes parallel to each other; a first hoist cable retaining means in said first pivot assembly, said first hoist cable retaining means adapted to rotateably retain a first end of a first hoist cable of said pair of hoist cables in said first hoist cable pivot assembly, said first hoist cable rotatable about a fourth axis; a second hoist cable retaining means in said second pivot assembly, said second hoist cable retaining means adapted to rotateably retain a first end of a second hoist cable of said pair of hoist cables in said second hoist cable pivot assembly, said second hoist cable rotatable about a fifth axis; wherein said fourth and fifth axes are parallel to each other and said fourth and fifth axes are perpendicular to said first, second and third axis; and 1a bracket for attaching said hoist cable attachment assembly to said payload gripping mechanism.