Patent ID: 8690140

Claim:
A fixture for gripping an end of a member, such as a wind turbine tower section, a wind turbine blade or a wind turbine hub, the fixture comprising: an axial control means for preventing horizontal movement of the end of the member relative to the fixture in a direction orthogonal to the end of the member during use, a cross-positioning means for positioning the end of the member relative to the fixture during application of the fixture to the end of the member with regard to a direction corresponding to a horizontal direction parallel to the end of the member during use, at least two connectors adapted for connecting the fixture to an external structure other than the end of the member, a first opening arranged in the axial control means, a second opening arranged in the axial control means, and at least two locker elements slideably arranged in the first and second openings, the locker elements comprising at least one through hole.