Patent ID: 8567833

Claim:
A system for lifting a blade of a wind turbine, comprising: a yoke device adapted for being lifted by a crane; an upper bracket device; and a lower bracket device, wherein the upper bracket device and the lower bracket device are mounted to the yoke device for holding the blade, wherein the upper bracket device is adapted for engaging a first section of the blade, wherein the lower bracket device is adapted for engaging a second section of the blade, wherein the lower bracket device is movably mounted to the yoke device in such a way that the blade is insertable into the system in an open position of the lower bracket device and that the blade is spatially fixed by both the upper bracket device and the lower bracket device in a closed position of the lower bracket device, wherein the yoke device comprises a pillar, wherein the lower bracket device is slidably mounted along the pillar, wherein the yoke device comprises a further pillar, wherein the lower bracket device comprises a first lower bracket element and a second lower bracket element, and wherein the first lower bracket element is pivotably mounted to the pillar and the second lower bracket element is pivotably mounted to the further pillar.