Patent ID: 8083076

Claim:
A protection apparatus for a superconductive magnet unit, the apparatus comprising: a support frame comprising a first part and a second part that are joinable to and separable from each other by disengageable connectors at respective assembly points of said first part and said second part, to configure said support frame to surround a superconductive magnet unit and to allow removal of the support frame from around the superconductive magnet unit, and to locate the support frame relative to a portion of the superconductive magnet unit; said support frame carrying a buffer configured to protect the superconductive magnet unit from a shock load, said buffer being positioned on said support frame to abut a complimentary arrangement of a housing of the superconductive magnet unit when the support frame is configured to surround the superconductive magnet unit; and the support frame having elements configured to receive an elevation device that is operable to lift said support frame at said frame elements.