Patent ID: 8608134

Claim:
A method of reeving a hook block for a crane wherein the hook block includes: a sheave housing containing a plurality of sheaves and having extended portions each with a hole therethrough, the sheave housing including a housing frame at a bottom thereof, the housing frame including a locking surface; a cross beam having multiple brackets each with a hole therethrough, at least one of the brackets having a plurality of surfaces corresponding to a plurality of angles of relative position between the sheave housing and the cross beam, where the plurality of surfaces correspond to the locking surface and form a gap therebetween at each of the plurality of angles; a shaft rotatably captured within the holes of the extended portions of the housing and of the multiple brackets of the cross beam; and a locking bar sized for placement in the gap between the locking surface and any of the plurality of surfaces at a respective one of the plurality of angles, the method comprising: a) laying a lower portion of the hook block on the ground, the lower portion being connected to the cross beam; b) angling the sheave housing to one of the plurality of angles of relative position; c) inserting the locking bar between the locking surface and the surface of the at least one bracket corresponding to the angled relative position to substantially immobilize movement of the sheave housing relative to the cross beam; and d) reeving a wire rope of the crane through the plurality of sheaves of the sheave housing.