Derrick having upper and lower crown block positions

Details Derrick having upper and lower crown block positions Derrick having upper and lower crown block positions

1988-12-02

1990-02-27

Friedman, Carl D.

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Mechanism operated relatively movable shaft assembly

Tilts relative to base

254413, B66C 2306

Patent

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049034430

ABSTRACT:
The crown block has two parallel clusters of sheaves. In one use the crown block is positioned such that the center of the derrick passes through the axle of one of the clusters and a power cable is threaded through the first cluster of the crown block and the cluster of the traveling block. When one wants to double the mechanical advantage, the crown block unit is shifted so that the center line of the derrick passes midway between the axle of the first cluster and the second cluster of the crown block. For this second use a modified traveling block is used which also has two parallel clusters of sheaves which corresponds to the two parallel clusters of sheaves of the crown block. The power cable is then threaded between the first clusters of the crown block and the traveling block and then through the second sheave cluster of the crown block and the second sheave cluster of the traveling block. The load is connected to a cross member between the two axles of the clusters of the traveling block. This new crown block may be used with a derrick having an upper and lower section in which the upper section is of lesser strength then the lower section. The new crown block may be used at the top of the upper section of the derrick or moved to the top of the lower stronger section.

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patent: 2210407 (1940-08-01), Henry

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