Claims
- 1. A device for setting building sections comprising:
1) an all-terrain lift having
a) a self-leveling front and rear, and b) a dust-sealed cab; 2) a diagonally telescoping boom attached to the lift; and 3) a truss boom assembly removably connected to the boom including:
a) a truss boom frame; b) a support member attachable to the all-terrain lift telescopic boom; and c) an internal pivot assembly having a vertical pivot axis interposed between the support member and the articulating truss boom frame such that the articulating truss boom frame is capable of pivoting with respect to the support member about the vertical pivot axis in a horizontal plane transverse to the vertical pivot axis.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) a back portion; b) a center beam which extends downwardly from the back portion; c) two base beams perpendicularly extending from the back portion and converging toward the center beam; d) a front plate connecting the center beam and the base beams to form a triangular structure; and e) a support plate attached to the back portion.
- 3. The articulating truss boom assembly of claim 2, wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) a T-support section for bracing and providing additional strength to the center beam and the base beams; b) a load carrying member attached to the front plate. c) a triangular-shaped top plate on the top of the back portion.
- 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes at least two shock absorbing pads attached to at least one of the articulating truss boom frame and support member to prevent contact between the support member and the articulating truss boom frame and to control vibration.
- 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) first pair and second pair of parallel frame support plates extending outwardly from the truss boom frame transverse to the support plate; b) a first frame reinforcement plate transversely connected between the first pair of parallel frame support plates; and c) a second frame reinforcement plate transversely connected between the second pair of parallel frame support plates, wherein each of the frame support plates have an aperture therein.
- 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the support member further comprises a coupling assembly for coupling to the all-terrain lift, the coupling assembly having:
a) a support beam; and b) a pair of securing members extending from the support member, the securing members having i) a hook portion with a contoured catch having an expanding diameter for ease of attachment to the all-terrain lift, and ii) a securing lobe having an aperture therein for receiving a securing pin in locking engagement with the all-terrain lift.
- 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the internal pivot assembly includes a hydraulic assembly connected to a pivot pin for horizontally rotating the articulating truss boom frame in an arc having at least a 10.5 foot diameter.
- 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the hydraulic assembly comprises:
a) an actuator including:
i) a hydraulic power cylinder securely mounted at a first end to the support member and having a hydraulic fluid connector extending therefrom; ii) a moveable plunger arm inserted within a second end of the hydraulic power cylinder to permit translational movement of the moveable plunger arm; and iii) an actuator lever attached to the moveable plunger arm and having an aperture to receive the pivot pin therethrough, the actuator lever rotating with respect to the pivot pin and moving the articulating truss boom frame when the moveable plunger arm is in translational movement; b) a hydraulic control unit connected to the support member for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic power cylinder; c) a metering valve connected to the fluid connector and operatively associated with the hydraulic power cylinder, to conduct hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic control unit to the hydraulic power cylinder; and d) a restrictor removably inserted within the metering valve and having a channel therethrough to limit the hydraulic fluid channeled to the hydraulic power cylinder.
- 9. The device of claim 8 wherein the metering valve comprises an outer wall hexagonal in shape to receive a standard wrench and further comprising a compressor for cleaning the device.
- 10. An articulating truss boom assembly for use with an all-terrain lift having a telescopic boom comprising;
1) a triangular articulating truss boom frame; 2) a support member attachable to the telescopic boom; and 3) an internal pivot assembly interposed connecting the support member and the articulating truss boom frame; wherein the internal pivot assembly further includes:
a) a first pair and a second pair of parallel support member support plates connected to the support member; b) a first pair and a second pair of parallel truss boom frame support plates connected to the articulating truss boom frame; c) a first pivot sleeve connected to the truss boom frame support plates; d) a second pivot sleeve connected to the first pair of support member support plates; e) a third pivot sleeve connected to the second pair of support member support plates; f) a single pivot pin insertable into the second and third sleeves and the articulating truss boom frame first sleeve; g) a plurality of shock absorbing pads attached to at least one of 1) the support member and 2) the articulating truss boom frame to prevent vibration of the articulating truss boom frame; and h) a hydraulic assembly connected to the pivot pin for horizontally rotating the articulating truss boom frame in an arc having at least a 10.5 foot diameter.
- 11. The articulating truss boom assembly of claim 10, wherein the hydraulic assembly comprises:
a) an actuator including:
i) a hydraulic power cylinder connected at a first end to the support member and having a hydraulic fluid connector extending therefrom; ii) a plunger arm projecting from a second end of the hydraulic power cylinder; and iii) an actuator lever attached to the plunger arm by a pivot pin plunger arm; b) a hydraulic control unit connected to the support member for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic power cylinder; c) a metering valve connected to the fluid connector and operatively associated with the hydraulic power cylinder, to conduct hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic control unit to the hydraulic power cylinder; and d) a restrictor removably inserted within the metering valve and having a restricting channel therein to limit the hydraulic fluid channeled to the hydraulic power cylinder.
- 12. A hydraulic assembly for horizontally swinging truss boom comprising:
a) an actuator for moving the boom including:
i) a hydraulic power cylinder mounted at a first end to a support member and having a hydraulic fluid connector extending therefrom; ii) a moveable plunger arm inserted within a second end of the hydraulic power cylinder to permit translational movement of the moveable plunger arm; and iii) an actuator lever connectably attached to the moveable plunger arm and having an aperture to receive a pivot pin therethrough, the actuator lever rotating with respect to the pivot pin and moving an articulating truss boom frame when the moveable plunger arm is in translational movement; b) a hydraulic control unit connected to the support member for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic power cylinder; c) a metering valve connected to the fluid connector and operatively associated with the hydraulic power cylinder, to conduct hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic control unit to the hydraulic power cylinder; and d) a restrictor removably inserted within the metering valve and having a varying diameter channel therethrough to limit a volume of hydraulic fluid channeled to the hydraulic power cylinder.
- 13. The hydraulic assembly of claim 12, wherein the metering valve includes an outside wall hexagonal in shape.
- 14. The device of claim 1 wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) a back portion; b) a center beam which extends upwardly from the back portion; c) two base beams extending from the back portion and converging toward the center beam; d) a front plate attached to the center beam and the base beams; and e) a support plate connected to the back portion.
- 15. A rotating arm for use with a lifting machine comprising:
a) a telescopic boom; b) an articulating truss boom frame operably associated with the boom; c) a support member attachable to the telescopic boom; and d) a pivot sleeve attached to the articulating truss boom frame and an actuator lever rigidly secured to the pivot sleeve such that movement of the actuator lever results in rotation of the pivot sleeve and therefore rotation of the articulating truss boom frame; and e) an internal pivot assembly having 1) a vertical pivot axis connected between the support member and the articulating truss boom frame such that the articulating truss boom frame is capable of pivoting with respect to the support member about a pivot vertical axis in a horizontal plane, 2) a first pair and a second pair of parallel support member support plates connected to the support member, wherein each pair of parallel support member support plates have an opening therein and, 3) a member reinforcing plate perpendicularly connected between each of the pairs of support plates.
- 16. The arm of claim 15 wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) a back portion; b) a center beam which extends downwardly from the back portion; c) two base beams perpendicularly extending from the back portion and converging toward the center beam; d) a front plate connecting the center beam and the base beams to form triangular structure.
- 17. The arm of claim 16 wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) a first pair of triangular parallel frame support plates having at least one frame reinforcement plate transversely connected between the first pair of parallel frame support plates; b) a second pair of triangular parallel frame support plates having at least one frame reinforcement plate transversely connected between the second pair of parallel frame support plates, each pair of parallel frame support plates extending outwardly from the truss boom frame; and c) each pair of the support plates having an aperture therein.
- 18. The arm of claim 17, wherein the internal pivot assembly includes a hydraulic assembly connected to the pivot pin comprising:
a) an actuator including:
i) a hydraulic power cylinder connected at a first end to a support member; ii) a moveable plunger arm extending from a second end of the hydraulic power cylinder; and iii) an actuator lever attached to the moveable plunger arm and having an aperture to receive a pivot pin therethrough, the actuator lever rotating to move the articulating truss boom frame horizontally with the moveable plunger arm; b) a hydraulic control unit connected to the support member; c) a metering valve operatively associated with the hydraulic power cylinder to conduct hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic control unit to the hydraulic power cylinder; and d) a restrictor removably inserted within the metering valve to limit a volume of hydraulic fluid channeled to the hydraulic power cylinder.
- 19. A telescopic handler having a front and a rear comprising:
1) an enclosed cab; 2) a telescoping boom connected to the rear of the handler and extending diagonally over the cab toward the front of the handler; and 3) an articulating truss boom assembly for attachment to the boom comprising:
a) a support member including:
i) a coupling assembly for coupling the support member to the handler, ii) a first pair and a second pair of parallel support member support plates extending from the support member; b) an articulating truss boom frame having at a first end a retention member and having at a second end i) a first pair of parallel frame support plates which have a frame reinforcement plate transversely connected therebetween, and ii) a second pair of parallel frame support plates which have a frame reinforcement plate transversely connected therebetween; c) pivot pin having a vertical pivot axis interposed between the support member and the articulating truss boom frame; and d) a hydraulic assembly connected to the pivot pin for horizontally moving the boom frame comprising:
i) an actuator including:
a hydraulic power cylinder securely mounted at a first end to the support member and having a hydraulic fluid connector extending therefrom; a moveable plunger arm inserted within a second end of the hydraulic power cylinder to permit movement; and an actuator lever connectably attached to the moveable plunger arm and having an aperture to receive the pivot pin therethrough, the actuator lever rotating with respect to the pivot pin and moving the articulating truss boom frame when the moveable plunger arm is in translational movement; ii) a hydraulic control unit connected to the support member for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic power cylinder; iii) a metering valve connected to the fluid connector and operatively associated with the hydraulic power cylinder, the metering valve for conducting hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic control unit to the hydraulic power cylinder; and iv) a restrictor removably inserted within the metering valve and having a first and second channel to limit the hydraulic fluid channeled to the hydraulic power cylinder; wherein the first pair and the second pair of support member support plates and the first pair and second pair of truss boom frame support plates are interlaced so that the apertures of the support members support plates line up with apertures of the truss boom frame support plates to permit the pivot pin to extend therethrough.
- 20. The articulating truss boom assembly of claim 1-8 wherein the articulating truss boom frame includes:
a) a back portion; b) a center beam which extends downwardly from the back portion; c) two base beams perpendicularly extending from the back portion and converging toward the center beam; d) a front plate connecting the center beam and the base beams to form triangular structure; and e) a support plate attached to the back portion.
- 21. An articulating truss boom assembly comprising:
a) a stationary support member having a first side including a quick release securing means adapted to secure the stationary support member to a lifting machine, and a second side opposite the first side including at least one stationary support assembly connected to the second side, the at least one stationary support assembly having a pair of generally parallel stationary support plates, a pair of first braces spaced from one another and interconnecting the pair of stationary support plates and a first pivot sleeve extending through the pair of stationary support plates; b) a truss boom frame having a support end and a load carrying end opposite the support end, the support end including at least one pivot support assembly connected to the support, the at least one pivot support assembly having a pair of generally parallel pivot support plates, a pair of second braces interconnecting the pair of pivot support plates and a second pivot sleeve extending through the pair of pivot support plates and alignable with the first pivot sleeve; c) a pivot pin releasably insertable through the first pivot sleeve and the second pivot sleeve to pivotally secure the boom frame to the support member; and d) a hydraulic actuator connected between the support member and the second pivot sleeve, the actuator operable to horizontally pivot the boom frame with respect to the stationary support member.
- 22. The assembly of claim 21 wherein the stationary support member includes a pair of stationary support assemblies spaced from one another.
- 23. The assembly of claim 22 wherein the boom frame includes a pair of pivot support assemblies disposed at opposite ends of the second pivot sleeve.
- 24. The assembly of claim 23 wherein the pair of pivot support assemblies are insertable between the pair of stationary support assemblies.
- 25. The assembly of claim 22 wherein the support end of the boom frame includes a pivot support panel attached between the support end and the at least one pivot support assembly.
- 26. The assembly of claim 21 wherein the pivot support panel has a narrow end spaced opposite a wide end.
- 27. The assembly of claim 26 wherein the narrow end forms a top end of the pivot support panel.
- 28. The assembly of claim 22 wherein the hydraulic actuator is connected to the second pivot sleeve by an actuator lever.
- 29. The assembly of claim 28 wherein the actuator lever includes a pivot sleeve attachment portion and a cylinder attachment portion joined to opposite ends of an arm.
- 30. The assembly of claim 29 wherein the cylinder attachment portion has a longitudinal axis oriented 90° from a longitudinal axis of the arm.
- 31. The assembly of claim 21 wherein the stationary support member includes a number of reinforcing members attached to the support member opposite the truss boom frame.
- 32. The assembly of claim 31 wherein the reinforcing members include a sloped surface at one end.
- 33. An articulating truss boom assembly comprising:
a) a stationary support member having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side including a quick release securing means adapted to secure the stationary support member to a lifting machine, the second side including at least one stationary support assembly having a pair of generally parallel stationary support plates, a pair of first braces spaced from one another and interconnecting the pair of stationary support plates and a first pivot sleeve extending through the pair of stationary support plates between the first braces; b) a truss boom frame having a support end and a load carrying end opposite the support end, the support end including at least one pivot support assembly, the at least one pivot support assembly having a pair of generally parallel pivot support plates, a pair of second braces interconnecting the pair of pivot support plates and a second pivot sleeve extending through the pair of pivot support plates between the second braces and alignable with the first pivot sleeve, the frame including a pair of angled lower frame members connected at one end to opposite sides of the support end and to one another adjacent the load carrying end, an upper frame member connected at one end to the support end opposite the lower frame members and to the lower frame members adjacent the load carrying end, and a plurality of opposed pairs of side frame members extending between the lower frame members and the top frame member; c) a pivot pin releasably insertable through the first pivot sleeve and the second pivot sleeve to pivotally secure the boom frame to the support member; and d) a hydraulic actuator connected between the support member and the second pivot sleeve, the actuator used to pivot the boom frame with respect to the support member.
- 34. The assembly of claim 33 wherein the frame further includes a plurality of struts extending between the lower frame members adjacent each pair of side frame members.
- 35. The assembly of claim 33 wherein the support end is formed of a bottom beam, a top beam and a pair of side beams extending between the top and bottom beams.
- 36. The assembly of claim 35 wherein the top beam is shorter than the bottom beam.
- 37. The assembly of claim 36 wherein the opposed pairs of side frame members and the side beams extend inwardly toward the upper frame member.
- 38. The assembly of claim 35 wherein the lower frames are connected to the bottom beam.
- 39. The assembly of claim 35, further comprising a triangular top plate on the top back portion of the boom.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of patent application, U.S. Ser. No. 09/201,930 filed Dec. 1, 1998 the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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09201930 |
Dec 1998 |
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09945028 |
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