MULTIPLE LINE POWERED ROPE ASCENDER AND PORTABLE HOIST
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1. A device for positioning a load suspended by cables, comprising:
- a plurality of powered rotational motors having outputs;
a plurality of cable pulling mechanisms, each coupled to its own powered rotational motor output;
a user interface that allows a user to control said device in order to move the load along a desired trajectory in at least 2 dimensions;
whereby when the user controls the device via the user interface, the powered rotational motors activate the cable pulling mechanisms, which then pull in or pay out the cables by which the load is suspended, thereby moving the load along the desired trajectory.
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Abstract
A multiple-rope or multiple-cable pulling device is provided for positioning a load. The device can include an electronic controller that interprets a user'"'"'s input from an interface such as a trigger or a joystick, and activates electronically controlled motors that drive one or more rope pulling mechanisms, such as winches. When the winches pull in or pay out cable in accordance with the controller'"'"'s demand, the load is moved along the desired trajectory as specified by the user through the device interface.
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1. A device for positioning a load suspended by cables, comprising:
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a plurality of powered rotational motors having outputs; a plurality of cable pulling mechanisms, each coupled to its own powered rotational motor output; a user interface that allows a user to control said device in order to move the load along a desired trajectory in at least 2 dimensions; whereby when the user controls the device via the user interface, the powered rotational motors activate the cable pulling mechanisms, which then pull in or pay out the cables by which the load is suspended, thereby moving the load along the desired trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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