Hoisting frame can be used with a standard 5-ton forklift to handle the large spreader bars, or other bulky pieces of equipment, much faster and more efficiently than with a boom or gantry crane. In addition forklifts of this type are more readily available

Colpean, K. V.

Holcomb, D. F.

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December 1968	 Brief 68-10575 
NASA TECH BRIEF 
NASA Teèh Briefs are issued to summarize specific innovations derived from the U.S. space program, 
to encourage their commercial application. Copies are available to the public at 15 cents each 
from the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151. 
Hoisting Frame Facilitates Handling of Large Objects 
It has been necessary to use a large boom or gantry 
crane to move large, 33-foot, spreader bars from 
storage areas. Such large mobile hoists are not always 
available and are quite slow in operation. 
The hoisting frame shown in the illustration can be 
used with a standard 5-ton forklift to handle the large 
spreader bars, or other bulky pieces of equipment, 
much faster and more efficiently than with a boom or 
gantry crane. In addition, forklifts of this type are 
more readily available. 
To operate the hoisting frame, the forklift operator 
inserts the forks into the counterweight and, after 
raising the forks to clear the ground, he can then 
maneuver the end of the boom into a position over the 
eye of the spreader bar. The chain hook on the end of 
the boom is then attached to the eye of the spreader 
bar, and when the forks are lowered approximately 
one foot, the spreader bar rises off the ground, enabl-
ing the forklift to move the spreader bar (or other 
mass) to any desired location.
Note: 
No documentation is available. Inquiries may be 
directed to:
Technology Utilization Officer 
Marshall Space Flight Center 
Huntsville, Alabama 35812 
Reference: B68-10575 
Patent status: 
No patent action is contemplated by NASA. 
Source: K. V. Colpeari and D. F. Holcomb 
of North American Rockwell Corporation 
under contract to 
Marshall Space Flight Center 
(MFS-16 166) 
Category 05 
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Aeronautics and Space Administration. Neither the United States 
Government nor any person acting on behalf of the United States
Government assumes any liability resulting from the use of the 
information contained in this document, or warrants that such use 
will be free from privately owned rights.
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Hoisting frame facilitates handling of large objects

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