Temperley transporter
A photograph of a transporter circa 1904.
Schematic of a later design for hauling heavy loads fitted with a scooping grab.
A Temperley transporter is an early form of overhead crane invented by John Ridley Temperley in 1892.[1] They were manufactured by the Temperley Transporter Company of London.[2]
Relevant patents
- GB0021170 issued in the United Kingdom in 1892
- US 615370, Temperley, Joseph, "Means For Supporting Ropes of Elevated Carriers", issued Dec 6, 1898
- US 637182, Temperley, Joseph & John Ridley Temperley, "Apparatus for Dumping, Depositing, or Releasing Loads Suspended From Cranes, &c.", issued Nov 14, 1899
- US 883841, Temperley, Joseph; John Ridley Temperley & William Alexander, "Transporting Appliance And The Like", issued Apr 7, 1908
- US 887873, Temperley, Joseph; John Ridley Temperley & William Alexander, "Cable Transporter", issued May 19, 1908
- US 894,083, Temperley, Joseph; John Ridley Temperley & William Alexander, "Apparatus for Raising, Lowering, and Conveying or Transporting Loads", issued Jul 21, 1908
References
- ↑ Claude William Hill (1911). "Electric crane construction". C. Griffin and Company, Ltd.: 33.
- ↑ Edward Charles Robert Marks (1904). "The construction of cranes and other lifting machinery". The Technical Publishing Company, Ltd.: 244.
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