Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mecanum wheel pole grapple assembly
-
Application No.: US16725546Application Date: 2019-12-23
-
Publication No.: US10793400B1Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: James A. Downing , Joshua J. Hickman , McNeil Andrew Garton
- Applicant: Altec Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US AL Birmingham
- Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AL Birmingham
- Agency: Erise IP, P.A.
- Main IPC: E02D7/22
- IPC: E02D7/22 ; B66C23/18 ; F16L3/202 ; B66C13/08

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method of using a grapple assembly comprising grapple arms, mecanum wheels, and drive motors. The grapple assembly may use the grapple arms to grasp a pole and support the pole using the mecanum wheels. The drive motors may be configured to drive the mecanum wheels to rotate the mecanum wheels to provide translation and rotation of the pole. The method may be used for positioning and setting a pole, such as a utility pole.
Information query