US 11,945,104 B2
Jib crane mechanism
Patryk Gumann, Tarrytown, NY (US); Sean Hart, Tarrytown, NY (US); Valerio A. Grendanin, St. Augustine, FL (US); Raymond A. Watters, Ulster, NY (US); David Zarsky, Bethlehem, PA (US); and Gilbert Bauer, Peekskill, NY (US)
Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/144,767.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219950 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 18/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 18/007 (2013.01) [F16M 11/10 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A jib crane, comprising:
a mast extending vertically from a base structure;
a shaft mechanism disposed within the mast;
a rod that is coupled to a boom arm and is disposed within the shaft mechanism, wherein rotation of the rod facilitates continuous rotation of the boom arm about a longitudinal axis of the rod with respect to the base structure;
a mounting bracket that facilitates coupling a load to a distal end of the boom arm that opposes a proximal end of the boom arm coupled to the rod, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a plurality of pick points that facilitate coupling the load to the distal end of the boom
an adjustment mechanism intervening between the boom arm and the mounting bracket that facilitates adjusting a distance between the mounting bracket and the mast.