A lockout device for disabling chain hoists comprises a housing 202 arranged to receive two chains 102 of the chain hoist, an immobilising device 204 configured to restrain the two chains, and a lock (213,fig.3) arranged to prevent access to the immobilising device. The housing may comprise first 202a second 202b portions connected by a hinge 203. The two housing portions form an enclosure when they mate such that the received chains are contained within the housing between the first and second portions. Each housing portion may contain an aperture 210a-d to allow the chains to enter the enclosure. The immobilising device may comprise studs 206a-d integral with the housing such that in use, the links of the chains are restrained by the studs. Alternatively the immobilising device comprises moveable pins (514,fig.5) configured to be inserted into the links of the chain by the lock to restrain the chains.
Lockout device
19.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch