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2. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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   A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

3. Shiplift - Wikipedia

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   Whereas "shiplift" is the word that is normally used, the term used by Lloyd's register is "Mechanical Lift Dock". There are two different kinds of platform design, the articulated and the rigid. [1] The articulated platform has hinged connections between the main and the longitudinal beams. A rigid platform, the beams are bolted or welded ...

4. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

5. Material-handling equipment - Wikipedia

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   A counterbalanced lift truck (sometimes referred to as a forklift truck, but other attachments besides forks can be used) can transport and stack pallets and allows the operator to ride on the truck. The weight of the vehicle (and operator) behind the front wheels of truck counterbalances weight of the load (and weight of vehicle beyond front ...

6. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   The first type of crane machine was the shadouf, which had a lever mechanism and was used to lift water for irrigation. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was invented in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) circa 3000 BC. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The shadouf subsequently appeared in ancient Egyptian technology circa 2000 BC.

7. Compound lever - Wikipedia

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   The figure on the left illustrates a compound lever formed from two first-class levers, along with a short derivation of how to compute the mechanical advantage. With the dimensions shown, the mechanical advantage, W/F can be calculated as ⁠ 10 / 3 ⁠ × ⁠ 9 / 4 ⁠ = 7.5, meaning that an applied force of 1 pound (or 1 kg) could lift a ...

8. Syncrolift - Wikipedia

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   The Syncrolift shiplift is a piece of equipment for lifting boats, ships and vessels onto land and back at sea for maintenance work or repair.. The vessel is maneuvered over a submerged cradle, which is then lifted by a set of synchronized hoists or winches.

9. Automated parking system - Wikipedia

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   The driver drives the car into an APS entry (transfer) area. The driver and all passengers exit the car. The driver uses an automated terminal nearby for payment and receipt of a ticket. When driver and passengers have left the entry area, the mechanical system lifts the car and transports it to a pre-determined parking space in the system.