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2. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures ...

3. This device helps you lift really heavy objects with ease - AOL

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   This nifty little tool helps you lift heavy objects like large panels of wood or drywall. It clamps onto the top of the panel and has a handle that lets you carry these large slabs right on your side.

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. Lifting bag - Wikipedia

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   A lifting bag is an item of diving equipment consisting of a robust and air-tight bag with straps, which is used to lift heavy objects underwater by means of the bag's buoyancy. The heavy object can either be moved horizontally underwater by the diver or sent unaccompanied to the surface. [1] Lift bag appropriate capacity should match the task ...

6. Chain - Wikipedia

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   Chain slings; Chain hoist, device used for lifting or lowering a load; Chain boat, a type of river craft that used a steel chain laid along the riverbed for its propulsion; Chain-linked lewis, a self-locking lifting device particularly for stone using a chain link as a pivot; Curb chain, used on curb bits when riding a horse

7. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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   The mechanical advantage is 2, requiring a force of only 50 N to lift the load. A block and tackle is characterized by the use of a single continuous rope to transmit a tension force around one or more pulleys to lift or move a load. Its mechanical advantage is the number of parts of the rope that act on the load. The mechanical advantage of a ...