Temperley transporter

A Temperley transporter is an early form of overhead crane invented by John Ridley Temperley in 1892.[1] They were manufactured by the Temperley Transporter Company of London.[2]

A photograph of a transporter circa 1904.
Schematic of a later design for hauling heavy loads fitted with a scooping grab.

Relevant patents
  • GB0021170 issued in the United Kingdom in 1892
  • US 615370, Temperley, Joseph, "Means For Supporting Ropes of Elevated Carriers", issued Dec 6, 1898
  • US 637182, Temperley, Joseph & John Ridley Temperley, "Apparatus for Dumping, Depositing, or Releasing Loads Suspended From Cranes, &c.", issued Nov 14, 1899
  • US 883841, Temperley, Joseph; John Ridley Temperley & William Alexander, "Transporting Appliance And The Like", issued Apr 7, 1908
  • US 887873, Temperley, Joseph; John Ridley Temperley & William Alexander, "Cable Transporter", issued May 19, 1908
  • US 894,083, Temperley, Joseph; John Ridley Temperley & William Alexander, "Apparatus for Raising, Lowering, and Conveying or Transporting Loads", issued Jul 21, 1908

References
  1. Claude William Hill (1911). "Electric crane construction". Nature. C. Griffin and Company, Ltd. 87 (2187): 33. Bibcode:1911Natur..87..411K. doi:10.1038/087411b0.
  2. Edward Charles Robert Marks (1904). "The construction of cranes and other lifting machinery". The Technical Publishing Company, Ltd.: 244. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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