A lifting hook including a fixed portion and a moving portion coupled to the fixed portion, the moving portion being pivotable between a locking position in which the moving portion retains a profile of a formwork panel housed in a housing of the fixed portion, and a release position in which the profile of the formwork panel can be introduced into or extracted from the housing. The lifting hook also includes a pushing part coupled to the fixed portion which pushes the moving portion when the pushing part is pulled.

The disclosure provides a delivery vehicle. The delivery vehicle may be automated for delivering one or more containers to a delivery location and unloading the one or more containers at that location. The vehicle includes a vehicle body defining a bay therein. The vehicle also includes a plurality of container hangers mounted within the bay and an automated unloading arm movable between a retracted arm position and an extended arm position. The arm is at least partially received in the bay in the retracted arm position and extends from the body in the extended arm position. The unloading arm comprises at least one container carrying member, such as at least one hook, longitudinally movable along the unloading arm for selective longitudinal alignment with each of the plurality of hangers.

A human and/or non-human cargo attachment device for a rotorcraft. The device comprises a mounting interface with a carrier device and an attachment that is rigidly mounted to the carrier device for attachment to a rotorcraft rope or cable. A device body is mounted to the carrier device. The device body has a stationary body section and a movable body section. The stationary body section is stationarily arranged on the carrier device and comprises a plurality of rotatable attachment hooks for attachment of human or non-human external cargo. The movable body section is movably arranged on the carrier device for enabling movements of the movable body section relative to the stationary body section between a locking position and a release position.

A human and/or non-human cargo attachment device for a rotorcraft. The device comprises a mounting interface with a carrier device and an attachment that is rigidly mounted to the carrier device for attachment to a rotorcraft rope or cable. A device body is mounted to the carrier device. The device body has a stationary body section and a movable body section. The stationary body section is stationarily arranged on the carrier device and comprises a plurality of rotatable attachment hooks for attachment of human or non-human external cargo. The movable body section is movably arranged on the carrier device for enabling movements of the movable body section relative to the stationary body section between a locking position and a release position.

The present invention relates to a transport hook for lifting and moving a load, wherein the transport hook (1) comprises a lever portion (2) with a coupling element (4) with which the transport hook (1) can be connected to a lifting device, and comprises a hook shank (3) which can engage in a hole (102) of the load (101) for lifting and moving the load (101.The hook shank (3) is connected with an angle section (14) to the lever portion (2) in such a way that an angle (o) between a line extending from the coupling element (4) to a vertex (SP) of the angle section (14) and a line extending along the hook shank (3) that is smaller than 90°.The hook can be used to pick up a load on an upwardly facing surface through a small opening and lift it securely. The transport hook can be provided with different locking elements that safely prevent the transport hook from being accidentally released.

The present invention relates to a transport hook for lifting and moving a load, wherein the transport hook (1) comprises a lever portion (2) with a coupling element (4) with which the transport hook (1) can be connected to a lifting device, and comprises a hook shank (3) which can engage in a hole (102) of the load (101) for lifting and moving the load (101.The hook shank (3) is connected with an angle section (14) to the lever portion (2) in such a way that an angle (o) between a line extending from the coupling element (4) to a vertex (SP) of the angle section (14) and a line extending along the hook shank (3) that is smaller than 90°.The hook can be used to pick up a load on an upwardly facing surface through a small opening and lift it securely. The transport hook can be provided with different locking elements that safely prevent the transport hook from being accidentally released.

An unmanned aerial vehicle according to certain embodiments generally includes a chassis, a power supply mounted to the chassis, a control system operable to receive power from the power supply, at least one rotor operable to generate lift under control of the control system, and a winch mounted to the chassis. The winch includes a reel and a motor. The reel has a line wound thereon, the line having a free end. The reel includes a circumferential channel in which a wound portion of the line is wound onto the reel. The circumferential channel includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and a passage connecting the inner portion and the outer portion. The motor is operable to rotate the reel under control of the control system to thereby cause the line to wind onto and off of the reel, thereby causing the free end of the line to raise and lower.

An unmanned aerial vehicle according to certain embodiments generally includes a chassis, a power supply mounted to the chassis, a control system operable to receive power from the power supply, at least one rotor operable to generate lift under control of the control system, and a motor operable to lower a free end of a line. The free end of the line is operable to engage a parcel to be delivered by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The control system is configured to operate the motor to cause the free end of the line to accelerate toward a delivery surface as the free end of the line passes through a first portion of a distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the delivery surface, and to decelerate as the free end of the line passes through a lower portion of the distance.

A breach sling system used to quickly and efficiently remove material and items. Using this system may allow law enforcement personnel to quickly remove material and items such as doors and windows from structures, which allows law enforcement to quickly breach and enter a structure. Breaching hooks, used by law enforcement personnel, may be embedded into material and items. Attached to ropes, the breaching hooks may be pulled using a vehicle, which may exert enough force on the material and items to remove them from a structure.

A breach sling system used to quickly and efficiently remove material and items. Using this system may allow law enforcement personnel to quickly remove material and items such as doors and windows from structures, which allows law enforcement to quickly breach and enter a structure. Breaching hooks, used by law enforcement personnel, may be embedded into material and items. Attached to ropes, the breaching hooks may be pulled using a vehicle, which may exert enough force on the material and items to remove them from a structure.