.~> Counterweight movable relative to load support {1}
DEFINITION
Classification: 212/195
HAVING COUNTERWEIGHT OR COUNTERBALANCING MEANS:
(under the class definition) Apparatus including (a) a mass specifically employed to offset the weight of the load, or (b) a dynamic device for exerting a force in opposition to that exerted by the load.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
178, for apparatus having a removable counterweight.
279, for apparatus having means to regulate (e.g., position) a counterweight or counterbalancing means in response to a sensed condition.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying Pushing or Pulling Force,
266+, for nontraversing hoists having a counterbalance feature.
414, Material or Article Handling,
673, and 719 for counterweight features for other load handlers.
