Cracker Jack – Maintenance Access Cover Lifting System
The model CJ001 Cracker Jack is a light weight, portable, advanced prototype system for lifting maintenance access covers.
It weighs 9 kg, can safely lift 500 kg and significantly reduces loads on the user when compared to manual lifting methods.
It was designed to lift covers that would normally be lifted by one or two people using manual methods.
Lifting maintenance access covers manually is a strenuous, high load, high frequency task often encountered by field workers across all utilities. It is believed that for workers in these industries, lifting access covers can be a significant contributor to injury and lost time.
The Cracker Jack lifting system consists of a lightweight portable jack driven by a battery-operated power drill, a specialised roller and Wi-Fi camera system.
By using the jack and Wi-Fi camera, users can quickly crack and inspect inside access structures, without any load from the access cover being placed on them.
When removal of the lid for access is required, the Cracker Jack allows the user to crack and then remove the lid with minimal effort. This is achieved by using the jack to lift the lid, lowering the lid onto the specialised roller, and then rolling the lid off the access structure. This system has been proven to work with all access cover types, and across the wide variety of terrain which field workers often encounter.
We hope others see as much value in the use of this device as we do, and that through release of the design under a creative commons license it can continue to evolve and become a big part of the way access covers are lifted everywhere.
Watch the video below to see the Cracker Jack in action!
CJ1001 SPECIFICATIONS
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Description |
Rating |
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Working Load Limit (W.L.L) |
500 kg |
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Max. Travel |
550 mm |
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Max. Input Speed |
550 rpm |
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Max. Input Torque |
7 N.m |
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Weight of Total Assembly |
9.0 kg |
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Height [H] (full extension in working position) |
1100 mm |
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Length [L] (in working position) |
900 mm |
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Width [W] (in working position) |
80 mm |
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H x L x W (folded up) |
160 x 900 x 80 mm |
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Max. Load on User during 70kg lid removal (on flat hard ground) |
20kg |
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Max. Operating Gradient |
±30% |
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Max. diameter of circular lid that can be lifted |
800 mm |
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Max. size of rectangular lid that can be lifted |
600 mm x 600 mm |
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Types of Lids Device Works On |
Circular/Square/Rectangular |
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Cracker Jack – Disclaimer
© Icon Water Limited 2019.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Disclaimer
Icon Water developed the “Cracker Jack” device solely for its own purposes and local conditions.
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