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. The load is attached to the hoist by means of a lifting hook.

Contents

• 1 Types of Hoist
  • 1.1 Wire Rope Hoist or Chain Hoist
  • 1.2 Construction hoists
  • 1.3 Mine hoists
• 2 See also
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Verb

hoist (third-person singular simple present hoists, present participle hoisting, simple past and past participle hoisted or hoist)

1. (transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
   • 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

     ...but this last was so heavy, I could not hoist it up to get it over the ship's side.

   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     Between us, with much trouble, we managed to hoist him upstairs, and laid him on his bed, where his head fell back on the pillow, as if he were almost fainting.

   • 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, BBC Sport:

     And when skipper Richie McCaw hoisted the Webb Ellis Trophy high into the night, a quarter of a century of hurt was blown away in an explosion of fireworks and cheering.

2. (transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged.
3. (intransitive) To be lifted up.

• "Hoisted" is about fifteen times more common than "hoist" in US usage as past and past participle.

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• TES Industrial Systems B.V.
  tesindus.nl
  Manufacturer of crane drive and control systems, overload, grab control and positioning systems. Located in the Netherlands.
• Smaco Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
  smacocranes.com
  Manufacturer of cranes, hoists, and lifting platforms, with company history and contact details.
• O'Brien Installations Ltd
  obrieninstall.com
  Manufacturers of jib and overhead cranes. The company also builds industrial and commercial overhead doors and dock levellers.