Breeze Eastern Introduces New 'Skyhook' Rescue Hoist.Business Editors UNION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 Breeze Eastern, a division of TransTechnology Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TT), today announced the addition to its product line of the Skyhook sky·hook or sky-hook n. A helicopter whose fuselage is configured so as to be mounted with a steel line and hook used to lift and transport heavy objects. Noun 1. hand operated rescue hoist hoist: see winch. , designed to be used as a supplement to its existing line of personnel rescue hoists. Breeze Eastern recently purchased all rights to the technology for the new device, which was developed and patented by Skyhook Rescue Systems, Inc., a California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). based developer of search and rescue equipment. More than fifty Skyhook rescue hoist systems are already in use by search and rescue agencies throughout the world. Breeze Eastern is the world's leading manufacturer of helicopter rescue hoists and cargo hooks, and also manufactures actuators and motion control devices for aerospace and weapon system applications. TransTechnology Corporation, (http://www.transtechnology.com) headquartered in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, is a multinational manufacturer of specialty fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. and aerospace products with more than 2,500 employees at its 14 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, England, Germany and Brazil. |
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