Jib (crane)

A jib or jib arm is the horizontal or near-horizontal beam used in many types of crane to support the load clear of the main support.[1][2] An archaic spelling is gib.[3]

For other uses, see Jib (disambiguation).
Animation of main (green truss structure) and jib boom (purple truss structure) articulation. This specific example uses a level luffing mechanism to maintain the load at approximately the same vertical height as the jib moves through its range of travel.

Usually jib arms are attached to a vertical mast or tower or sometimes to an inclined boom. In other jib-less designs such as derricks, the load is hung directly from a boom which is often anomalously called a jib.

A camera jib or jib arm in cinematography is a small crane that holds nothing but the camera.[4]

References
  1. James T. Frane Craftsman's Illustrated Dictionary of Construction Terms 1572180080 1994 p83 "crane jib -an extension at the top of a crane tower that gives the crane additional lifting or moving capabilities. There are different types of jibs. A saddle jib is a horizontal extension, at a right angle to the tower, with a hook attached to a trolley."
  2. Collins English Dictionary
  3. An Encyclopaedia of Civil Engineering, Edward Cresy (1847) "The gib of a crane should always revolve wholly round its axis, and be able to deliver the load at any point of the circle described by the axis of the gib"
  4. Scott Schaefermeyer Digital Video Basics 1418865133 2012 p109 "A jib arm is basically a small crane that holds nothing but the camera. Large jib arms require somebody to move and control the jib while the camera operator controls the camera. "
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