Abstract
A portable lifting crane that can be easily detached from a point of application for transport or storage and allows loads to be lifted to a considerable height. The portable lifting crane comprises a base, a roller and at least one diverter pulley of a lifting cable that lifts from the roller. The base is constructed and arranged to support a vertical mast, to which a side arm is coupled, the side arm may terminate in a diverter pulley. The arm may be horizontally oriented with respect to the base, characterized in that the base comprises a series of collapsible legs along an articulation with a vertical axis.