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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997633 | Lifter tool Elevating a handle of the lifter tool creates a clamping force between a bottom support plate and a top clamping plate operatively attached to the handle, allowing a worker to transfer, simultaneously, a number of stacked pavers, or similar block-like objects, quick... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7686362 | Stone lifting device A stone lifting device comprises two handles (2, 3) that pivot in relation to each other. A first gripping jaw (11) is located at the one end region of the one handle (2) and a second gripping jaw (9) is located at the one end region of t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7588274 | Building block lifting and carrying tool A tool for lifting and carrying a building block includes a body having a first end adapted to engage an inner building block wall. A nose extends from an upper portion of the first end and is adapted to engage an upper surface of the building block. First and secon... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7354084 | Lifting device and method of use thereof A lifting device and method of use permit objects having a flat bottom supported on particulate material to be readily lifted. The device includes an elongate shaft member extending in a longitudinal direction between respective first and second ends. A hook member ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7240934 | Single hand operated adjustable carrying device and method of use thereof An adjustable carrying device (12) includes a pair of gripping members (14, 16) in a slip joint pivot connection having a handle assembly (36) and gripping plates (20a, 20b) for grasping and handling an object. A pivo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234742 | Adjustable clamping tongs An adjustable clamping tong including a moveable pivoting clamping plate mechanism; a fixed clamping plate mechanism; and a guide mechanism for guiding the moveable pivoting clamping plate mechanism at a distal end of the guide mechanism and for fixing the fixed cla... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7165795 | Air conditioner compressor lifting device A device for use in lifting an air conditioning compressor from an air conditioning unit for servicing or replacement of the compressor. The lifting device is also useful for setting a replacement compressor back into place in an air conditioning unit. It simplifies... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163246 | Brick gripping device A gripping device for handling heavy, dense articles made from organic materials formed into bricks, fired at high temperatures in kilns and for movement of the bricks from a storage area to a location for installation in a driveway, roadway, or the like to endure t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7124474 | Adjustable tool handle for paint rollers and the like A tool handle assembly adapted to be connected to a tool head comprises a leg with an inner grip handle connected to the leg between first and second ends thereof, an outer grip handle connected to the first end of the leg and a tool head connector connected to the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7066512 | Hole engaging multiple block lifting device A concrete block lifting device used to lift at least two blocks off a pallet for repositioning on a wall. The device includes a rigid, horizontal, support bar with a block gripping assembly attached thereto designed to selectively attach to blocks on a pallet and t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6994322 | Frozen vehicle door puller A frozen vehicle door puller comprising a key ring, a finger plate, an eyelet, a finger handle, a body, and a hook. Preferably, the finger handle is slightly larger in diameter than the body in order to provide a comfortable grip for the user's fingers, and the over... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955330 | Deck securing system Exemplary embodiments provided herein include a deck securing system including an extension member, a securing member coupled to the extension member configured to move between a secured position and unsecured position, a receiving member springedly and/or telescopi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6601892 | Gravity grip A machine for lifting and moving heavy slabs includes two channels connected only by a cable. The channels are placed against opposite edges of a slab. Each channel has a lower flange which is beveled so that the flange will scoop under the edge of the sl... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6481769 | Multiple building block lifting device A lifting device that simultaneously lifts a plurality of retaining wall blocks initially oriented in a triangular configuration on a pallet and allows them to be easily realigned in a linear configuration on a retaining wall. The lifting device comprises... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6386608 | Block lift A block lift for lifting keystone type blocks. The block lift includes a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral edge extending between the top and bottom surfaces. A rod is elongated and has a first end and a second end. The first e... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5964073 | Brick laying aid A brick laying aid comprising a box-shaped container open at one end and one side to receive a brick as a relatively close fit between two side walls and lying against a base wall and an end wall which may be of adjustable thicknesses, one side wall havin... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5826927 | Hand-held material carrier A hand-held carrier for materials such as lumber and bricks. The carrier includes a riser shaft which is integral with or connected to a foot plate on which the material rests, the foot plate being thin and near-pointed at the toe and thicker at the heel ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5704675 | Block lift The invention is a device for attaching a lifting cable or the like to a concrete block or other heavy object. The invention has a pair of pivoting cam members mounted to frame. The frame and cam members are dimensioned so that they can be fit within a sp... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5509706 | Paving stone, brick and tile tool A hand tool for removing/replacing individual paving stones, bricks, tiles and the like includes a relatively stationary upper handle affixed to a depending rear jaw having a lower grasping end and which cooperates with a similar, opposed jaw as affixed t... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5490702 | Fastening tool for engaging in a channel of a concrete block A tool to releasably engage in a channel of a concrete block for lifting provides an elongate body rod defining a fastening loop in its upper portion and carrying in its lower portion two radially extending fins having an obtuse central angle less than a ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5443357 | Apparatus for forming a tyne layer in an automatic brick stacking system An apparatus for forming a tyne layer in an automatic brick stacking system having a conveyor for moving courses of brick from a kiln car to a stacking and straping station is disclosed. The apparatus includes a set-down transfer head for removing a cours... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5102154 | Masonry block dolly An apparatus including a rectangular, vertical framework, including a series of spaced vertical bars to define a grid, with a lower slotted support bar and an upper bar enclosing the framework, wherein the bottom slotted bar includes a plurality of orthog... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5039150 | Multipurpose brick tongs A multipurpose brick-layer's tool is adaptable for use as brick tongs or as a mortar hoe. In one embodiment of the invention, the tool also functions as a band-cutter for cutting metal bands used in the packaging and transport of bricks. The tool is adjus... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4982987 | Masonry block tool A masonry block tool for picking up, transporting and laying webbed masonry blocks, comprising a main handle member, a pair of aligned cross handle members integral with the main handle member, a downwardly projecting and forward angling tongue member fix... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4705312 | Insulated building block handling tool A handling tool for insulated building blocks includes a pair of gripping surfaces that can be inserted within a recess of the block. A movable handle is attached through an actuator mechanism to the gripping surfaces for forceably moving the gripping sur... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4463979 | Building block handling tool A device for handling a cored building block has a substantially U-shaped body portion which is inserted into the core of a building block such that the curved base and one end of a leg exert opposing forces on the wall of the core when an upward lifting ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4223935 | Tools The invention relates to a tool for lifting a component such as a building block and comprises a support having a contiguous lower abutment surface, a plurality of engaging members extending beneath the support and adapted to be entered into a recess in t... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4160507 | Combination lift turn-over/push-off block transfer apparatus After curing, cementitious blocks carried on a pallet are moved by a conveyor to a transfer apparatus which removes the blocks from the pallet and transfers them to another conveyor for delivery to a cubing mechanism. The transfer apparatus is provided wi... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4055364 | Lifting device for batteries and the like A lifting tool for batteries and the like includes first and second members each having an upright end leg provided with a gripping shoe. The leg of the first member merges into a horizontal handle, while the leg of the second member merges into a connect... | 10/25/1977 |
