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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016333 | Load hook arrangement A load hook arrangement includes a carrying element for the load, which is pivotable between a dosed position and an open position, a first blocking element, which is pivotable between a blocking position for blocking the carrying element in its dosed position and a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7506907 | Apparatus for the latching and unlatching of a load An improved apparatus for latching and unlatching a load from a sling comprises a housing attachable to a load lift line extending from a crane or other similar equipment. Contained at least partially within the housing is a load engaging assembly including a latch,... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7488019 | Tool for connection and disconnection of cargo A tool (1) for connection and disconnection of a cargo item (8), in which the tool (1) comprises a suspension (2) and a lifting hook (4), and in which the lifting hook (4) is rotatably connected, about its suspension axis ( | 02/10/2009 |
| 7353572 | Snap hook A snap hook having a hook shank and a gate keeper. The hook shank includes a main body and a hook member. The hook member has a hook bowl and a hook bill with the hook bill and the main body defining a gateway opening therebetween. The gate keeper has an open positi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7100251 | Breakaway buckle A breakaway buckle has a keeper attachable to a first strap and a secure attachable to a second laterally disposed strap. The secure has a tongue releasably retained in the keeper by overlapping interlocked locking surfaces on both components. Cam surfaces on the se... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7032943 | Apparatus with a locking mechanism for the latching and unlatching of a load An apparatus for the loading and unloading of material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a latching and unlatching mechanism that safely and efficiently releases an attached load from a sling after the load has been transported to the desired location. The appar... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6547219 | Safety latch for a tire carrier and improvements therefor A winch assembly includes a winch coupled to a bracket, a carrier having first and second members, and a latch coupled to one of the bracket and the first member. A flexible member extends through apertures extending through the first and second members. ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6375242 | Load clipping device for crane A load clipping device provides a possibility of the tall building material (construction) safe lifting and quick rigging. An improved load clipping device includes a clipping device body, a locking hook connected by the main hinge to the clipping device ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6036248 | Load-supporting apparatus for loads provided with a pick-up eyelet A load-supporting apparatus, includes a housing, a load hook defining a throat area and swingably mounted in the housing for rotation in a vertical plane between a locked stand-by position in which the load hook is disengaged from a pick-up eyelet of a lo... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036246 | Device for manipulating submerged-operating units A device (10) for manipulating submerged-operating units (11), such as submersible motor-driven pumps, submersible motor-driven stirrers and the like, has a hoist, by means of which the unit (11) can be brought into a submerged working position and a surf... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5895083 | Automatic cable disconnector A cable disconnector assembly is described for use with a lifting hook of a lifting assembly for disconnecting the lifting cable from the lifted material. The disconnector assembly includes a vertical suspended member having an upper end eyelet portion en... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5878867 | Carrier device for a hanging conveyor A conveyor pocket for a hanging conveyor system, in particular for the transport of conveyor articles hanging on hangers, having a pawl (3) which is arranged swingably in a base body (2) and is provided for holding in each case only one carrier on its hoo... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5676084 | Retrievable mooring device A retrievable boat mooring device for reversible attachment to an off-shore oil platform. The mooring device includes a modified U-shaped hook, one end of which is attached to a cable. A tubular Nylon rope is attached to the other end of the hook, and the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5580115 | Load-engaging device for hoisting concrete building elements With a view to being placed about the head of a lifting bolt placed in a hemispherical recess in a concrete building element, the load-engaging device for hoisting the concreted building element comprises a body having a spherical surface. An arm having a... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5538303 | Snap hook with tether release A snap hook (H) is adapted to be connected to a ring eye (RE). Snap hook (H) includes a hook eye (HE) at its base end (14). A hook line (L) is connected to the hook eye (HE). Hook (H) includes a shank (20) which extends from the base (14) to a bight (22).... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5522631 | Means for, and a method of, handling a submersible equipment which has a lifting bail A length of non-corroding, filamentary material penetrates a lifting bail of the submersible equipment, and one end of the material is coupled to a hook, while the opposite end is pulled to cause the hook to snare the bail. The hook is held in suspension,... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5415450 | Load lifter hook construction A load lifting hook construction is equipped with a control eye that is attachable to a control rope that parallels a suspension rope. A person located above the lifting hook can selectively pull the suspension rope and control rope to manipulate the hook... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5361916 | Gate-handling crane Disclosed is a crane for moving an object such as a water dam gate having an attachment device, e.g., a hook, to be engaged by a hookup link. The link is mounted on the crane lifting block for link movement between a first position for engaging the gate h... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5356188 | Device for temporarily holding a load on a holding line A device for temporarily holding a load on a vertical holding line including two articulated elements forming a pincer, each element having a jaw and an arm, one of the two arms including a connection for fastening to a holding line, the device being able... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5267765 | Load carrying apparatus In order to release the load the load hook of the apparatus is pivotable downwards. The stop pawl located in the mouth of the load hook is form-closed arrestable. The load hook is freely rotatable relative to the load rope around the axis of the load rope... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5253909 | Combination of a chain and a chain hook In a combination of a metal chain and a J-shaped hook, a first ring of the metal chain is connected to a J-shaped hook through a hole provided in a bottom thereof. Therefore, the J-shaped hook can rotate about the first ring at the connection hole and be ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5232257 | Automatic hooking apparatus and ship cargo gear using the same A cargo suspension gear has a plurality of automatic hooking apparatuses which each can hook and unhook an object such as a trunnion on a large-size cargo receptacle charged with heavy cargo such as pig iron ingot or iron scrap pieces. Efficiency of the c... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5102176 | Releasable lock mechanism The base (46) of a release hook (22) is located between two side members (30, 32) of a hook guide (20). A first end of the hook base (46) carries a first slide pin (50) having end portions projecting into a two-part slot (38, 40) of the guide (20). The se... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5100192 | Releasable toggle locking connecting device An improved releasable toggle locking connecting device (8) having a connecting body (10), an opposing pivoted retaining arm (18), and a multi-pivoted lock/release lever (24) and toggle link (2) adapted to provide a secure locking connection and quick rel... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5022694 | Safety line latch for use with towing systems Safety chain latches remove slack from safety chains attached between towing and towed vehicles in a towing system. In one embodiment, a pivotable retainer element is removably coupled to a remaining portion of the latch body for enabling release of a lat... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4936617 | Apparatus for detachably coupling a load to a crane A cargo bag made from a generally flat piece of canvas or the like has a plurality of attachment loops along its peripheral edge. The bag is attached to the operating cable of a crane by a coupling device that releasably engages some of the cargo bag loop... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4817780 | Means for securing objects An apparatus for securing objects comprising a locking arm (6) which is pivotally mounted in a frame (2) and in a securing position is forced against a surface of the frame with the object lying in between and is swung into a released position from the se... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4693164 | Mine roller attachment to tank Mechanism for attaching a military mine roller to the front end of a miliy tank. Latch structures of simplified design are utilized to minimize the adverse effects of manufacturing tolerances on latch structure performance. Each latch structure includes ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4664559 | Remotely operated magnetic release for anchored aquatic instrumentation A latch mechanism (release) for use in anchoring equipment and devices submerged in water, held closed by a permanent magnet and which can be automatically or remotely opened by diverting the magnetic field. The release is held closed by the magnetic attr... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4621854 | Device for changing tools in industrial robots A device for changing tools, pick-ups, welding torches, and other implements that can be handled by industrial robots. It consists of an upper and lower part. In order to obtain optimal cost effectiveness a linear drive mechanism guides a hook-shaped stru... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4620680 | Device for carrying and ejecting under aircraft loads, comprising support arms positioned with respect to the diameter of the loads The invention provides a device for carrying under an aircraft and ejecting loads which are suspended from hooks which may be raised so as to be set under support arms hinged about longitudinal pins, lowering of the arms against a load which is hooked on ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4618179 | Method of unloading a vessel by means of a crane arranged on an offshore platform and a crane adapted to carry out this method A method and an apparatus for unloading a vessel by means of a crane fitted with a cargo hook, e.g. arranged on board an offshore platform, or on quay or the like. The tension in the cargo hook is continuously controlled and in case a predetermined tensio... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4610474 | Lifeboat release hook A device for disengaging a wire loop or cable loop either when the hook (2) is unloaded or loaded, when, in the first case, only the locking pivot (9) is removed, or, in the second case, the load is moved onto a hydraulic system (8), whereafter the pivot ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4575112 | Mechanized hitch for tractor or the like A mechanized hitch comprising a telescopic device including a first and a second hollow lever slidable one into the other between a nested position and an extended position, the free end of the first lever being connected to a stationary bracket for pivot... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4572563 | Hanging device to a transport means, with facilitated hooking and automatic release A device for hanging a load, particularly to an aircraft or landcraft transport, of the type comprising an eyelet of connection to the transport having an enlarged base with a central hole, a pin rotatably supported in the hole and extending downward into... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4537434 | Adjustable self-releasing hook A load lowering hook is equipped with a spring biased load holding member ich ejects and disengages the load rigging when the load touches down and the majority of the weight is released. The spring loaded member can be adjusted to disengage the load at a... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4367892 | Lift system for tilt-up walls A hoisting attachment for a tilt-up wall slab is provided with a remotely operable quick release mechanism which is under the control of the positional attitude of a hoisting cable-attached shackle. An improved assemblage of wall slab insert anchor, suppo... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4362459 | System for storing and transporting guided missiles and similar flying bodies System for storing and transporting guided missiles and similar flying bodies includes a storage building and movable storage structures for supporting multiple guided missiles. The storage building is sized so that a row of the storage structures can be ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4360230 | Self locking coupling mechanism for engaging and moving a load Coupling mechanism (11) for engaging and lifting a load (12) has a housing (19) with a guide passage (18) for receiving a knob (13) which is secured to the load (12) through a neck (15) of smaller diameter. A hollow ball (23) in the housing (19) has an op... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4348043 | Disengaging apparatus Disengaging apparatus including a hook having its pivot point and its engaging point substantially vertically aligned, being positioned between a pair of plates and having an integral counterweight extending laterally from the engaging point. A first link... | 09/07/1982 |
