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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7575262 | Quick release dovetail lift coupling A generally X-shaped lift coupling for use with a conventional dovetail socket. One leg of the X-shaped lift coupling slides axially in a keyway in the other leg between a position where the lower end of the sliding leg is engaged with an angularly extending wall of... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7357363 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7296382 | Injection molded thermoplastic insert A plastic insert for concrete structures includes a barrel for receiving a threaded fastener. According to one embodiment, the insert includes a housing at a distal end receiving an internally threaded member for engaging the threaded fastener. The insert includes b... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7246828 | Refined anti-animal container lock A lock for locking a lid to a receptacle has a bolt extending into aligned holes in overlapping parts thereof. A handle is detachably connected to an outer end of the bolt for pulling the bolt. An expansion mechanism in the form of wedges, a chain or other mechanism... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246790 | Hoist System A hoist system for raising, lowering, or applying a pulling force to an object or equipment attached thereto. The hoist system has a hoist, a hoist adapter unit attached to the hoist, and a pull pin assembly. The hoist has a frame and a line, cable, or chain which i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7213795 | Lifting of precast bodies such as concrete panels An object handling device includes a support body, and an elongate anchor body mounted at the inner end thereof to the support body so as to project from the support body for insertion into an undercut cavity in an object to be handled. At least one anchor lug at or... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7137609 | Pulling iron pocket, lid and shield A pocket, lid and shield for casting a pulling iron in a concrete structure are described. The pocket includes a slot reinforced with stiffening members for receiving the pulling iron. The pocket also includes a frangible support post for supporting the pulling iron... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111432 | Passthrough concrete anchor A concrete anchor. The concrete anchor can be embedded within a concrete member to enhance lifting of the concrete member. The concrete anchor of the present invention can include a bar having a top, bottom and first and second sides, at least one attachment apertur... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083370 | Fastening devices A device for fastening panels to tubular frames comprises a dowel element (10) and a sleeve element (11). An expander region (15) of the dowel element, comprising a plain cylindrical section (16) and a conically tapering section (17 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065925 | Concrete anchor A concrete anchor. The concrete anchor can be embedded within a concrete member to enhance lifting of the concrete member. The concrete anchor of the present invention can include a bar having a first end, a second end positioned adjacent the first end, and an inter... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032354 | Sandwich erection lift anchor with welding plate assembly The present invention relates towards an erection lift anchor with welding plate assembly for embedment in a concrete member, such as a precast or tilt-up wall. The erection anchor of the present invention allows for concrete members, such as walls, to be positioned... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013684 | Cable lock coupling and lock system for surfboards A cable lock coupling is part of a surfboard locking system. The coupling includes a housing, a pin, a ring and jaws. The pin is slidably fitted in the housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The ring is coupled to a first end of the p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014230 | Structure hoist-use base hoisting ring An improved structure hoist-use base hoisting ring comprised of a U-shaped clevis movably suspended from the two sides at the lower end of a cylindrical base mount as well as a circular top mounting bushing at the upper section and a bottom mounting bushing at the c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010840 | Cylinder liner remover A novel apparatus and method to engage a liner in an cylinder of an engine is provided. A wedge and rod are utilized as part of a liner remover assembly to move at least one collet axially to engage the liner. In a preferred embodiment, a novel eyehook is provided a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011281 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003877 | Cylinder liner remover A novel apparatus and method to engage a liner in an cylinder of an engine is provided. A wedge and rod are utilized as part of a liner remover assembly to move at least one collet axially to engage the liner. In a preferred embodiment, a novel eyehook is provided a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966588 | Releasing assembly A releasing assembly includes a lever provided with a first engaging element, a seat having a hole defined in a bottom of the seat and a cutout defined in a periphery of the seat to communicate with the hole, a releasing head having a column formed on the releasing ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6922955 | Pre-cast dock leveler pit A dock pit for a dock leveler mechanism comprises a pre-cast concrete body including integrally formed side, rear panel and front panels, all forming a continuous perimeter open therethrough to receive the load leveler mechanism. Each side panel has a top edge and t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6808360 | Apparatus and method for lifting and rotating pipes An apparatus and method for lifting, rotating, and positioning heavy objects using a toggle device attached to a prime mover. The toggle is vertical at rest and can be inserted into the opening in the side of a pipe. The toggle is rendered horizontal inside the pipe... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6694680 | Lifting insert for prefabricated concrete components A lifting insert for prefabricated concrete components with a bracket for increasing the shearing strength thereof. The insert is embeddable in the body of the component proximate to one of the faces of the component so that one of its ends protrudes, or ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688049 | Hook facility for concrete structure A pulling iron facility for encapsulation in a concrete structure has an elongated strength member with an intermediate portion forming an upwardly extending loop. The strength member has opposed end portions extending laterally away from the loop. A slee... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6652012 | Hoist ring A hoist ring assembly for mounting on a load member includes a bolt having a circumferential recess, a support member having a bolt passage for receiving the bolt, and a pin passage transverse to and intersecting the bolt passage. A load bearing ring has ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647674 | Erection anchor for concrete panel An erection anchor having a forged unitary body that includes a substantially cylindrical shank with one end embedable in a concrete panel and an opposite end extending into a recess in an end of the concrete panel. The forged unitary body also has a subs... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6581996 | Lifting system for use in hoisting, particularly heavy cast panels A lifting system for hoisting heavy pre-cast panels includes an anchor-lifting device permanently secured within a connection recess formed in the panel, and a connecting apparatus that attaches to the anchor-lifting device. The anchor-lifting device pres... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568730 | Object handling device for lifting of precast bodies such as concrete panels An object handling device including a support body, and an elongate anchor body, having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal dimension extending between the proximal and distal ends, the body is mounted at the inner proximal end thereof to the ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550834 | Removable insert for creating a void space, as in precast concrete panels A removable and reusable insert assembly for positioning and supporting a lifting system within a panel to be formed from cast concrete, the insert assembly having a left and right portion which are detachably removable from each other, and a lid that is ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6513847 | Simple multiple concrete block lifting device A device used to simultaneously lift three concrete blocks from a pallet using a backhoe or crane and reposition them for exact placement on a wall. The device comprises a lifting bar that is suspended in a horizontally aligned position from a cable or ch... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6478350 | Pivoting lifting ring A lifting ring for a load, comprising a carrying loop, a pivoting body and a smooth cylindrical pin. A peripheral groove is formed near the free end of the cylindrical pin and a radially expandable retainer ring is inserted in the groove. The pin is engag... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6443514 | Hoist ring A hoist ring for fixed engagement, in a mounted position, in a threaded bore on a load surface of a load member includes a load bearing ring, a support member and a post. The support member has a cylindrical passage having a first axis and further include... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6345472 | Apparatus and method for anchoring and erecting concrete or similar materials An apparatus for use in concrete construction is characterized by a body having a first portion configured to be set into concrete during the casting of that concrete, and which can be removed from the concrete after the concrete has set, and thereby may ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6334286 | Device for lifting prefabricated components, particularly made of concrete, or the like An anchoring element for lifting prefabricated components, made of concrete, comprising a hollow body of a bayonet coupling device which forms a female seat with an access opening; the hollow body is embeddable in a component proximate to a perimetric sid... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6267422 | Side mount hoist ring A side mount hoist ring assembly adapted to swivel through a full 360 degrees and pivot through a full 180 degrees that is more economical and simple to fabricate since the pivot axis is offset a distance from the swivel axis. The lift comprises a body, a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260900 | Universal anchor for hoisting assembly The current invention is a universal anchor for use with both ring clutches and bail lift clutches. The invention includes an anchor with a nail-shaped head on one end of a shaft and a flattened plate with at least one perforation through the plate on the... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6233883 | Anchor, in particular for a concrete panel The anchor rod (2) has a lateral bulge or projection (5) running along its length and constituting an anchoring element for providing anchoring in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rod (2). Such an anchor is applicable to lift... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231267 | Threaded plug device for attachment to a trench plate for removable attachment of a hoist ring A pair of high-quality material threaded nuts are secured to a trench plate for subsequent placement of a hoist ring thereto.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6199925 | High load capacity hoist ring A high load capacity hoist ring assembly that can be installed to achieve the required tensile value in the mounting shank member without the use of a torque multiplier or hydraulic tensioning device. The assembly comprises a shank member, a compression m... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6152509 | Coupling element The invention relates to a coupling element which can be coupled to a lifting element of an object to be lifted. The coupling element is provided with a remote-controllable locking element, which in a locking position is designed to prevent disconnection ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142546 | Ring clutch hoisting assembly A hoisting assembly is comprised of a hoisting element and a coupling element. The coupling element comprises a housing and a closure element. An anchor-accommodating space is arranged in the housing which can in a close-fitting manner accommodate an anch... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131976 | Lock and lift tool A tool for quickly coupling a crane hook to a dovetailed socket attached to a load consists of a heavy frame with a plate that pivots out on bushings near the lower end of the frame. Both the frame and pivoting plate have outward slanting surfaces at the ... | 10/17/2000 |
