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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490882 | Clamping device for lifting slab, panel or sheet material A clamping device suitable for lifting and handling of sheet like-objects has a fixed jaw parallel to a movable jaw. The movable jaw is supported for reciprocating, linear movement towards and away from the fixed jaw responsive to a tensile actuating force. The mova... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7258376 | Lifting aid for planar members A lifting aid for lifting and supporting a ground engagement tool has an L-shaped cradle having a longitudinally extending base and back wall. A lifting yoke having at least two tubular arms is slideably connected to the L-shaped cradle through tubular sleeves which... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243731 | Apparatus for radially expanding tubular members including a segmented expansion cone An apparatus for radially expanding tubular members including a segmented expansion cone. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219399 | Trigger actuated cable clamp A clamp for a cable having a housing with a first end, a second end, and an interior cavity to receive the cable. The clamp also includes a jaw assembly having a notch. The jaw assembly moves between locked and triggered positions within the cavity. A biasing member... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216846 | Apparatus and methods for disposing conduits, wires, and the like through structures A connection apparatus and associated method are provided. The connection apparatus is configured to be connected to a guide line and a conduit so that the conduit can be pulled through a structure by the guide line. In this regard, the apparatus can include a body ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7156436 | Clamping device having an actuating carriage which moves a movable jaw toward a stationary jaw Camping device suitable for lifting and handling of sheet like-objects, having a rigid frame configured to straddle an edge region of sheet-like objects, the frame including a stationary jaw and a frame housing defining a gap between them in which the sheet-like obj... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7059644 | Truss gripping hook Cable supported hook apparatus provides a U-shaped upward facing opening for transporting a truss. A cam pivotably mounted opposite the opening has a serrated edge opposite a handle. A slot in the opening permits a spring to urge the cam from a released orientation ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994385 | Arrow extractor An arrow extractor presents a plate having a shelf thereon for placement along one side of an embedded arrow shaft. A locking block on the opposed side of the shaft is movable from a first release position to a second locked position against the shaft so as to clamp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6652016 | Self-locking forceps for raising a slab-shaped product A forceps is described which is self-locking and is used for raising slabs. It is of the type which has two jaws in hard steel which are reciprocally hinged so that they may be closed or opened with automatic locking when they come in contact with the pro... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6547481 | Spring-loaded wedge dead end connector having elements for coupling together and preventing removal of conductor-gripping jaws A spring-loaded wedge dead end connector includes a connector body having a base and a pair of opposite jaw guides formed on and protruding outwardly from the base and defining a guide channel therewith, a pair of jaws mounted between the jaw guides and o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6508497 | Overhead clamp-type gripping device for grabbing a load An overhead clamp-type gripping device for gripping a load from above, includes a carrier frame which is movable in a vertical direction and has support elements positioned on both sides of a center plane and extending downwards from the carrier frame for... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6425617 | Gripper mechanism for devices for handling objects in the form of sheets or plates, in particular for post processing machines In a gripper mechanism for devices for handling sheet-like or plate-like articles, particularly for mail-processing machines, simple and reliable setting for the handling of light, thin and also heavy, thick articles can be effected by the use of pivotabl... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416100 | Gripper mechanism for device for handling object in the form of sheets or plates, in particular for post processing machine In a gripper mechanism for devices for handling objects in the form of sheets or plates, simple and easy operability of the gripper claws of pivoting gripper arms into the open position for adjustment purposes, test purposes and the like is achieved in th... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6357162 | Whale release apparatus for use with fishing gear A device (10) having a cylinder housing (12) with a bore (12a) receives a piston sleeve (14) in which a tapered bore is formed in radially movable sections extending from the piston head. A rope gripping split sleeve (16) having a tapered outer circumfere... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6220638 | Carrying assembly and method of use thereof A carrying assembly for carrying and/or transporting planar objects is disclosed. The carrying assembly includes a handle with a cross member, a support member and a support assembly which secures a planar object within the carrying assembly.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6076236 | Top opening cable connector A cable connector for securing the end of a cable includes a body supporting opposed jaws for sliding motion for gripping a cable with a wedge action. A slot in the top wall of the body permits the cable to be loaded from the top of the body. T-shaped gui... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5893595 | Lifting device for slab, panel or sheet materials A lifting device suited for use in lifting and handling heavy slabs, sheets of material, or panels generally includes a frame comprising side-plates, the upper ends of which are rigidly secured together by cross-members. The lower portion of one side-plat... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5445424 | Automatic arrow extractor A device for extracting arrows from a target, the device having a frame defining a channel adapted to receive the shaft of an arrow to be extracted, gripping elements are moveable into and out of a gripping relationship with respect to an arrow shaft in t... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5127696 | Wedge type grip A wedge type grip has a pair of wedge-shaped jaws and corresponding inclined faces of a yoke, the inclined faces of the jaws being in slidable contact with the corresponding faces of the yoke. The improved grip is provided with a mechanism for effecting r... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5119529 | Cable hook A cable hook for securing a cable comprises an elongated body member having a longitudinal aperture generally rectangular in cross-section formed therein and provided on one sidewall with two oppositely tapered surfaces, a cable receiving slot formed betw... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5072982 | Tubular tweezer A tool (b 10) for handling fiber optic connectors (46) in narrow spaces features a thin collet tube (34) tapered at its end (42), and a pintle (32) axially movable within the collet tube (34) with a generally axially oriented grasping surface (52) at its ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072981 | Soil moisture tube extraction device A versatile device is provided for securely gripping the outer surface of a cylindrical object and pulling it against a resistant force comprising a sleeve that fits around the cylindrical object and engages its outer surface with gripping jaws when a pul... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5039196 | Optical fiber cable pulling eye A pulling eye assembly for optical fiber cables is formed of a housing having a gripping device for gripping the multiple strength members. The first embodiment uses longitudinally extending cavities which communicate with radially directed threaded set-s... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5015023 | Automatic cable gripping device An automatic, lockable, and releasable range-taking cable connection for use in pole line application utilizes a pair of spring loaded gripper elements movable on inclined planar surfaces within a housing, with the gripper elements connected to a retracto... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4976482 | Apparatus for clamping pipe or tube An apparatus including wedges with buttons and cooperating guide blocks positioned about halfway along the length of the wedges between the buttons, each block including a projection on one side of the wedge and a recess on the other side, for clamping he... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4925226 | Manually operated cargo container hook apparatus A simple two component manually operated container hook for efficiently engaging a container's lift fitting and safely lifting the container. The configuration of the hook member allows it to be quickly maneuvered into an engaging position within the lift... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4831693 | Clamp for sheet material articles The clamp comprises an inverted U-shaped base having spaced apart legs defining an entrance with a clamping element mounted on one leg of the base for displacement towards and away from a clamping surface on the other leg of the base for clamping a sheet ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4651400 | Multiple fuel rod gripper Both an apparatus and a process for removing fuel rods from spent fuel assemblies is disclosed herein. The apparatus of the invention includes a locking plate having a plurality of tapered holes registrable with the rods of a fuel rod assembly, a pluralit... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4635989 | Cable clamping device The disclosure herein describes a device for clamping the stripped end of a cable having a strength member extending centrally of the cable and projecting from the stripped end thereof; the device includes a body having one end defining a tapered socket a... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4572565 | Stopper for a wire rope This invention is directed to a stopper for a wire cable or a wire rope. It comprises to channels, two jaws moveable with respect to each other in the two channels and two wedges for moving the jaws. There are no gears for moving the jaws. With the moveme... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4464812 | Socket for structural strand A mechanically connected socket for `on-the-job` connection with structural strand includes a sleeve and an internal wedge shaped member through which the center core of the strand is received and retained while one or more outer layers extend longitudina... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4422621 | Fence post puller A device for use in pulling metal fence posts includes a pair of plates for coupling to the posts. The plates are spaced-apart and connected at the rear by a cross-member. The forward edges of the plate are open for placement around the posts. Each plate ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4410210 | Retaining grippers A soft retaining gripper for gripping a surface while stresses are exerted in a longitudinal direction parallel to the surface between the gripper and the surface, comprises a jaw and an inflatable flexible bladder carried by the jaw, the bladder being in... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4407471 | Clamping device for self-supporting electric cables A support for electric cables, in instances where the configuration of the distribution system is not fixed, comprises a pair of cable-clamping members whose outer surfaces form wedges guided by a pair of converging flanges. The inner surfaces of these me... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4398628 | Methods of inserting pins into an apparatus and a pin supporting shuttle used therefor A plurality of pins (20) are supported and held within a pin supporting shuttle (54) by wedging the shank portion (24) of each of the pins between a respective one of a plurality of spaced parallel channels (58) and a ramp (62). The shuttle (54) is then m... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4174060 | Detachable paper bag carrier A detachable paper bag carrier comprising a handgrip connected to two paper clamps. Each clamp comprises a front plate, a top member and two side plates, which leave a channel into which a side of a paper bag may be inserted and which bound a volume of sp... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4127344 | Webbing strops A fitting for securing to the end of a flat strop comprises a body formed with a through bore which is tapered for at least a greater part of its length, a correspondingly tapered plug accommodated within the bore, a screw-threaded retaining member engagi... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4123133 | Method and apparatus for applying a connector to electrical conductor strands A connector for making connection to an end of an electrical conductor cable to be pulled through conduits or the like comprises a centrally-bored inner connector member having a conical outer surface wedged into a correspondingly conical recess in an out... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4027093 | Ingot gripper assembly An ingot gripper assembly for use in gripping an ingot which is substantially cylindrical in shape and having a base with an upwardly and downwardly inclined surface and being provided with an opening which extends to the inclined surface. First and secon... | 05/31/1977 |
