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Saddle Vent, Inc.

Bill Beach

Russell B Gordon

Jimmy A Gordon

Paul McMullan

A cover lifting device for lifting a cover having two spaced lifting holes includes an elongate lever, a lifting hook affixed to one end portion for engagement with one hole, a sleeve freely slideably mounted between lever ends and another lifting hook, a flexible element attaches the second hook to the sleeve. The second hook has a shank with a straight axis and a lower gripping element. The improvement includes an upper connecting portion extending laterally of the axis and in an opposite direction to the element. The connecting portion has an opening to connect the element, which is offset from the axis to rotate the hook when a lifting force is applied at the opening.

Access space cover lifting device

A manhole cover lifting tool is provided which includes a lever having a handle end and a working end, wherein a first tool head is mounted on the working end, the first tool head including a pair of optionally usable manhole cover lifting tools. A second tool head is provided with a substantially identical pair of optionally usable manhole cover lifting tools, the second tool head being operatively connected to a sleeve freely slidably mounted on the lever by means of a fixed length flexible chain extending between the second tool head and the sleeve.

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Jacksonville, FL, United States of America

Bill Beach