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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Liko Research & Development Ab, Luleå, SE;
Inventors:
Andrew Dole, Batesville, IN (US);
Chris L Hildenbrand, Osgood, IN (US);
Assignee:
LIKO Research & Development AB, Luleå, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/1078 (2013.01); A61G 7/1015 (2013.01); A61G 7/1051 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slingbar includes a sling attachment member. The sling attachment member includes a frame including a base having a top end and a bottom end, and a hook extending from the bottom end to a hook terminus. The hook terminus and the top end of the base define an opening. The hook, base, and opening bound an interior of the attachment member. A closure element includes an outboard gate hinged to the hook terminus and an inboard gate hinged to the base. The gates have a default state in which each gate extends laterally only part way across the opening.