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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:
Jul. 07, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard C Turley, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David E Hochbein, Sarver, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 / ; 294104 ;
Abstract
A safety hook device used to couple with objects to be transported overhead is disclosed having a coupling rod at least partially enclosed within a rotatable housing when coupled with the object so that the danger of involuntary uncoupling is lessened. This invention is also adapted to provide for automatic coupling and/or uncoupling.