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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:
Nov. 24, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth H LaCount, Lexington, SC (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Industries, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 821 ; 59 95 ; 403 78 ;
Abstract
A lifting hook assembly has a hook member with a tapered shank portion. Surrounding the tapered shank portion is a plurality of wedge members which are retained orthogonally in position by a toroidal member and axially in position by a cap. A housing surrounds the toroidal member and provides for attachment of the lifting hook assembly to a chain, rope or the like.