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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:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles E DeCrane, West Monroe, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 8156 ; 294 683 ; 294 75 ; 294 8151 ;
Abstract
A lifting adapter for use in lifting and releasing large bulk bags. The adapter has a frame formed in an X-shaped configuration in the preferred embodiment. The X-shaped frame is formed from tubular arms that extend downwardly and outwardly at an angle ranging from 10 to 30 degrees. Each arm holds a bag loop retaining toggle lock in the preferred embodiment which is pneumatically operated to serve to release the bag loops from the arms at a predetermined time so that the bag loops of the filled bag will slide off of the retaining toggle lock by gravity to thereby release the filled bag from the lifting adapter.