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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:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lukas Hydraulik GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72392 ; 72705 ; 254104 ; 30134 ;
Abstract
A so-called rescue spreader is constructed with a pair of replaceable jaws that are mirror images of one another and are operatively positioned back-to-back. Each jaw is generally a triangle having a back side and a front side, with both sides extending from a base and converging at a tip where the sides define an included angle of approximately 20.degree. to 30.degree.. Corrugations on the back side are provided to reduce slippage. The front side along its half length extending from the tip is provided with a plurality of teeth and a circular cam is provided along the other half length of the front side.