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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bettadapur N. Sridhar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Fred C. Nopwaskey, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen K. Parker, Fremont, CA (US);
Frank C. Falzone, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/66 ;
Abstract
A lifting fixture includes a housing; a plurality of jaws movable radially in and out of the housing to secure the fixture to a component to be lifted; at least one lifting bail extending from on end of the housing; and a screw mechanism operatively connected to the plurality of jaws for moving the jaws radially between an inward retracted position and an outward locking position. A related lifting and flipping process is also disclosed.