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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. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry D. Koenig, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 7/12 ;
Abstract
A grasping tool for a corner of a box or carton includes a pair of plates joined at a hinge element which is spring loaded to cause the plates to return to a rest position. A lever is fixed to each plate such that the levers may separate the plates about the hinge axis against the load of the spring of the hinge. Each plate includes tangs which will penetrate the outer skin of a carton to which the grasping tool is to be temporarily fixed.