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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Syed M. Karim, Lincoln, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Lincoln, IL (US);
Inventors:
Syed M. Karim, Lincoln, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Lincoln, IL (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lifting device ergonomically and safely lifts an object having an elongated aperture. The lifting device includes a lifting member having a first end with a handle portion for gripping by a user and a second end with an object-engaging portion for securely engaging the elongated aperture. A stabilizing member coupled to the lifting member adjacent the object-engaging portion is structured to stabilize the object while moving it. A panelboard employs one or more lifting devices which engage elongated apertures thereof.