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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Tony J. Alba, West Covina, CA (US);
Christian Volz, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Tony J. Alba, West Covina, CA (US);
Christian Volz, Chatsworth, CA (US);
CBC Industries, Valdosta, GA (US);
Abstract
A generally X-shaped lift coupling for use with a conventional dovetail socket. One leg of the X-shaped lift coupling slides axially in a keyway in the other leg between a position where the lower end of the sliding leg is engaged with an angularly extending wall of the dovetail socket, and a position where the sliding leg is fully disengaged from the dovetail socket. A retainer holds the slidable leg in assembled relationship with the fixed leg. At least the fixed leg includes a lifting eye for engagement by a lifting member. The application of a lifting force to the lifting eye causes the lower ends of the legs to wedgedly engage the dovetail socket to lock the lift coupling to the dovetail socket. When the slidable leg is also provided with a lifting eye, the two eyes are generally in registry when the slidable leg is fully engaged with the dovetail socket. Insertion of a lifting member through both eyes locks the two legs together in an assembled configuration.