Engine lift tool
US3995903A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1975 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02F7/0046
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An engine lift tool, as considered in a normal upright working position, includes a yoke member having inverted U-shaped bails or lift members supported on the opposite ends thereof. The respective undersides of the bail members are provided with a plurality of notches which engage the yoke member to hold the bails in adjusted transverse positions relative to the yoke member and a lifting ring encircles the yoke member and is movable longitudinally thereof for engagement with a plurality of notches provided along its underside. The yoke member, bail members and lifting ring are constructed so as to be inseparable one from the other. PAC BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an engine lift tool and more particularly relates to an engine lift tool of a type including lift bails or brackets adapted for being bolted onto an engine and connected to a yoke member which is in turn adapted for connection to a lift hoist or the like. Known engine lift tools of the type described in the preceeding paragraph normally include various parts which are separable one from the other and which must be disassembled and then reassembled to adjust the lift tool to accommodate eng…
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