Patent · US Expired

Tools

US4223935A · kind A · utility

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2References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 17, 1979
Grant dateSep 23, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 17, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04G21/162
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a tool for lifting a component such as a building block and comprises a support having a contiguous lower abutment surface, a plurality of engaging members extending beneath the support and adapted to be entered into a recess in the component, at least one of the members being movable and a handle means movable with respect to the support and operatively connected with the movable engaging member, so that on lifting the handle the engaging members engage the adjacent wall of the recess with a force proportional to the weight of the component.

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