Connector for releasable securement to the free end of a lifting strap
US4799296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2175
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector body portion has opposite ends and a hollow interior. A cross bar in the housing is arranged to receive a looped end of a strap thereover comprising free and lifting end portions and arranged to pinch the free end portion between it and the lifting end portion by a lift force on the latter. A releasable anchor in the body portion is arranged for insertion in the loop of the looped end of the strap for holding the latter in a secured position on the body portion and for release from the body portion to release the strap.
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