Self-locking swivel stacking pin tool
US5516171A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J1/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-locking swivel stacking pin tool (10) includes an elongated handle (12) having a handgrip (18) at a hand end thereof and a pin-housing engaging member (20) at a pin end thereof. A locking-head actuator (14) has an elongated force-transmittal portion (46) slidably extending along an elongated shaft (16) of the elongated handle, with a trigger (14) at a hand end thereof and a locking-head rotator (50) at a pin end thereof for engaging a bottom swivel locking head (38). By moving the trigger relative to the handgrip an operator can cause a rotatable axle (40) of a swivel stacking pin to rotate and thereby cause a top swivel locking head (36) to rotate and align with a top housing insert section (28) so that the top swivel locking head and the top housing insert section can be inserted into a hole (13a) of a cargo container (13) by manipulation of the swivel stacking pin tool.
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