Ingot flipper tongs

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS FOR FLIPPING AN ELONGATED MASS INCLUDING OPPOSED SPACED PIVOTED LEGS THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF A FLIPPER BAR PIVOTALLY MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE ITS LENGTH ON THE INNER SIDE OF EACH OF SAID LEGS, A LUG PROJECTING AXIALLY FROM EACH END OF EACH OF SAID BARS, A SELF-ENGAGING LATCH PROJECTING FROM THE INNER SIDE OF EACH OF SAID LEGS FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING A LUG OF EACH OF SAID BARS TO MAINTAIN THE BARS IN POSITIOIN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID LEGS, EACH OF SAID LATCHES INCLUDING A LEVER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS ON THE LEG FROM WHICH THE LATCH PROJECTS, A CATCH PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BY ONE END ONE END OF EACH OF SAID LEVERS AND PROJECTING THEREFROM INTO THE PATHS OF MOVEMENT OF SAID LUGS ON SAID BARS, EACH OF SAID CATCHES BEING ADAPTED TO BE PIVOTED OUT OF THE WAY OF SAID BARS WHEN STRUCK BY THE LUGS ON THE ENDS OF THE BARS WHEN THE BARS ARE SWINGING AT RELATIVELY HIGH MOMENTUM AND TO ENGAGE SAID LUGS TO HALT MOVEMENT OF SAID BARS WHEN THE LATTER ARE SWINGING AT RELATIVELY LOW MOMENTUM, AND REMOTELY OPERALE MEANS CONNECTED WITH THE END OF EACH OF SAID LEVERS REMOTE FROM THE CATCH THEREON FOR PIVOTING SAID LEVERS TO REMOVE SAID CATCHES FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LUGS.