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US3239266A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Safety remote control load hook

Assignee: Bullard Co
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Filing: 1964-01-17
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1984-01-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Welch B Elliott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 10:06
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66C; B66C1/00; B66C1/10; B66C1/22; B66C1/34; B66C1/36; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/11

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
IN A SAFETY HOOK OF THE TYPE HAVING A MAIN BODY PORTION COMPRISING PARALLEL SPACED APART C-SHAPED SIDE WALL MEMBERS FORMING SPACED TOP AND BOTTOM EARS AND DEFINING AN OPEN RECESS BETWEEN SAID WALLS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A LOAD SUPPORTING ELEMENT THEREINTO AND A MOUSING LINK CARRIED BY THE BOTTOM EARS BETWEEN SAID WALLS AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED THEREBY WHEREBY THE LINK IS MOVABLE FROM AN OPEN DEPENDING POSITION TO A CLOSED UPSTANDING POSITION BETWEEN SAID WALLS OF THE TOP EARS TO CLOSE OFF ACCESS TO OR FROM SAID RECESS AND MEANS TO LOCK SAID LINK IN CLOSED POSITION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A ROTATABLE SHAFT BRIDGING SAID WALLS ADJACENT AND JOURNALED IN OPPOSITE TOP EARS; A CUTAWAY PORTION IN SAID SHAFT BETWEEN SAID WALLS TO FOR A CAM SURFACE IN ONE SEGMENT OF SAID SHAFT; SPRING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT TO BIAS ROTATABLY SAID SHAFT IN ONE DIRECTION TO POSITION SAID CAM SURFACE IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID MOUSING LINK WHEN MOVED FROM OPEN TO CLOSED POSITION AND TO RETURN SAID SHAFT TO SAID LAST NAMED POSITION WHEN THE LINK IS MOVED PAST SAID SHAFT TO CLOSED POSITION; SAID SHAFT WHEN IN SAID LAST NAMED POSITION BEING IN DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LINK TO OBSTRUCT MOVEMENT THEREOF TO OPEN POSITION; AND LEVER RELEASE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT TO FRICTIONALLY ROTATE SAID SHAFT IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE ITS SAID BIASED DIRECTION OF ROTATION IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE LINK FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHAFT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
IN A SAFETY HOOK OF THE TYPE HAVING A MAIN BODY PORTION COMPRISING PARALLEL SPACED APART C-SHAPED SIDE WALL MEMBERS FORMING SPACED TOP AND BOTTOM EARS AND DEFINING AN OPEN RECESS BETWEEN SAID WALLS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A LOAD SUPPORTING ELEMENT THEREINTO AND A MOUSING LINK CARRIED BY THE BOTTOM EARS BETWEEN SAID WALLS AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED THEREBY WHEREBY THE LINK IS MOVABLE FROM AN OPEN DEPENDING POSITION TO A CLOSED UPSTANDING POSITION BETWEEN SAID WALLS OF THE TOP EARS TO CLOSE OFF ACCESS TO OR FROM SAID RECESS AND MEANS TO LOCK SAID LINK IN CLOSED POSITION, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A ROTATABLE SHAFT BRIDGING SAID WALLS ADJACENT AND JOURNALED IN OPPOSITE TOP EARS; A CUTAWAY PORTION IN SAID SHAFT BETWEEN SAID WALLS TO FOR A CAM SURFACE IN ONE SEGMENT OF SAID SHAFT; SPRING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT TO BIAS ROTATABLY SAID SHAFT IN ONE DIRECTION TO POSITION SAID CAM SURFACE IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID MOUSING LINK WHEN MOVED FROM OPEN TO CLOSED POSITION AND TO RETURN SAID SHAFT TO SAID LAST NAMED POSITION WHEN THE LINK IS MOVED PAST SAID SHAFT TO CLOSED POSITION; SAID SHAFT WHEN IN SAID LAST NAMED POSITION BEING IN DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LINK TO OBSTRUCT MOVEMENT THEREOF TO OPEN POSITION; AND LEVER RELEASE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT TO FRICTIONALLY ROTATE SAID SHAFT IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE ITS SAID BIASED DIRECTION OF ROTATION IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE LINK FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHAFT.

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