A manual handling device for lifting heavy objects such as used in the railway, highways, and construction industry. The device has a handlebar 1 and a clamp between the two ends of the handlebar creating a pivot point 20 at the second end providing a downwards force on the item to be lifted so that the device operates as a second-class lever. The clamping means may have opposing jaws, such as cams 11, linked by guide wires 9 and may have a plate 17 from which wire guides 19 and axle 3 may be attached. The plate may be rotated which about the axle relative to the opposing jaws altering the length of the wires and opening the jaws. A kit of two lifting devices may enable two or more people to carry a heavy or cumbersome object.
Manual Lifting Device
14.05.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |