Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
294074000 | HOIST-LINE SLINGS | 38 |
20080211245 | Sport bike tow sling II - A sling is disclosed for use on a conventional tow truck to facilitate and minimize damage in towing a motorcycle, with a preferred application for towing a sport bike. The sling comprises a single-component lifting brace ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080277952 | TEXTILE SLING COMBINING MULTIPLE TYPES OF FIBERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A textile sling having a continuous weave pattern comprises, in the warp thread, a major weight content of a first type of yarn made of a first type of fibers and a minor weight content of a second type of yarn made of a second type of fibers. The second type of fibers has a higher Young's modulus than the first type of fibers. The second type of fibers has a higher Young's modulus than the first type of fibers. The second type of yarn has a longer free-length than the first type of yarn so that the second type of yarn does not rupture before the first type of yarn under a tension load. A method of manufacturing a textile sling comprises threading in the warp thread the first type of yarn made of the first type of fibers with the second type of yarn made of the second type of fibers. The second type of fibers has a higher Young's modulus than the first type of fibers. The second type of yarn is threaded with less tension than the first type of yarn. | 11-13-2008 |
20080290675 | ELONGATED MEMBER LIFTING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing a durable, lightweight lifting member and assembly for use in handling elongated members. One embodiment comprises a cage or net made of a flexible material, the cage or net being adapted to receive one end of an elongated member. Another embodiment is characterized by a flexible lifting member constructed of a pliable, non-metallic material and comprising a body portion, an end portion, and a lifting strap. | 11-27-2008 |
20080315604 | Lifting Sling System - There is disclosed a lifting sling system for connecting various loads to a lifting hook ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090015024 | Lifting sling with excessive elongation warning indicator - A lifting sling having warning markings that indicate if the maximum safe load for the sling has been exceeded, whereby a visible indicator is provided to the operator at the time of overload. In an embodiment, a permanent indication of sling overload is also provided. | 01-15-2009 |
20090026780 | Device For Slinging A Piece With Stress Compensation And Hoisting System Containing This Device - A sling device for a piece, including a sling provided with a non-extending piece and a section with spring means permitting an elastic lengthening or shortening under load of a limited given amplitude for the sling in response to a limited given change in load on the piece. | 01-29-2009 |
20090051181 | HEAVY-DUTY ROUNDSLING - The invention relates to a heavy-duty roundsling, which comprises an endless load-bearing core containing multiple turns of a strand material comprising high-performance fibres, and a protective cover made from interlaced strands comprising high-performance fibres, and wherein the mass ratio of high-performance fibres in the core to high-performance fibres in the cover is from 0.15 to 2.0. Said roundsling shows an advantageous combination of properties, like high strength, low weight, and high durability; enabling a higher number of lifting operations than known metal or synthetic slings, especially of heavy goods with e.g. sharp edges. | 02-26-2009 |
20090072560 | Strap configuration and method of use - A strap assembly for lifting a load has a plurality of elongated flexible straps that are joined together and configured in such as way as to enable relatively quick, easy securement of a large object so that it can be safely hoisted. In addition, the present invention discloses a method of hoisting a heavy object, such as an air conditioning unit, into a confined space such as an attic of a home. The strap assembly provides Velcro® type fastening elements enabling the strap assembly to be fitted to a wide range of loads. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102213 | Lifting apparatus - The invention relates to a lifting apparatus and in particular to lifting apparatus suitable for lifting casing and pipes for the offshore oil and gas industries. A lifting apparatus ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090108603 | Synthetic sling whose component parts have opposing lays - A sling for industrial lifting made of a load-bearing core and a cover. The cover protects the plurality of yarns that make-up the core. Each core yarn is made of a number of core threads twisted together. The core yarns are twisted together where the twist is in the same direction as the individual core strands and a different direction than the twist of the cover. The present invention describes the method of twisting the core yarns together by inserting core yarns substantially parallel into a cover that has a twist opposite of each core strand. As the core strands are inserted into the cover, the twists of the individual core yarns interact with the twist of the cove, resulting in the core yarns twisting together. | 04-30-2009 |
20090152885 | SYNTHETIC ROUNDSLING WITH INSPECTABLE CORE - A roundsling with a fully inspectable core. The roundsling comprises synthetic, non-metallic core yarns contained in a tubular cover that is transparent. Because the cover is transparent, the load-bearing core fibers are entirely, frequently and directly visible before, during and after use. | 06-18-2009 |
20100019520 | SERVER SYSTEM LIFTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A server system lifting device includes a bearing area foldable at a midline. The bearing area includes a front portion and a rear portion that are defined by the midline. A plurality of handles are coupled to the bearing area. The plurality of handles includes two front handles coupled to opposite sides of the front portion of the bearing area and two rear handles coupled to opposite sides of the rear portion of the bearing area. The midline extends between the opposite sides. The bearing area is characterized by a width greater than or equal to a width of a server system chassis and a length such that the two forward handles are forward of a center of gravity of the server system chassis, and the two rear handles are posterior to the center of gravity, when the midline is approximately aligned with the center of gravity. | 01-28-2010 |
20100038924 | WEB SECTION, ROUND SLING MADE FROM THE WEB SECTION, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ROUND SLING - A web section and a round sling constructed from the web section. The web section includes elasticized weft yarns that facilitate an improved method of constructing the round sling. The round sling includes inner and outer jackets and a plurality of load bearing yarns. | 02-18-2010 |
20100123324 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIFTING A VEHICLE - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for lifting a vehicle. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for lifting a vehicle. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a structure with an integrated cable, strap, chain or the like for the purpose of vehicle lifting. | 05-20-2010 |
20100327615 | TEXTILE SLING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A textile sling ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110031770 | SAFETY SLING FOR A TIRE CURING MACHINE - A safety sling secures an upper mold section of a tire press. The safety sling includes a first link, a second link, a third link, and a fourth link. The second link is connected to the first link by a first strap section. The third link is connected to the second link by a second strap section. The fourth link is connected to the link ring by a third strap section. The fourth link is also connected to the first link by a fourth strap section to define a quadrilateral configuration. The first link is connected to a link ring by a fifth strap section. The second link is connected to a sixth link by a sixth strap section. The third link is connected to a seventh link by a seventh strap section. The fourth link is connected to an eighth link by an eighth strap section such that the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth links are secured to the tire press for allowing the safety sling to catch the upper mold section in the event the upper mold section becomes otherwise unsecured from the tire press. | 02-10-2011 |
20110169285 | Synthetic Sling With Component Parts Having Opposing Lays - A sling for industrial lifting comprising a cover having fibers twisted in a first direction; and a load-bearing core within the cover, the core having a helical twist of a plurality of core strands, each core strand twisted in a second direction. | 07-14-2011 |
20110215601 | Lifting sling with excessive elongation warning indictor - A lifting sling having warning markings that indicate if the maximum safe load for the sling has been exceeded, whereby a visible indicator is provided to the operator at the time of overload. In an embodiment, an externally visible releasable member retained by a frangible indicator member connected to the cover of the lifting sling is released upon breaking of the frangible indicator member to provide a permanent indication of sling overload. | 09-08-2011 |
20110272956 | ROUND SLING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a round sling, and more particularly, to a round sling and to a method for manufacturing same in which threads are twisted according to a predetermined fracture, coated with a conductor, and extrusion-molded together with a core tube. The thus-manufacturing round sling can be determined to be undamaged and used when the round sling conducts electric currents, and prevented from being used when the round sling does not conducts electric current and the round sling is determined to be damaged at a level higher than a preset damage level. Thus, the round sling of the present invention prevents negligent accidents. | 11-10-2011 |
20110298231 | Round Sling for Lifting Loads - A roundsling for lifting loads includes an inner non-interwoven structure and a covering which receives the inner non-interwoven, the covering taking the form of a hollow braided structure and its end portions being inserted in one another and being connected together to overlap one another in a connection zone. In a roundsling of this kind, there is formed, in that end portion which is on the outside in the connection zone, at least one lateral opening which leads to the circumferential surface of the end portion, and that there is held, in that end portion which is on the inside in the connection zone, a securing member which is passed through the opening in that end portion which is on the outside. | 12-08-2011 |
20120061979 | HEAVY LOAD SLING PROTECTIVE PAD - A heavy load protective pad for use on industrial slings includes fasteners on a sleeve forming member which are secured together to encircle and secure the protective pad on an industrial sling at a desired location. Pockets formed in the protective pad house a pair of block spacers which, in one configuration, serve to space the protective pad and underlying sling away from the load which is being lifted or pulled. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061980 | Textile Protective Sheath for a Lifting Accessory, and Accessory for Lifting Loads - In a textile protective sheath for a lifting accessory such as a roundsling ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120112482 | SLING WITH PROTECTIVE COVERING - A synthetic roundsling which has an endless load-bearing core with a plurality of loops of synthetic fibers for use in harsh environments. A tubular cover is provided for loosely containing the load-bearing core so that the fibers in the core are movable relative to each other and to the cover. The cover is waterproof to prevent the core from absorbing liquid. The core is prevented from increasing in weight and decreasing in flexibility due to liquid being absorbed by the core, thereby insuring that the roundsling will stay light and flexible even in harsh environmental conditions. A second, outer cover may provide additional protection to the core to protect the core from physical damage. | 05-10-2012 |
20120139275 | Heavy Load Sling Protective Pad - A heavy load protective pad for use on industrial slings includes fasteners on a sleeve forming member which are secured together to encircle and secure the protective pad on an industrial sling at a desired location. Pockets formed in the protective pad house a pair of block spacers which, in one configuration, serve to space the protective pad and underlying sling away from the load which is being lifted or pulled. | 06-07-2012 |
20130076053 | Bucket sling - An improved method and apparatus for hoisting and lowering a five gallon buckets by the use of a rope and pulley system and or hand carried. This method utilizes a bucket sling that a five gallon plastic and or steel bucket and or pail fits into. The bucket sling is constructed of two pieces, the main portion of the bucket sling FIG. | 03-28-2013 |
20130106125 | CLAMPING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130285400 | Attachment Means and Apparatus Comprising Such an Attachment Means for Lifting Heavy Loads - Disclosed embodiments relate to an attachment and an apparatus for lifting heavy loads by a lifting device in the form of a sling or strap. The attachment can be produced inexpensively and has a sufficient load bearing capacity with a low material requirement. The attachment comprises a contact part, which has a contact section with a length, measured in the longitudinal direction of the attachment, which corresponds to at least the width of the lifting device, the contact section having a contact surface on which, during practical use, the lifting device rests, and two attachment sections of which in each case one is integrally formed on one of the ends of the contact section and which are provided for attaching a hoist for coupling the attachment to a lifting apparatus. | 10-31-2013 |
20140070557 | Rope Systems and Methods for Use as a Round Sling - A rope assembly that is adapted to extend between first and second attachment points comprises a line arranged to define a plurality of loops and at least one pair of organizers. The at least one pair of organizers is configured to engage the line such that line segments of the line between the at least one pair of organizers are maintained in a desired relationship with each other and such that the desired relationship facilitates transfer of loads through the rope assembly between the first and second attachment points. | 03-13-2014 |
20140217761 | HIGH PRESSURE PIPE AND FITTING RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A restraint system for use in securing temporary flow lines that include multiple pipe sections, each pair of pipe sections connected together with a fitting or coupling such as a hammer joint coupling. The system includes multiple pluralities of endless loop slings connected end to end with a cow hitch or girth hitch knot. Disconnectable fittings (e.g., shackles) are placed every three or more slings so that easy disassembly is afforded in case of leakage or other failure. | 08-07-2014 |
20140265390 | MULTI PART SYNTHETIC EYE AND EYE SLING - A system for applying a tensile load, the system having: a length of continuous synthetic rope having first and second bitter ends; the continuous synthetic rope being woven with itself to create a sling; the first and second bitter ends of the rope being capable of moving relative to each other and the sling. The system may be configured such that movement of the bitter ends relative to the sling or each other is observable or measurable. Systems may be slings that provide a plurality of wraps of a continuous synthetic rope having loops at opposing ends; the plurality of wraps of continuous synthetic rope having at least three parts and being woven such that the resulting woven sling has at least three picks. | 09-18-2014 |
20150021945 | SAFETY SLING - A safety sling is made from durable materials and is safety tested to withstand weight and securely lift items without risk of spilling or falling to the ground. The safety sling can be sized and shaped to carry various containers, for example, the safety sling can be designed to hold a cylindrical cooler, a 5-gallon pail, or the like. The safety sling can be easily used and lifted to any elevation securely without chance of breaking or becoming unbalanced. | 01-22-2015 |
20150123414 | Tension Absorber - A tension absorber produced from a flexible strand which is only loadable under tension and which tension absorber possesses the advantages of a chain formed from strand material but can be easily and cost-effectively produced. The strand is folded into three or more loop sections. Proceeding from the beginning of the strand a succeeding loop section arranged offset in the direction of the end of the strand follows each preceding loop section arranged offset in the direction of the beginning, until the last loop section has been reached. Each loop section has a loop which encloses a loop opening. At least one bow is formed from the strand by guiding a succeeding loop section by its loop through the loop opening of a preceding loop section arranged adjacent to it. | 05-07-2015 |
20150353326 | LIFTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A lifting device comprises three or more links hingedly joined end-to-end such that the lifting device is able to hingedly move in a first direction from a linear arrangement to a bent arrangement but is not able to hingedly move from the linear arrangement to a bent arrangement in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 12-10-2015 |
20160016761 | MULTI PART SYNTHETIC EYE AND EYE SLING - A system for applying a tensile load, the system having: a length of continuous synthetic rope having first and second bitter ends; the continuous synthetic rope being woven with itself to create a sling; the first and second bitter ends of the rope being capable of moving relative to each other and the sling. The system may be configured such that movement of the bitter ends relative to the sling or each other is observable or measurable. Systems may be slings that provide a plurality of wraps of a continuous synthetic rope having loops at opposing ends; the plurality of wraps of continuous synthetic rope having at least three parts and being woven such that the resulting woven sling has at least three picks. | 01-21-2016 |
20160046465 | SLING PROTECTION PAD - A flexible lifting member protection pad includes a cut protection area with strengthening stitching which cooperates with an inner ply and an outer ply to bind the inner ply and the outer ply together in the cut protection area, such that the inner ply, outer ply and strengthening stitching act and move as one piece to increase the combined cutting resistance of the cut protection area. The strengthening stitching is distributed or applied systematically across substantially the entire cut protection area. This configuration allows compression to be generated across the inner ply of the cut protection area when the protection pad is moved against the edge of the load, whereby the inner ply of the cut protection area resists being cut by the edge of the load. | 02-18-2016 |
20160090276 | HEAVY LOAD SLING PROTECTIVE PAD - A heavy load protective pad for use on industrial slings includes fasteners on a sleeve forming member which are secured together to encircle and secure the protective pad on an industrial sling at a desired location. Pockets formed in the protective pad house a pair of magnets which help the pad stay in place while attached to metal surfaces and a pair of block spacers which, in one configuration, serve to space the protective pad and underlying sling away from the load which is being lifted or pulled. | 03-31-2016 |
20160176683 | LANYARD ASSEMBLY FOR LIFTING A RESCUE APPARATUS | 06-23-2016 |
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20120235433 | META-, PARA-ARAMID FIBER INDUSTRIAL WEBBING AND SLINGS - The present invention is directed to an industrial product comprising a woven webbing of a meta-, para-aramid fiber. | 09-20-2012 |