Reversible lifting lug
AssigneeAlloy Steel Australia (Int) Pty Ltd
InventorGene Kostecki
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Abstract
A lug reversibly connectable to a wear plate having a hole extending therethrough. The lug includes a coupling means and a plug. The plug comprises an upper surface. In a first position the lug is connectable to an underside of the wear plate such that the coupling means extends through said hole and outward from an upper surface of the wear plate an in this position can be engaged by a hoist. In a second position the lug is connectable to the underside of said wear plate such that the plug fills said hole whereby the upper surface of the plug is aligned with the upper surface of the wear plate to thereby present an even wear surface.
Claims16
A lug reversibly connectable to a wear plate having a hole extending therethrough, the lug includes a coupling means and a plug, said plug comprising an upper surface, wherein in a first position the lug is connectable to an underside of the wear plate such that the coupling means extends through said hole and outward from an upper surface of the wear plate for engagement with a hoist, and in a second position the lug is connectable to the underside of said wear plate such that the plug fills said hole whereby the upper surface of the plug is aligned with the upper surface of the wear plate.
A method of positioning a wear plate within a bulk material handling device using a lug, the lug including a coupling means and a plug, the method including the steps of:
- attaching the lug to an underside of a wear plate adjacent a hole, wherein the coupling means extends through said hole and outwardly from an upper surface of said wear plate;
- attaching a hoist to the coupling means and moving the wear plate so that said underside of the plate is positioned against an inner side of said handling device;
- attaching the wear plate to said handling device;
- detaching and reversing said lug;
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- reattaching the lug to said underside of the wear plate wherein the plug substantially fills said hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.