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US 2024/0392860 A1Published application
Improved clamp for use in a lifting assembly
AssigneeIronGrip AB
InventorsVincent BYRNE, Håkan LOTHIGIUS, Leif SCHIAVONE
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Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to an improved clamp for use in lifting assemblies. The clamp includes a through passage for receiving a rope and a hook element for holding a coupling element of the rope, and during lifting, the part of the rope between the coupling element and the through passage of the clamp forms a tightenable noose of rope. The clamp is arranged to lock the noose when the lifting assembly is in use.
Claims12
A clamp for use in a lifting assembly comprising a coupling element with at least one rope with an eye, said clamp comprising:
- a first body member and
- a second body member,
- which the first and second body members each comprises a respective receiving portion, wherein the first and second body members are attached to each other by an attachment arrangement such that the receiving portions form a through passage,
- wherein the first body member further comprises a hook element being adapted to receive and hold the eye of the rope when the rope extends through the eye to form a loop, and through the through passage of the clamp,
- wherein said attachment arrangement comprises:
- a first and a second hole arranged in said respective receiving portion, and
- a coupling element arranged to pass through said first and second holes thereby attaching the receiving portions to each other, and arranged to be attached to the first body member when the receiving portions are separated from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.