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US 4,678,220 AGranted
Shovel-like coupling devices with automatic material handling features
OwnerEdwin Z. Gabrielinventor
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This tongslike device for automatically loading and unloading materials, such as dirt or soil, sand, gravel, vegetables, fruit and leaves and even containerized loads, comprises two elongated members, pivoted approximately midway with a pivot pin. The lower portions of the device are flared to enable it to hold more material or larger size containerized loads. Its weight distribution between its upper and lower portions is such that its lower portions will separate automatically at touch down. The ends of its lower portions or jaws may be serrated and sharpened to enable it to dig into the ground or other material for loading. In one version, the device is capable of scooping up a load cable automatically because of the shape of its jaws. The size and shape of its lower portions determine the material or size and shape of the load capable of being scooped up. Such automatic loading and unloading devices would make the cargo loading and unloading operations safer and speedier under hazardous environmental conditions.
An automatic, tongs-like materials' scooping and unloading device, comprising a tong-like structure having two elongated members and having upper and lower portions, pivoted near their midsections with a pivot pin, for use with hoist cables being adapted for attachment to said upper portions of said structure, and a load cable, said upper portions having additional weights attached, said lower portions being sharply curved toward each other and having ends that are forced into contact with each other as a result of the tension on said hoist cables, to scoop up a load cable attached to a load to transport said load, said ends being sharp-edged and overlapping to facilitate the picking up of said cable;
A tongs-like lifting device for automatic loading and unloading of materials, comprising a structure having two elongated members and having upper and lower portions, said portions pivoted near their midsections with a pivot pin, for use with hoist cables being adapted for attachment to said upper portions of said structure, said upper portions having additional weights and less width than said lower portions, said lower portions being sharply curved toward each other and having ends that are forced into contact with each other as a result of the tension on said hoist cables, to scoop up and transport said materials, said lower portions having concave, bowl-shaped recesses, said ends being sharp-edged, overlapping and one of said ends pointing downward to facilitate scooping up of said materials and holding and retaining said materials;
A tong-like, materials digging and scooping device, comprising a tongs-like structure having two elongated members with upper and lower portions, pivoted near their mid-sections with a pivot pin for use with a flexible hoist cable being adapted for attachment to said upper portions, said upper portions having additional weights, wherein said device has an upper central area and includes a vertical rod having an enlarged bottom end, and wherein each of said upper portions has a hole near its end and said flexible cable with a slightly oblong hole at its middle being connected from one said hole to the other said hole, said rod passing through said oblong hole, said enlarged bottom end preventing said rod from slipping through said oblong hole;
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