Apparatus for moving barrels
OwnerReidar Furnesinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for loosening and moving cylindrical containers, such as barrels, having edge flanges. The apparatus includes a shaft-like handle having two gripping elements at one end thereof, whereby the gripping elements are connected to the handle in such a way that there is a space which fits over the edge flange of the container. One of the two gripping elements, intended for being fitted on the inner side of the flange when in use, has a gripping edge facing the space between the two gripping elements. The gripping edge is curved in accordance with the internal curvature of the flange and preferably extends over a circumference of about 5 or more degrees.
Claims18
Apparatus for moving a cylindrical container, such as a barrel, from an original, first position to a second position, the cylindrical container comprising an upper horizontal surface and a flange portion disposed about the upper horizontal surface, said apparatus comprising:
- a generally elongated handle portion, said handle portion defining a longitudinal extent along the length thereof;
- a first gripping element and a second gripping element each being mounted on said handle portion;
- said first gripping element and said second gripping element being for gripping the flange portion of the cylindrical container to move the cylindrical container;
- said first gripping element and said second gripping element generally being disposed in a spaced-apart relation with one another along the longitudinal extent of the handle portion;
- said first gripping element and said second gripping element defining a space therebetween for accommodating the flange portion of the cylindrical container therewithin, to grip the flange portion of the cylindrical container to move the cylindrical container;
- the upper horizontal surface of the cylindrical container defining a plane;
- said first gripping element and said second gripping element being aligned so as to be aligned in a plane parallel to and substantially adjacent the plane defined by the upper horizontal surface of the cylindrical container, to grip the flange portion of the cylindrical container to move the cylindrical container;
- said first gripping element, said second gripping element and said handle portion all being substantially immovable with respect to one another;
- said first gripping element comprising a gripping edge, said gripping edge:
- being adjacent the space defined between said first gripping element and said second gripping element;
- facing said second gripping element;
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- being for facing the flange portion of the cylindrical container to grip the flange portion of the cylindrical container, to move the cylindrical container;
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- said gripping edge being curved to engage the flange portion
- of the cylindrical container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.