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US 5,683,131 AGranted
Web sling coupler
AssigneeThe Crosby Group, Inc.
InventorCharles E. Lucas
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Abstract
A coupler for connecting a web-type sling to other fittings is comprised of a U-shaped member having legs with threaded ends that interconnect with a clasp that non-rotatably retain nuts, threaded to the legs, in sockets. The clasp includes a central arcuate saddle to receive the web sling. A pin extends across the U-shaped member legs above the arcuate saddle to retain the web sling upon the saddle.
Claims12
A coupler for web slings comprising:
- a u-shaped member having legs with threaded
- ends, each end to receive a nut;
- a clasp, said clasp having a top and a bottom, spaced openings to receive said threaded ends of said U-shaped member, each of said openings terminating with a skirt at said bottom to receive and non rotatably retain each said nut, said clasp having a convex central arcuate saddle portion to receive a web sling;
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- means in said legs to receive and retain a transverse pin extending across said legs of said u-shaped member.
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An assembly of a coupler and a web sling comprising:
- a U-bolt having legs with threaded ends, each end to receive a nut;
- a clasp, said clasp having a top and a bottom, spaced openings to receive said threaded ends of said U-bolt, each opening terminating with a skirt at said bottom to receive and non-rotatably retain each said nut, said clasp having a convex central arcuate portion at said top to receive and retain a web sling;
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- a transverse pin extending across said legs of said U-bolt such that when assembled said pin is slightly above said web sling.
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A method of assembling a web sling to a coupler, said coupler comprising:
- a U-bolt having legs with threaded ends, each end to receive a nut;
- a clasp, said clasp having a top and a bottom, spaced openings to receive said threaded ends of said U-bolt, each of said openings terminating with a skirt at said bottom to receive and non rotatably retain each said nut, said clasp having a convex central arcuate portion at said top to receive a web sling;
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- aligned transverse opening in each said legs of said U-bolt, said method comprising the steps of:
- placing said web sling upon said arcuate portion;
- inserting said threaded ends of said U-bolt into and through said openings and slightly beyond the bottom of said skirt;
- attaching said nuts to each said threaded end;
- pulling said U-bolt from said clasp such that said nuts become recessed in said respective skirt;
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- placing and retaining a pin in said transverse openings of said U-bolt, whereby said web sling is captured and said nuts are retained in each said skirt.
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A coupler for web slings comprising:
- a u-shaped member having legs with threaded
- ends, each end to receive a nut;
- a clasp, said clasp having a top and a bottom, spaced openings to receive said threaded ends of said U-shaped member, each of said openings terminating with a skirt at said bottom to receive and non rotatably retain each said nut, said clasp having a convex central arcuate saddle portion to receive a web sling, and a transverse member, one end being attached to said top and extending as a cantilever across and slightly above said saddle portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.