Hole engaging multiple block lifting device

A method for lifting blocks with center holes, aligned side-by-side and facing the same direction on a pallet, comprising the following steps:

• a. selecting a multiple block lifting device including a support bar at least two insert members spaced apart and perpendicularly aligned and extending downward from said support bar, each said insert member being able to fit into a main hole formed on a block, said device also including an actuator arm pivotally attached to each said insert member, each said actuator arm including an upper portion extending above said support bar and a lower portion that extends below said support bar, a center plate selectively connected to a lifting cable, and a linking arm disposed between said center plate and each said actuator arm, whereby when said insert members and said lower portions of said actuator arms are inserted into the main holes on two adjacent blocks and said center plate is lifted, said linking arms pull said upper portions of said actuator arms inward and force said lower portions outward to engage the inside surfaces of the main holes to connect said blocks to said device;
• a. attaching said cable to a lifting equipment;
• c. positioning said support bar so that said insert members may be inserted into the main holes in two adjacent said blocks;
• d. lowering said support bar until said insert members are fully extended into the main holes;
• e. lifting said support bar so that said lower portions of said actuator arms are forced outward and against the inside surfaces of the main holes to engage said blocks;
• f. moving said support bar to position said blocks over a desired location;
• and,
• g. lowering said support bar until the outward forces exerted by said lower portions of said actuator arms against the inside surfaces of the main holes are reduced so that said device may be released from said blocks.