Apparatus for remotely lifting a buried explosive device

An apparatus for lifting a buried explosive device, comprising:

• a T-shaped base including a flange member and a web member, the web member includes one end fixed at a right angle to a midpoint of the flange member to form the T-shaped base;
• a vertical upright member being fixed at one end to the midpoint of the flange member and normal to the plane of the T-shaped base, the vertical upright member includes a second end that is distal the T-shaped base;
• a diagonal member being fixed at one end to the second end of the vertical upright member and being fixed at another end to a second end of the web member that is distal the flange member;
• wherein the vertical upright member is at least twice a length of the web member, and wherein the flange member, the web member, the vertical upright member and the diagonal member are L-shaped channel members;
• a pull line including one end being fixed at an intersection of the second end of the vertical upright member and the diagonal member and another end located distal from the vertical upright member;
• and
• a connector being configured for connecting to the buried explosive device, the connector is fixed at an intersection of the second end of the web member and the diagonal member,
• wherein, with the buried explosive device fixed to the connector and disposed below a ground level, a pull force on the pull line causes the apparatus to rotate and lifts the explosive device up to ground level without mechanical failure of the apparatus, when a force at the connector is up to about 400 pounds.