Catwalk grate lifting tool

Patent Application · Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7226729

Gunter, L W

This invention consists of a device for lifting catwalk grates comprising an elongated bent member with a handle at one end and a grate engaging means at the opposite end. The grate engaging means comprises a pair of notched braces and a hook that act in conjunction with each other to lock onto the grate and give mechanical advantage in lifting the grate.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7665520
• Application Number: ON: DE93002018; PPN: US 7-665520
• OSTI ID: 7226729
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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