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OT-2026-000002969

Lifting and jacking apparatus

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Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation › Hoists and Cranes
Inventors
BROWN RODNEY, CONNELL ROBERT URQUHART, MCGHEE JR LOYD E
Assignee
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, WNL CONCRETE PRODUCTS LLC
Original source
AU-2024201024-B2, the AU patent office, 12 February 2026
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Abstract

40 A lifting bail removably insertable into and lockable in a void former, the lifting bail comprising: a main stem insertable into the void former, the main stem including an upwardly extending head that includes: (a) a vertically extending inner wall that partially defines a vertically extending central locking pin channel, (b) a horizontally extending 5 planar wall, and (c) a vertically extending wall that extends upwardly from the planar wall, wherein the planar wall and the vertically extending inner wall define a housing chamber; a rotatable locking pin insertable into the void former; a locking pin handle connected to the locking pin; a locking indicator, wherein the housing chamber at least partially holds the locking indicator; a biasing member journaled about the locking pin and positioned to 10 bias the locking indicator toward a visible position to indicate that the locking pin is in a locked position, wherein the housing chamber at least partially holds the biasing member; and a lifting handle connected to the locking pin.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002969, “Lifting and jacking apparatus,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:16:27 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002969.

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