---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000003003"
title: "Lifting tool"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:16:41.143164Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003003"
categories:
  - "lifting-positioning-manipulation/hoists-and-cranes"
keywords:
  - "b66c1/42"
  - "b66c1/44"
  - "b66c1/44"
  - "b66c1/10"
  - "b66c1/108"
  - "b66c1/108"
---

# Lifting tool

## Abstract

A lifting tool is provided including a gripping device or grip configured to engage about the shaft of a fastener; a yoke for connecting the lifting tool to a crane hook; and a suspension device or suspension adapted to suspend the gripping device or grip from the yoke such that the gripping device or grip is freely rotatable about a horizontal axis. The disclosure further describes a method of lifting a fastener from a horizontal position to a vertical position using an embodiment of the lifting tool.