Patent ID: 11905149
Assignee: MAG LIFT, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method of lifting a manhole cover, the method comprising the steps of:
connecting one end of at least one rope to an eye of at least one non-magnetic shell, the at least one non-magnetic shell surrounding at least a portion of at least one magnet;
attaching the at least one magnet to the manhole cover;
lifting the end of the at least one rope opposite the magnet upward;
placing the manhole cover at a desired location; and
pressing on a removal bar that is connected to the magnet in order to remove the magnet from the manhole cover,
wherein, when the magnet is attached to the manhole cover, the removal bar extends a length along a top of the eye and parallel to the manhole cover.