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

Claim 6:
7. A manhole cover lifting system comprising:
a first lifting mechanism; and
a second lifting mechanism,
wherein each of the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism comprises a rope, a magnet attached to the rope, a non-magnetic shell comprising an eye, and a removal bar attached to the eye,
wherein the non-magnetic shells of the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism are configured to receive at least a portion of a respective magnet therein,
wherein, in order to lift a manhole cover, the magnets of the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism are placed on opposing points about the manhole cover and an upward force applied to the ropes of the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism lifts the manhole cover, and
wherein each of the removal bars are connected to a respective eye, so that when the magnets are applied to the manhole cover, the removal bars extend parallel to the manhole cover a length along a top of the respective eye.