Patent ID: 6120238
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B25B,B65G

Abstract:
A drawbar device for maneuvering a slipsheeted load, said device comprising:an inclined top plate having a leading edge and a trailing edge;a base plate attached to a bottom surface of said top plate leading edge and said top plate trailing edge, said base plate having a leading edge and a trailing edge;a cross-sectional area defined by said top plate and said base plate, said area having a divergent end at the top plate leading edge and a convergent end at the top plate trailing edge;a roller having a proximal end and a distal end and a first diameter, said roller disposed between said top plate and said base plate and capable of frictionally engaging a bottom surface of said top plate and a top surface of a slipsheet tab;a means for disengaging said roller from said bottom surface of said top plate and said top surface of said slipsheet tab by moving the roller toward the divergent end of said cross-sectional area; anda means for transmitting tension to said base plate leading edge to maneuver said drawbar device.