Patent ID: 6161883
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
A trench plate connector, comprising:a double threaded stud having a proximal end, a distal end, and a rotational axis extending therebetween, the double-threaded stud comprising a nut at the proximal end, and further comprising a first thread near the proximal end and a second thread near the distal end, the first thread being different in dimension than the second thread;a load ring disposed around a portion of the double-threaded stud between the proximal end and the distal end;an eye member coupled to the load ring; anda skirt member coupled to the double-threaded stud around the first thread, the skirt member comprising at least one arm, wherein a ratio of the diameter of the skirt measured across the arm of the skirt and a diameter of the skirt all a smallest portion thereof, is greater than about 1.3.