Patent ID: 7347411
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: B66D

Abstract:
1. A snatch block, comprising: a sheave having a first side, a second side, and a central axis; a first section disposed on the first side of the sheave; a second section disposed on the second side of the sheave, wherein at least one of the first section and the second section is splayable apart with respect to the other one of the first section and the second section about the central axis of the sheave; and a top section that receives the first section and the second section, wherein the top section is releasably coupled to at least one of the first section and the second section and pivotably coupled to at least an other one of the first section and the second section, wherein, when loading or unloading a cable on or from the snatch block, the top section pivots away from the one of the first section and the second section, and the one of the first section and the second section splays apart from the other of the first section and the second section.