Patent ID: 8763850
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manway cover-manway flange separating kit for use with a manway cover handling device, the kit comprising: at least one extended length cover supporting rod having end stops at each end of the cover supporting rod wherein at least one of the end stops is removable and wherein the cover supporting rod is adapted for positioning within one of a plurality of transverse bolt openings in a manway cover and a manway flange that are exposed by the removal of a plurality of manway cover bolts from the manway cover and the manway flange and for maintaining substantial alignment of the manway cover and the manway flange when the remaining plurality of manway cover bolts are removed, the cover supporting rod having a length sufficient to maintain the alignment when the manway cover is a predefined distance away from the manway flange; and a flange separator comprising a separator component having a threaded rod and a pair of elongated flange plates, the pair of elongated flange plates rotatably connectable on a first flange plate end to the threaded rod wherein at least one of the pair of elongated flange plates has a threaded opening at the first flange plate end transverse to the flange plate for receiving the threaded rod and providing translational movement of the flange plate along the threaded rod, the flange plate portion extending from the first flange plate end adapted for placement between opposing surfaces of the manway cover and the manway flange.