Patent ID: 6612631
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B66C,Y10T

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; and a skirt member coupled to the double-threaded stud around the first thread, the skirt member comprising a large diameter relative to a width of the eye member measured in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis.