Patent ID: 6840555
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: B66F,E02D,E04F

Abstract:
1. A lifting implement for removing a panel which has a receiving means in the body of the said panel on the surface of the panel which is exposed in use, the receiving means being offset from the centre of the panel, from a position in which it is held by gravity in an aperture defined by a surrounding floor or ground surface where the exposed surface of the panel is substantially flush with the surrounding surface, the said lifting implement comprising a handle with an elongate shaft for use by an operator in a standing position, terminating in an engagement member engageable with said receiving means, wherein the handle is connected to the engagement member by pivotable means, whereby said panel can be removed from said aperture, and said handle can move relative to said engagement member during the removal of the panel from the aperture, the lifting implement being further provided with restricting means which is movable between a position in which movement of the pivotable means is prevented and a position in which movement of the pivotable means is permitted.