Patent ID: 6966739
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. A clamp for a coil handler device for grasping, lifting and transporting a coil of material, the material coiled in such a manner as to have an outer periphery and an inner periphery, the coil handler device having a frame and a lifting assembly, the clamp comprising: a body; first and second clamping surfaces for engaging and securing the coil along a radial line at the inner and outer peripheries of the coil; a first clamp leg elongated in a direction along the radial line; a second clamp leg fixedly connected to the first clamp leg, the second clamp leg being transverse to the first clamp leg at a first end, the second clamp leg having a second end operably connected to the lifting assembly for raising and lowering a coil secured by the clamping element; first and second clamp arms positioned along the first clamp leg for securing the coil at the inner and outer peripheries, the first clamp arm being spaced from the second clamp leg and the second clamp arm being intermediate the first clamp arm and the second end of the second clamp leg, the first clamp arm being fixed relative to the body and the second clamp arm being movable relative to the body; and a geared ratcheting assembly operably connected to the second clamp arm for moving the second clamp arm toward and away from the first clamp arm.