Patent ID: 6550834
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B66C,E04G

Abstract:
An insert for placement within a mold used for forming a void space in a cast material, comprising:a base assembly having an outside surface which forms the void space when positioned in the cast material before the cast material is set, said base assembly being comprised of a material which is non-destructively separable from the cast material when the cast material is set, said base assembly further having an interior space defined therein, an opening through said outside surface permitting access to said interior space, a left portion and a right portion that detachably connect to each other, said left portion and said right portion each including a respective wall bracket that extends horizontally into said interior space, each said wall bracket including a downward facing opening that is shaped and sized for receiving a respective end of a pin of a lifting hook assembly that is to be set into the cast material; and a lid that removably attaches to the base assembly, said lid protecting the interior space of the base assembly from entry of the cast material.