Patent ID: 6695372
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
A clamp, comprising a sleeve, a shaft, a pair of jaws, a rod, a long line attachment, a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, and a fourth channel;A first end of the sleeve being combined with the long line attachment, and a second end of the sleeve receiving the shaft, the sleeve being moveable longitudinally with respect to the shaft, the rod having an angled rider part arranged such that when the sleeve is moved downwards with respect to the shaft the rider can be received in and move along the first channel, at an angle to the first channel into the second channel, and then to the third channel, and will remain at a locked position in the third channel until forcibly moved along the third channel, and then at an angle into the fourth channel to unlock the jaws so that they can move towards one another in a clamping action.