Patent ID: 8657694

Claim:
A jack screw connector comprises: a first clevis including a pair of first clevis legs, wherein the first clevis is a connector including a countersunk portion configured to accept a load bolt head portion of a load bolt, the load bolt having a keyed portion configured to couple to a key of a gearbox on a hoist system; an eye block including a first bore and a second bore, wherein the first and second bores are formed offset and substantially perpendicular to each other; a first pin configured to be supported within the first bore and rotatably carried by the pair of first clevis legs when a first end of the eye block is carried therebetween; a second clevis including a pair of second clevis legs sized to engage a second end of the eye block; and a second pin configured to be supported within the second bore and rotatably carried by the pair of second clevis legs when aligned therewith; and wherein the first clevis legs are configured such that the first clevis receives a portion of the second clevis and the second clevis legs are configured such that the second clevis receives a portion of the first clevis, and wherein the first and second clevis legs do not have supporting structure between them.