Patent ID: 7066512

Claim:
A multiple block lifting device for lifting blocks having a main hole formed therein, said device comprising: a. a support bar; b. at least two block gripping means spaced apart and attached to said support bar, each said block gripping means including an insert member attached and perpendicularly aligned and extending downward from said support bar, and an actuator arm pivotally attached to said insert member, said actuator arm including an upper portion that extends above and a lower portion that extends below said support bar, said insert member and said lower portion of said actuator arm when rotated inward able to fit into a main hole formed on a block; c. a center plate selectively connected to a lifting cable; and, d. two linking arms each pivotally attached at one end to said center plate and pivotally attached at an opposite end to one said actuator arm, whereby when said insert member and said lower portion of said actuator arm are inserted into the main hole on a block and said center plate is lifted, said lower portion of each said actuator arm rotates outward on said linking arm to engage the inside surface of the main hole to connect said device to a block.