Patent ID: 7226099

Claim:
A lifting device for moving an object having an elongated aperture, said lifting device comprising: a lifting member including a first end and a second end, the first end of said lifting member having a handle portion for gripping by a user, the second end of said lifting member having an object-engaging portion structured for insertion into said elongated aperture, in order to securely engage said object; a stabilizing member coupled to said lifting member adjacent said object-engaging portion and structured to stabilize said object while moving it; wherein said lifting member is a rod having a bend between the first and second ends thereof; wherein said stabilizing member includes a plate coupled to said rod adjacent said object-engaging portion thereof, and extending substantially perpendicular therefrom; and wherein said elongated aperture is a keyhole-shaped aperture including a generally circular portion and at least one slot portion extending therefrom; wherein said object-engaging portion of said rod includes a chamfer and a circumferential groove between said chamfer and said plate; and wherein said chamfer is structured for insertion into said generally circular portion of said keyhole-shaped aperture, in order that said circumferential groove may slide and lock within one of said at least one slot portion of said aperture, thereby securely engaging said object.