Patent ID: 8382176

Claim:
A device for securing and lifting a vault cover or other object, the device comprising: a) a scissors eye bolt assembly having two halves, with each half comprising: i. an upper leg with the upper leg containing an eye void, ii. a lower leg with the lower leg comprising a support area, wherein the two halves of the scissor eye bolt assembly are pivotally connected within the support areas of the lower leg by use of a connector pin; a configuration of the upper legs with respect to the lower legs being such that when the two eye voids are aligned, the two support areas of the lower legs are in position to support an object to be lifted; the configuration of the upper legs with respect to the lower legs being such that the two upper legs may be spread apart to allow the lower legs to come into alignment, allowing the lower legs to enter a void area defined by the object to be lifted, with the void area having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the support areas of the lower legs created when the eye voids are aligned; and b) a safety hook inserted into the eye voids.