Patent ID: 8757693

Claim:
A hoisting device for use as a lifting device and/or securing device, the hoisting device comprising a hoist body having a first fastening device to secure the hoist body relative to a first associated object and an elongated post pocket extending inwardly from a first end, the post pocket having an inwardly facing body groove extending at least partially about a post pocket axis, the hoist body further comprising an outer surface with a bearing opening extending inwardly from the outer surface of the body and in communication with the body groove, the bearing opening being configured to allow passage of one or more bearings from the outer surface to the body groove, the hoisting device further includes a post having a second fastening device to secure the post relative to a second associated object and a post head, the post pocket being shaped to receive at least a portion of the post head in an assembled position, the post head including an outwardly facing post groove and the post groove being configured to functionally align with the body groove when in the assembled position within the post pocket, the post groove and the body groove together forming a bearing groove, the bearing opening allowing access to the bearing groove thereby allowing the one or more bearings to be directed into the bearing groove when the post is in the assembled position within the post pocket, the hoisting device further including a plug to close the bearing opening thereby maintaining the one or more bearings in the bearing groove, the one or more bearings in the bearing groove securing the post head within the post pocket the second fastening device includes a threaded fastening device, the post further including a tool receiving configuration to allow rotation of the post relative to the second associated object, the tool receiving configuration includes a tool receiving configuration on the post head, the hoist body further including a second end spaced from the first end, the second end including a tool passage opening providing tool access to the tool receiving configuration on the post head when the hoisting device is in the assembled position thereby allowing selective rotation of the post by an associated tool, the first fastening device includes a transverse opening that is transverse to the post pocket axis, the tool passage opening including a first and a second tool passage opening on either side of the transverse opening.