Patent ID: 6840731

Claim:
A coil handler device for grasping, lifting and transporting a coil of material, the material coiled in such a manner as to have an outer periphery and an inner periphery and defining a longitudinal axis, comprising: a frame; and a grasping and lifting assembly including at least one clamping element having first and second clamping surfaces for engaging and securing the coil along a radial line at the inner and outer peripheries of the coil, a first clamp leg elongated in a direction along the radian line and a second clamp leg fixedly connected to the first clamp leg, the second clamp leg being transverse to the first clamp leg at a fit end, the second clamp leg having a second and operably connected to a lifting assembly for raising and lowering a coil secured by the clamping element, the grasping and lifting assembly including first and second clamp arms positioned along the first clamp leg for securing the coil at the inner and outer peripheries, the first clamp arm being spaced from the second clamp leg and the second clamp arm being intermediate the first clamp arm and the second clamp leg, wherein the grasping and lifting assembly includes a central spacing element and wherein the at least one clamping element is operably connected to the central spacing element.