Patent ID: 7258376

Claim:
A lifting aid for lifting and supporting a longitudinally extending planar member comprising: an L-shaped cradle having a longitudinally extending base and back wall; at least two substantially parallel tubular sleeves spaced apart at a front edge of the base, a top end of each of the at least two sleeves inclined rearward towards the back wall; and a lifting yoke having at least two tubular arms slideably connected to the L-shaped cradle through the tubular sleeves, the tubular arms extending upwardly and connected to a lifting point, the tubular arms having an upper portion and a lower portion angled relative to the upper portion for forming an inflection point extending rearward toward the back wall, wherein in a rest position, the inflection point is positioned adjacent the tubular sleeves for permitting the planar member to be positioned between the inflection point and the back wall, and in a lifted position, the inflection point approaches the back wall for gripping the planar member therebetween.