Patent ID: 7243780

Claim:
Apparatus for pulling an elongated member endwise, comprising: a pair of spaced apart, top and bottom spread bars, said spread bars having opposite sides; an elongated member extending downwardly through an opening in the top spread bar and being connected to the bottom spread bar; a pair of spaced apart, first and second squeeze bars positioned outwardly of the sides of the spread bars; a horizontal screw extending through the first squeeze bar and threading into a threaded opening in the second squeeze bar, said screw extending perpendicular to the elongated member and having a head in contact with the first squeeze bar; cam bars having first edges engaging the spread bars and second edges engaging the squeeze bars; said squeeze bars and said screw being adapted to move the squeeze bars relatively together in response to a rotation of the screw in a first direction; and said spread bars, said squeeze bars and said cam bars being adapted to move the bottom spread bar downwardly and away from the top spread bar in response to such rotation of the screw in the first direction, wherein said movement of the bottom spread bar causes the bottom spread bar to pull with it the elongated member.