Patent ID: 7137609

Claim:
In a concrete structure a pulling iron cable having an intermediate portion between opposite ends of the cable including a bend defining a hook area for receiving a lifting hook, the pulling iron pocket comprising: a shell having a bottom, an inside and an outside, the inside defining an open cavity; the bottom having a substantially rectangular slot for receiving the intermediate portion of the pulling iron cable, and stiffening members located at the slot on at least two sides of the slot; an elongated support post extending substantially transversely of the slot from an inside surface of the shell into the cavity, the support post extending to a distance from the inside surface of the shell sufficient to contact the intermediate portion of the pulling iron cable adjacent an apex of the bend when the pulling iron cable is received in the slot to support the pulling iron cable to limit relative movement between the pulling iron cable and the shell during formation of the concrete structure; the support post connected to the inside of the shell at a base, the support post comprising an area of weakness at the base adapted for separation of the support post from the shell following the formation of the concrete structure to facilitate placement of a lifting hook into the hook area of the pulling iron cable.