Claims
- 1. A lifting bail adapted to be made integral with a machine having a center of gravity, the lifting bail comprising:
- A) a lift eye plate adapted to be located substantially near the machine center of gravity;
- B) a first locator member having first means for locating the lift eye plate substantially near the machine center of gravity;
- C) a second locator member having second means for locating the lift eye plate substantially near the machine center of gravity, the lift eye plate being in contact with the first and second locator members, the first and second means for locating the lift eye plate relative to the center of gravity being oriented along the first and second locator members to that when the first and second locator members are made integral with the machine, the first and second means for locating the lift eye plate being in a first aligned position so as to provide the location for the lift eye plate substantially near the machine center of gravity.
- 2. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first locator member includes a first locator side, and wherein said first locator means is comprised of a plurality of openings along the first locator side.
- 3. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 2 wherein the second locator means includes a second locator side, and wherein said second locator means is comprised of a plurality of openings along the second locator side.
- 4. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 3 wherein the second locator means is comprised of first, second, third, and fourth pairs of openings located side-by-side.
- 5. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 4 wherein the first locator means is comprised of first, second, third, and fourth pairs of openings located side-by-side, first and second pairs of openings of the first locator means adapted to be in alignment with first and second pairs of openings of the second locator means when the locator members are in the first aligned position.
- 6. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 5 wherein the first and second locator means are adapted to be made integral with the machine so that the locator members are located in a second aligned position with third and fourth pairs of openings of the first locator means in alignment with third and fourth openings of the second locator means.
- 7. The lifting bail claimed in claim 6, wherein the lift eye plate includes lift plate locator means adapted to be in alignment with the first and second locator means when the locator means are in the first or second positions.
- 8. The combination as claimed in claim 7 wherein the lift plate locator means is comprised of a plurality of openings.
- 9. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 8 wherein the lift plate locator means is comprised of four openings, arranged in two side-by-side pairs.
- 10. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lift eye plate is located between the first and second locator members.
- 11. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 10 wherein the lift eye plate includes a hook aperture.
- 12. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 11 wherein the hook aperture is substantially triangular.
- 13. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 1 wherein the machine is a fluid compressor.
- 14. The lifting bail as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lifting bail is made integral with the machine by a first anchor member connected to the first locator member and a second anchor member made integral with the second locator member.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/057,494, filed Sep. 9,1997.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Date |
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276-273 |
Feb 1990 |
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