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Fifty five gallon drum handling apparatus

  • US 4,951,990 A
  • Filed: 10/03/1989
  • Issued: 08/28/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fifty five gallon drum handler adapted for use with a tire manipulating attachment having first and second L shaped members with each L shaped member being extendable and retractable from one of a pair of spaced, parallel tubular housings and having a rotatable gripping element positioned at a free end thereof, said fifty five gallon drum handler comprising:

  • a first tubular shaped member;

    a second tubular shaped member in slidable engagement with and telescoping from said first tubular shaped member;

    first and second plates connected, respectively, to the free ends of said first and second tubular shaped members;

    said first and second plates, respectively, adapted to connect to the rotatable gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members; and

    engaging means connected to said first and second tubular shaped members for gripping a drum when said first and second L shaped members are retracted, releasing said drum when said first and second L shaped members are extended, and rotating said drum when the gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members are rotated.

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