发明名称 Leverage tool for opening cargo containers
摘要 A leverage hand tool for opening doors of a conventional cargo container provided with a latch mechanism having locking brackets and pivotal levers engaged with the locking brackets. The leverage tool is designed to amplify the lever arm formed by the pivotal container handle and make it easier to release the arm from the locking bracket. The tool has an elongated tool handle with a longitudinal axis and an engaging member secured to the tool handle at an acute angle in relation to the longitudinal axis. The engaging member has a through opening of sufficient size to slide over a pivotal lever of the cargo container while transmitting pivotal force from the tool handle to the pivotal lever.
申请公布号 US8857030(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.10.14
申请号 US201213428940 申请日期 2012.03.23
申请人 发明人 Stutson, Jr. Joseph H.
分类号 B66F15/00 主分类号 B66F15/00
代理机构 Keaty Law Firm, LLC 代理人 Keaty Law Firm, LLC
主权项 1. A method of opening doors of a cargo container provided with a latch mechanism having locking brackets and pivotal levers engaged with the locking brackets, the method comprising the steps of: providing a leverage tool comprising an elongated tool handle having a longitudinal axis and a proximate end and a distal end, and a tubular engaging member having a central axis, said engaging member comprising a tubular body having a first open end and a second open end, said engaging member being provided with a cutout formed a distance from the first open end and the second open end, said engaging member being secured to the proximate end of the tool handle such that the central axis of the engaging member extends at the acute angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the tool handle and the engaging member extends such that the first open end projects toward the distal end of the elongate tool handle; positioning the engaging member in alignment with the pivotal lever of the cargo container; sliding the engaging member over the pivotal lever of the cargo container; moving the engaging member toward the pivotal lever to cause a free end of the pivotal lever to extend from the first open end through said cutout; and applying pivotal force to the tool handle, thereby transmitting amplified pivotal force to the pivotal lever and releasing the pivotal lever from locking engagement with the locking bracket.
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