摘要 |
An apparatus for mounting onto a lifting machine for gripping and lifting a highway barrier and the like, said apparatus comprising a body adapted to be mounted on to the lifting machine. A pair of clamping arms is pivotally and slidingly engaging the body and having mechanical advantage means pivotally engaging and extending between the body and clamping arms for releasably applying a gripping force to the barrier and to lift same. Locking means engaging the clamping arms is provided for successively locking the clamping arms in an open position to receive the barrier, unlocking the clamping arms in an operative position to apply the gripping force and thereafter locking the clamping arms in the open position for reuse upon release of the barrier.
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