Patent No. 7,588,274 Issued on Sept. 15 for Building Block Lifting Tool (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Landon Worthington, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has developed a tool for lifting building block with body. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,588,274 on Sept. 15.

According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for lifting and carrying a building block includes a body having a first end adapted to engage an inner building block wall. A nose extends from an upper portion of the first end and is adapted to engage an upper surface of the building block. First and second elongated legs extend away from the first end in angular relation to one another. A foot is pivotally connected to a free end of the second leg, and has a generally parallel pad portion configured to engage an opposite inner wall of the building block. Upon exerting a lifting force on a handle portion of the first leg, the first end of the body and the foot pad engage and exert opposing forces to opposite inner walls of the building block cell, enabling the building block to be lifted by the tool."

The original application was filed on July 6, 2006. For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

Patent No. 7,588,274 Issued on Sept. 15 for Building Block Lifting Tool (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Landon Worthington, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has developed a tool for lifting building block with body. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,588,274 on Sept. 15.

According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for lifting and carrying a building block includes a body having a first end adapted to engage an inner building block wall. A nose extends from an upper portion of the first end and is adapted to engage an upper surface of the building block. First and second elongated legs extend away from the first end in angular relation to one another. A foot is pivotally connected to a free end of the second leg, and has a generally parallel pad portion configured to engage an opposite inner wall of the building block. Upon exerting a lifting force on a handle portion of the first leg, the first end of the body and the foot pad engage and exert opposing forces to opposite inner walls of the building block cell, enabling the building block to be lifted by the tool."

The original application was filed on July 6, 2006. For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

Patent No. 7,588,274 Issued on Sept. 15 for Building Block Lifting Tool (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Landon Worthington, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has developed a tool for lifting building block with body. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,588,274 on Sept. 15.

According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for lifting and carrying a building block includes a body having a first end adapted to engage an inner building block wall. A nose extends from an upper portion of the first end and is adapted to engage an upper surface of the building block. First and second elongated legs extend away from the first end in angular relation to one another. A foot is pivotally connected to a free end of the second leg, and has a generally parallel pad portion configured to engage an opposite inner wall of the building block. Upon exerting a lifting force on a handle portion of the first leg, the first end of the body and the foot pad engage and exert opposing forces to opposite inner walls of the building block cell, enabling the building block to be lifted by the tool."

The original application was filed on July 6, 2006. For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

Patent No. 7,588,274 Issued on Sept. 15 for Building Block Lifting Tool (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Landon Worthington, Thousand Oaks, Calif., has developed a tool for lifting building block with body. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,588,274 on Sept. 15.

According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for lifting and carrying a building block includes a body having a first end adapted to engage an inner building block wall. A nose extends from an upper portion of the first end and is adapted to engage an upper surface of the building block. First and second elongated legs extend away from the first end in angular relation to one another. A foot is pivotally connected to a free end of the second leg, and has a generally parallel pad portion configured to engage an opposite inner wall of the building block. Upon exerting a lifting force on a handle portion of the first leg, the first end of the body and the foot pad engage and exert opposing forces to opposite inner walls of the building block cell, enabling the building block to be lifted by the tool."

The original application was filed on July 6, 2006. For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.