(19)
(11) EP 1 064 906 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/01

(21) Application number: 00303652.2

(22) Date of filing: 28.04.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61G 7/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 29.06.1999 GB 9915011

(71) Applicant: ARJO LIMITED
Gloucester, GL1 2SL (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Broughton, Douglas Raymond
    Gloucester GL17 0JB (GB)

(74) Representative: Higgins, Michael Roger 
A.R. Davies & Co. 27, Imperial Square
Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ
Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ (GB)

   


(54) Attachment device


(57) An attachment device for attaching a sling to a hoist, comprises a headed stud 10 and a plate-like clip 12 having a body moulded in plastics material. The body has a slot 17 comprising a first portion 17a through which the head 16 of the stud 10 will pass, a second portion 17b through which the head 16 of the stud 10 will not pass and a third portion 17c joining the first and second portions. The clip also includes two insert moulded elements 18 and 19 on opposite sides, respectively, of the third portion 17c. The insert moulded elements 18 and 19 define a gate in the third portion intermediate the first and second portions. The gate has a width which is slightly less than the cross sectional dimension of the shaft 15 of the stud.






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