US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Sept. 23 for "Clutch having abutment surfaces" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,085, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Clutch having abutment surfaces" was invented by Ian Ross Ferrier (Wantirna South, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clutch for lifting a concrete component, including a toroidal connector, a latch movable relative to the toroidal connector between a disengaged condition and an engaged condition, and a coupler for coupling the toroidal connector to a lifting apparatus, wherein the toroidal connector has a circular seat for sitting upon a circular upper surface of a head of and anchor coupled to the toroidal connector, wherein the circular s...