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ever desired without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention. . Having thus described my invention, what I' claim as new is: 5 1. A lifting clamp or elevator for well casings including coacting clamp sections -hinged at one end to .swing toward and away from each other, handles carried by the free ends of the sections, and a gravity 10 latch for securing the handles together, one of the handles-being formed with an open- ing in its lower portion beneath the latch to permit the latch to be released by the hand in grasping the handle. 15 2. A lifting clamp or elevator for well casings including coacting clamp sections hinged at one end, handles carried by the free ends of the sections engaging each other when the sections are swung together, 20 and coacting latch and keeper members car- ried by the handles, one handle having a finger receiving opening over which the latch extends. I 3. A lifting clamp or elevator for well 25 casings including coacting clamp sections
hinged at one end, handles carried by their free ends, and means for positively holding the handles together, the free ends of the handles at adjacent edges having down- wardly extending spaced members to serve 30 as hand grips in opening and closing the clamp. 4. A lifting clamp or elevator for well casings including swingingly connected clamp sections having radially extending ,35 handles at their free ends, said handles having at their outer ends downwardly and outwardly spaced hand grips, the lower portion of the handles back of said grips being formed with openings to receive a 40 portion of the hand in grasping the grips, and a keeper and latch for holding the han- dles together. In testimony whereof I affix my. signa- ture in presence of two witnesses. EUGENE KIBELE. Witnesses: C. A. YOUNG, D. L. DUNCAN.