Flue mounted hoist
AssigneeClevatech Ltd
InventorsSimon Downie, Carl Nesbit
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Abstract
A flue mounted hoist includes an anchor section for anchoring within a flue hole, and an extendable arm. A winch is provided at the end of the extendable arm for attachment to a boiler. The flue mounted hoist allows safe lifting and installation of a wall-mounted boiler by a single person.
Claims20
A boiler hoist comprising a rigid elongate anchor for mounting in a flue hole drilled through a wall of a building, and a winch for connection to a boiler for lifting or lowering the boiler,
- in which a flange is provided, the flange defining an end of the elongate anchor and the flange abutting the inside of the wall of the building, around the flue hole, when installed and in use,
- and further comprising a clamp for deploying from the elongate anchor outside the building, and clamping against an outer surface of the wall of the building,
- in which the clamp is retractable into the elongate anchor.
A boiler hoist comprising a rigid elongate anchor for mounting from the inside of a building into a flue hole drilled through a wall of the building, and a winch for connection to a boiler inside the building for lifting or lowering the boiler, the boiler hoist being installable and operable from inside the building.
A method of installing a boiler the inside of a wall of a building, the method including the steps of:
- providing a flue hole through the wall of the building;
- providing a hoist comprising a rigid elongate anchor and a winch;
- from the inside of the building, mounting the rigid elongate anchor of the hoist into the flue hole;
- attaching the boiler to the winch and using the winch to raise the boiler to a desired installation position;
- fixing the boiler to the wall in the desired installation position;
- and
- detaching the boiler from the hoist, and removing the boiler hoist from the flue hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.