Lintel lift apparatus and method
AssigneeLintel Lift, LLC
InventorJeffery Kennedy
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Abstract
A horizontal support apparatus and method are provided for use with any structure having a horizontal span, including but not limited to doors, garages, and windows. The horizontal support apparatus may include two support columns, a lintel that is configured to be attached to the support columns, and that includes a vertical flange and a horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two lift bolts coupled to two end portions of the horizontal flange. The two lift bolts may be configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two rotatable lift nuts that, when rotated, raise the lift bolts to engage and raise the two ends of the horizontal flange.
Claims20
A lift mechanism for a lintel lift apparatus, the lift mechanism comprising:
- a nut and bolt assembly, comprising a bolt that is configured to extend through a nut that is configured to rotate around the bolt;
- wherein the nut comprises a narrow portion having a first width and a flange that extends outwardly and has a second width that is greater than the first width;
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- wherein a bottom surface of the flange is configured to engage a top portion of a support column of the lintel lift apparatus, and the narrow portion of the nut is configured to reside within an interior portion of the support column.
A horizontal support apparatus for supporting an opening in an existing structure, the apparatus comprising:
- two support columns configured to be affixed to an existing structure;
- a lintel comprising a horizontal flange having a center portion configured to abut against a horizontal surface of the existing structure located above the opening in the existing structure, and two end portions initially spaced apart from the horizontal surface of the existing structure;
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- two lift mechanisms respectively coupled to the two support columns and to the two end portions of the horizontal flange, wherein the two lift mechanisms are configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the horizontal flange to make them substantially coplanar with the center portion of the horizontal flange.
A horizontal support apparatus for supporting an opening in an existing structure, the apparatus comprising:
- two support columns configured to be affixed to an existing structure;
- a lintel comprising a first flange having a center portion configured to abut against a first surface of the existing structure located above the opening in the existing structure, and two end portions initially spaced apart from the first surface of the existing structure;
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- two lift mechanisms respectively coupled to the two support columns and to the two end portions of the first flange, wherein the two lift mechanisms are configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the first flange to make them substantially coplanar with the center portion of the first flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.