System for lateral support of shoring posts
AssigneeTitan Formwork Systems, LLC
InventorsDavid L. Bacon, Michael Q. Hendricks
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Abstract
A system for laterally supporting a vertical shoring post is provided. The system includes a head and a jaw assembly, the jaw assembly movably mounted to the head, the head configured for selective engagement with a shoring post, and the jaw assembly configured for engagement with a beam that provides lateral support to the shoring post. The head comprises first and second arms that extend in the same general direction and when engaging the shoring post the first and second arms are disposed upon opposite sides of the shoring post. The jaw assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw, the moving member pivotably connected to the fixed jaw, wherein the fixed jaw and movable jaws are configured to receive an end of the beam therebetween.
Claims20
A method of installing a plurality of shoring posts, comprising:
- installing first and second vertical shoring posts to a desired height for shoring load above the respective first and second shoring posts;
- inserting a proximal end of a beam into a jaw assembly, the jaw assembly comprising a fixed jaw and a movable jaw that is pivotably attached to the fixed jaw, wherein the fixed and movable jaws are configured to accept the proximal end of the beam therebetween and the movable jaw is biased into engagement with the proximal end of the beam, the jaw assembly pivotably mounted to a head defined by first and second arms;
- manipulating a distal end of said beam from a level near a bottom portion of the shoring posts such that the head substantially horizontally approaches a portion of the first vertical shoring post near a top portion of the first shoring post to dispose the vertical shoring post into a space between first and second arms;
- fixing the beam with respect to the outer surface of the second shoring post,
- wherein the head is remotely actuated to be positively engaged with the first shoring post.
A method of installing at least one shoring post, comprising:
- installing a first vertical shoring post to a desired height for shoring a load above the first shoring post;
- securing a proximal end of a beam to a head of an articulating connection assembly, such that the head extends away from the end of the beam;
- manipulating a distal end of the beam from a level near a bottom portion of the first vertical shoring post such that the head substantially horizontally approaches a portion of the first vertical shoring post near a top portion of the first shoring post to dispose the vertical shoring post into a space between first and second arms that define the head and an axis thereof, such that the head is remotely actuated to be fixedly and coaxially engaged to the first shoring post;
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- fixing the beam with respect to a second location.
A method of installing at least one shoring post, comprising:
- installing a first vertical shoring post to a desired height for shoring a load above the first shoring post;
- securing a proximal end of a beam to a head of a connection assembly, such that the head extends away from the end of the beam;
- manipulating a distal end of the beam from a level near a bottom portion of the first vertical shoring post such that the head substantially horizontally approaches an engagement portion of the first vertical shoring post near a top portion of the first shoring post to dispose the vertical shoring post into coaxial engagement with the head, such that the head is remotely actuated to be positively engaged with a bias to the first shoring post;
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- fixing the beam with respect to a second location,
- wherein the distal end of the beam remains vertically beneath the engagement portion during attachment of the proximal end of the beam to the engagement portion, such that the beam extends at an angle relative to ground level during the engagement of the head with the first vertical shoring post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.