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US 11,015,316 B1Granted
Top plate for cribbing stacks and associated methods
AssigneeCleveland Reclaim Industries
InventorTom Norton
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Abstract
A plate for cribbing stacks having a top surface and a bottom surface, first, second, third, and fourth side surfaces connecting the top and bottom surfaces; a first level attached to the first side surface; and a second level attached to the second side surface, the first and second side surfaces being in a non-parallel relationship; and wherein the top and bottom surfaces and the first, second, third, and fourth side surfaces are arranged so that the first and second levels indicate when the plate is horizontal.
Claims8
A method for stabilizing a cribbing stack, comprising:
- providing a cribbing stack;
- providing a substantially flat top plate comprising two levels, wherein the levels are each attached to a side surface of the top plate and are disposed in a non-parallel relationship with respect to each other, and further wherein the levels are each positioned within a respective indentation in the side surfaces;
- disposing the top plate on the cribbing stack;
- and
- adjusting cribbing stack so that the top plate is horizontal using the levels.
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