Column climbing building site protection device, system and method

A method of installing a temporary wall using a first device that hangs one corner of the temporary wall and a second device that hangs an opposing corner of the temporary wall, each of the first device and the second device comprises:

• a main body;
• a drive wheel attached to the main body;
• a motor mounted on the main body and configured to drive the drive wheel;
• hook portions attached proximate each end of the main body, each of the hook portions comprising:
• a wheel support member extending substantially parallel to the main body;
• and
• a wheel attached to the wheel support member on a surface facing the main body;
• a width adjustment mechanism, wherein the wheel support members of the hook portions extend toward each other, the width adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a width of a gap between the wheel support members,
• the method comprising:
• positioning the first device to a first I-beam and the second device to a second I-beam, the temporary wall configured to be installed to span a space between the first I-beam and the second I-beam;
• threading a cable configured to support the temporary wall through a loop member of the first device, with one end of the cable fixed proximate a base of the first I-beam and a distal end left available to attach to the temporary wall;
• moving the first device along the first I-beam to a desired height;
• attaching the temporary wall to the cable via the distal end of the cable;
• threading the distal end through a loop member of the second device and fixing the distal end proximate a base of the second I-beam;
• and
• moving the second device along the second I-beam to the desired height.

A device for raising a temporary wall to enclose an area, the device comprising:

• a fixed portion having a main body and a hook portion at each end of the main body, the fixed portion comprising:
• a fixed portion width adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a width of a gap between the hook portions;
• and
• a drive crank;
• and
• a movable portion having a main body of the movable portion and a hook portion at each end of the main body, the movable portion comprising:
• a movable portion width adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a width of a gap between the hook portions of the movable portion;
• a depth adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a depth of the movable portion;
• a drive wheel on the main body of the movable portion;
• a wheel on a surface of each of the hook portions facing the main body of the movable portion;
• drive gears connected via a wheel shaft to the drive wheel;
• and
• a cable shaft wrapped with a cable and connected to the drive gears, the cable connected to the drive crank of the fixed portion, the cable shaft configured to rotate to move the drive gears as the drive crank pulls the cable and unwinds the cable from the cable shaft.