Building container outrigger and methods of use
OwnerMichael Hardininventor
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Abstract
A building container outrigger to provide an elevated work space for use between concrete slabs of a building under construction having a container, a plurality of support beams, each support beam positioned lengthwise under the floor of the container and extend therefrom the sides, a pair of spaced apart outrigger beams, a first outrigger end and a second outrigger end, each second outrigger end in contact with and affixed to the upper side of each support beam end, the other outrigger beam end removeably anchored to the slab floor with the front edge of the container flush with the exterior or front slab edge, and, thus, functions to functions to efficiently move materials and tools or personnel space from floor to floor as construction phases move vertically.
Claims9
A method of equipping a high-rise building having a first slab having a front slab edge and a slab floor and a second slab having a slab ceiling, a plurality of shores, and a crane for a construction task, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container having sides, a front edge, and a floor, a pair of outrigger beams having an upper outrigger side and a lower outrigger side, each said outrigger beam positioned proximate one of said sides of said container, a plurality of support beams having ends, an upper support side, and lower support side, each said support beam positioned under said floor of said container, said upper support side of said ends of said support beam removeably affixed to said lower outrigger side of each said outrigger beam;
- selecting furnishings to complete the construction task;
- loading said container with said select furnishings;
- transporting said container proximate the high-rise building;
- lifting said container to a position between slabs of the high-rise building;
- positioning an extended end of said pair of outrigger beams therebetween the first slab and second slab of the high-rise building;
- securing said extended end of said pair of outrigger beams therebetween the first slab and second slab of the high-rise building;
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- accessing said container from the first slab of the high-rise building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.