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.
Claims18
A method of supporting an opening in an existing structure, the method comprising:
- providing two support columns;
- coupling two lift mechanisms to the two support columns;
- coupling a lintel comprising a first flange to the two support columns so that a center portion of the first flange substantially abuts against a first surface of the existing structure located adjacent to the opening in the existing structure;
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- moving the two lift mechanisms to respectively engage two end portions of the first flange so that the two end portions of the first flange support the first surface of the existing structure;
- wherein said coupling the lintel comprises coupling the lintel so that the two end portions of the first flange are not in contact with the first surface of the existing structure.
A support apparatus configured to support an opening in an existing structure, the apparatus comprising:
- two support columns;
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- two lift mechanisms configured to be respectively coupled to the two support columns;
- a lintel comprising a first flange having a center portion and two end portions, said lintel configured to be coupled to the two support columns, and configured so that a center portion of the first flange substantially abuts against a first surface of the existing structure located adjacent to the opening in the existing structure;
- wherein the two lift mechanisms are configured to respectively engage two end portions of the first flange so that the two end portions of the first flange support the first surface of the existing structure;
- wherein the two end portions of the first flange are configured to not contact the first surface of the existing structure before the two lift mechanisms cause the two end portions of the first flange to support the first surface of the existing structure, and while the center portion of the first flange substantially abuts against the first surface of the existing structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.