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US 12,631,290 B2Granted
Slab securement tools, systems, and methods
AssigneeCambria Company LLC
InventorsBrian Andrew Rohlfing, Clark David Henry Minks, Michael Edward Toft, Anthony Dean Bjorklund, Oscar Juarez
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Abstract
Tools, systems, and methods of securing slabs, are described. Some example tools include a tool frame, a bracket, and an arm. The arm is adjustable relative to the tool frame and bracket into a slab-securing configuration in which an end portion of the arm is non-parallel with the bracket.
Claims17
A stone slab securement tool for securing a stone slab to a stone slab support frame, comprising:
- a tool frame;
- a bracket that extends downwardly from the tool frame, the bracket including a channel configured to connect to a portion of a stone slab support frame, wherein the channel comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a width that is less than a width of the first portion;
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- an arm including a first arm portion that extends transverse from the bracket and an end portion that is angled with respect to the first arm portion and the bracket, the arm adjustable relative to the tool frame and the bracket into a slab-securing configuration in which the end portion is non-parallel with the bracket.
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A method of securing one or more slabs to a support frame, the method comprising:
- receiving a cross bar of a support frame in a channel of a bracket of a slab securement tool, wherein the channel comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a width that is less than a width of the first portion, the slab securement tool including an arm that has a first arm portion that extends transverse from the bracket and an end portion that is angled with respect to the first arm portion and the bracket;
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- receiving a fastener in one of a plurality of openings in the first arm portion, thereby locking the arm of the slab securement tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.