Self-elevating platform employing actuators

A self-elevating platform system, comprising:

• a support coupled to a first upper frame and a second upper frame;
• and
• a plurality of actuators extending from a base in a vertical direction, the plurality of actuators located below the support and between the first upper frame and the second upper frame, the plurality of removable actuators coupled to the support;
• wherein each of the actuators is extendable and retractable along a vertical axis to raise or lower the support along the vertical axis upon the extension or retraction of each actuator,
• wherein the plurality of actuators, while coupled to the support, are adapted to extend to a first height at which a first middle frame may be arranged below the first upper frame and a second middle frame may be arranged below the second upper frame, and
• wherein the plurality of actuators are adapted to retract to a second height at which the first middle frame may be attached to the first upper frame and the second middle frame may be attached to the second upper frame.

A self-elevating platform apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of actuators extending from a base in a vertical direction, the based sized to be accommodated under a platform comprising:
• a support attached to a first upper frame and a second upper frame, the first upper frame spaced from the second upper frame;
• and
• a first middle frame located below the first upper frame and a second middle frame located below the second upper frame:
• wherein the base is accommodated between the first upper frame and the second upper frame and between the first middle frame and the second middle frame;
• wherein each of the actuators is extendable and retractable along a vertical axis to raise or lower the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame along the vertical axis upon the extension or retraction of each actuator;
• wherein the plurality of actuators are adapted to extend to a first height to raise the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame away from the first middle frame and the second middle frame at which the first middle frame may be removed from below the first upper frame and the second middle frame may be removed from below the second upper frame;
• and
• wherein the plurality of actuators are adapted to retract to a second height to lower the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame at which the first upper frame and the second upper frame may be detached from the support.