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US 2016/0273239 A1Published application
Structural Support Apparatus and Method of Installation Thereof
AssigneeSolid Structures
InventorsJames Lee Warner, Jensen James Lewis
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Abstract
A method of installing a support member includes disposing a ground plate of a support member on a ground surface. The support member includes a lift assist component that engages with a bar connected to the ground plate. The method further includes adjusting a height of upper ends of the support member by actuating the lift assist component such that the upper ends of the support member are elevated or lowered.
Claims9
A method of installing a support member, comprising:
- placing the support member on a ground surface, the support member including
- a pair of straps facing each other,
- one or more connection members disposed between the straps and anchoring the straps at a fixed distance from each other to accommodate a structural support column therebetween, the one or more connection members including a support column rest and a base portion, and
- a height adjustment system including
- at least one bar disposed adjacent to at least one of the straps, and
- a lift assist component that engages with the bar such that, in an orientation where the straps extend vertically with respect to a horizontal plane, a distance between the horizontal plane and a top of the support column rest is adjustable via engagement between the lift assist component and the bar,
- wherein the pair of straps include through holes extending through respective upper ends thereof at a position above the support column rest and on an end opposite the base portion, and
- wherein the support column rest is spaced apart from the base portion by the space between the straps into which the at least one bar extends;
- and
- adjusting a height of the support member by engaging the lift assist component with the bar.
7 more elements
A method, comprising:
- disposing a ground plate of a support member on a ground surface, the support member including a lift assist component that engages with a bar connected to the ground plate;
- adjusting a height of upper ends of the support member by actuating the lift assist component such that the upper ends of the support member are elevated or lowered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.