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.
Claims16
A lift mechanism for a lintel lift apparatus, the lift mechanism comprising:
- a nut and bolt assembly, comprising a bolt that is configured to extend through a nut;
- wherein the nut comprises a flange that extends outwardly;
- and
- wherein the flange is configured to engage a support column of the lintel lift apparatus.
A horizontal support apparatus comprising:
- two support columns configured to be affixed to an existing structure;
- a lintel comprising a vertical flange and a horizontal flange;
- and
- two lift mechanisms respectively coupled to the two support columns and to two end portions of the horizontal flange, wherein the two lift mechanisms are configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the horizontal flange;
- wherein the horizontal flange is arched so that the two end portions of the horizontal flange are below a center portion of the horizontal flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.