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US 2020/0346902 A1Published application
Lifting of building units
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsNick Cui, Bernard Kennelly, Frank Davern
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Abstract
There is disclosed a lifting attachment for a building unit comprising sheeting and a support structure over which the sheeting is disposed, the attachment being configured such that it can be connected to or integrated into the support structure and comprising a lifting anchor that, when the attachment is so connected or integrated, is engageable by a component for lifting the unit such that a releasable interconnection between the component and the support structure passes through an opening in the sheeting.
Claims20
A building unit comprising:
- a support structure;
- sheeting disposed over the support structure, wherein the support structure and the sheeting define an opening extending through the support structure and the sheeting;
- and
- a lifting anchor including a lifting-component engager sized and shaped to releasably connect to a lifting component for lifting the building unit, wherein the lifting-component engager extends at least partially through the opening.
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A method for forming a building unit, the method comprising:
- attaching sheeting to a support structure;
- forming an opening through the support structure and the sheeting;
- and
- mounting a lifting attachment to the support structure such that a lifting-component engager of a lifting anchor of the lifting attachment extends at least partially through the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.