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US 2021/0347609 A1Published application
Post frame construction systems and methods
OwnerBrandon Jensoninventor
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Abstract
A lifting system for post frame construction comprises a winch system coupled to a frame, a first bracket configured to be secured to a portion of a roof framing system, and a pulley system comprising at least two pulley wheels mounted on a second bracket. The frame is configured to be secured to a lower portion of a column of a building structure and the second bracket is configured to be secured to a top of the column.
Claims21
A lifting system comprising:
- a winch system coupled to a frame, the frame being configured to be secured to a lower portion of a column of a building structure;
- a first bracket configured to be secured to a portion of a roof framing system;
- and
- a pulley system comprising at least two pulley wheels mounted on a second bracket, the second bracket being configured to be secured to a top of the column.
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A method of raising a roof framing system along a column, the method comprising:
- coupling a frame to a lower portion of a column of a building structure, the frame having a winch system secured thereto;
- coupling a first bracket to a portion of a roof framing system;
- coupling a second bracket of a pulley system to a top of the column, the pulley system comprising at least two pulley wheels mounted on the second bracket;
- engaging a cable of the winch system with the at least two pulley wheels;
- coupling a securing member of the winch system to a structure on the first bracket;
- and
- driving a motor of the winch system to raise the roof framing system along a desired length of the column.
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A method of raising a roof framing system along a column, the method comprising:
- coupling a plurality of lifting systems to respective lower portions of a plurality of columns, each lifting system comprising a frame having a winch system secured thereto;
- coupling a plurality of first brackets to respective portions of a roof framing system;
- coupling a plurality of pulley systems to the tops of the plurality of columns, each pulley system comprising at least two pulley wheels;
- engaging a cable of each of the winch systems with the at least two pulley wheels;
- coupling a securing member of each of the winch systems to a respective structure on the plurality of first brackets;
- and
- driving a motor of each of the plurality of lifting systems to raise the roof framing system to a desired installation height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.