Clamp attachment for boom of telescopic handler and method of assembling and placing decking material on a building using the clamp attachment
AssigneeInnovatech Systems, LLC
InventorsJames Barlow, James Harker
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Abstract
A boom clamp attachment has a gib frame, a boom quick-connect, a shaft arm axle, a shaft arm torque assembly, and at least one gib clamp assembly. The gib clamp assembly has a clamp support member having a first gib clamp at a first end and second gib clamp at a second end. The gib clamp has a fixed finger and a moveable finger, the moveable finger controlled via hydraulics. The boom clamp may hoist, tilt, and position an assembled section of panels.
Claims20
A boom clamp attachment for maneuvering an assembled section of panels, the boom clamp attachment comprising:
- a boom quick-connect, a gib frame coupled to the boom quick-connect, the gib frame extending longitudinally in relation to a boom, a shaft arm axle coupled to the gib frame, a shaft arm torque assembly configured to rotate the shaft arm axle along its longitudinal axis and in relation to the gib frame, and a plurality of gib clamp assemblies coupled to the shaft arm axle.
A boom clamp attachment for maneuvering an assembled section of panels, the boom clamp attachment comprising:
- a boom quick-connect, a gib frame coupled to the boom quick-connect, the gib frame extending longitudinally in relation to the boom, a shaft arm torque assembly, and a plurality of gib clamp assemblies, the shaft arm axle extending along the gib frame and configured to rotate longitudinally in relation to the gib frame;
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- the plurality of gib clamp assemblies each comprising a clamp support member, wherein the plurality of gib clamp assemblies are each actuatable using a respective linear actuator.
A method of using a boom clamp attachment for maneuvering a section of panels, the method comprising:
- assembling a panel section at ground level, the panel section comprising a plurality of I-beams;
- placing the boom clamp attachment comprising a gib frame extending longitudinally in relation to the boom and a shaft arm axle comprising a plurality of gib clamp assemblies beneath the assembled panel section via a telescopic handler, wherein each gib clamp assembly aligns, respectively, with an I-beam of the plurality of I-beams, each gib clamp assembly comprising a clamping mechanism;
- clamping each I-beam, respectively, using the clamping mechanism of each respective gib clamp assembly;
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- rotating the panel section via rotation of the shaft arm axle of the boom clamp attachment longitudinally in relation to the gib frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.