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US 6,745,524 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for supporting a raised floor and a tool
AssigneeCH2M Hill Industrial Design & Construction, Inc.
InventorLane Weinberg
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Abstract
A support and method supports a tool and a raised floor using a single integrated support. The portion of the support supporting the raised floor may have an adjustable height, allowing the portion to be adjusted to the height and optionally the angle of the raised floor.
Claims11
A support comprising:
- a first component for supporting a tool;
- and
- a second component for supporting a raised floor;
- a third component coupled to the first component and second component;
- and
- wherein:
- at least one selected from the second component and the third component comprises at least a portion of an adjustable attachment structure allowing at least an initial position adjustment of the second component relative to the first component;
- and
- most of the weight of the tool is supported by the support and most of the weight of the tool is not supported by the raised floor.
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A method of supporting at least a portion of a tool and at least a portion of a raised floor, the method comprising:
- placing a support comprising a first component and a second component so that it is supported by a subfloor;
- adjusting a height of the second component so that the second component can support the at least the portion of the raised floor;
- and
- causing more of a weight of the at least the portion of the tool to be supported by the first component of the support than the at least the portion of the raised floor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.