Portable lift, support and/or installation system and method
OwnerJames Joseph Porebski, Edward Allen DePietroinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for portable lift, support, and/or installation is disclosed which permits and enables these various functions without the need for external crane/lift machinery. The system comprises a channel member (201) attaching means and associated capture fastener means (202, 205) connected to a stationary equipment support, an elevation lifting means (204) and associated fastener means (206) whereby the movement object to be lifted can be supported and/or elevated, and a swingarm retraction means (203) which connects the channel member (201) attaching means to the elevation lifting means (204) to permit removal and/or installation of the movement object to be lifted from/to the stationary equipment support.
Claims31
A removable cover support system for supporting a cover of a cover assembly comprising a cover support extension and a cover flange, said system comprising:
- a channel member having a retaining sleeve;
- a system securing member removably attached to said channel member forming a capture opening wherein said capture opening is adapted to secure said removable cover support system to surround said cover support extension, said removable cover support system being capable of attachment around said cover support extension and being used as said removable cover support system while said cover is still attached to said cover assembly;
- a swingarm rotatably supported by said retaining sleeve;
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- a lifting member removably attached to said swingarm.
A portable cover support device comprising:
- a securing base assembly having a base member with a retaining sleeve and a securing mechanism removably attached to said base member forming a clamping aperture, said securing mechanism configured for surrounding attachment around a cover housing, said portable cover support device being capable of attachment around said cover housing and being used as said portable cover support device while said cover is still attached to said cover housing;
- a swingarm assembly having a cross-member portion and a retaining sleeve portion wherein said retaining sleeve portion is configured for rotational engagement with said retaining sleeve;
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- a cover holding mechanism removably attached to said cross-member portion of said swingarm assembly and configured for attachment to a cover.
A cover supporting kit for mounting to a cover support housing comprising:
- a base member with a retaining sleeve;
- a securing mechanism adapted for removable attachment to said base member to form a clamping aperture sized to fit around said cover support housing, said clamping aperture being capable of removable surrounding attachment around said cover support housing while a cover is still attached to said cover support housing;
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- a swingarm assembly having a cross-member portion and a retaining sleeve portion, said retaining sleeve portion configured for rotational engagement with said retaining sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.