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US 9,255,416 B1Granted
Construction hoist system
OwnerEric Snell, Matt Hultmaninventors
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to a method for using a deck in construction. In one embodiment, a technique includes, but is not limited to, positioning a deck on a floor of a building, the deck including at least a stationary support structure and a slidable platform; and extending the slidable platform relative to the stationary support structure beyond an edge of the floor of the building at least partly using one or more wheels of the slidable platform that rest directly or indirectly on the floor of the building.
Claims19
A hoist system for use in construction, the system comprising:
- a stationary support structure positioned completely inside an edge of a floor of a building;
- a hoist fixedly secured to the stationary support structure, which hoist projects beyond the edge of the floor of the building;
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- a platform including one or more wheels to support the platform, the platform being slidable to retractably extend the platform at least partly beyond the edge of the floor of the building relative to the stationary support structure.
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