Carrying handle for a building component

A detachable carrying-handle arrangement for a building component comprising a frame, which is to be fixed to a supporting structure surrounding an opening in a building structure, the carrying-handle arrangement comprising a bow-shaped grip portion projecting from an outer side edge of a plate-shaped attachment portion, the bow-shaped grip portion and the plate-shaped attachment portion lying substantially in the same plane, wherein the plate-shaped attachment portion is provided with at least two cut-outs, which are each arranged to lockingly engage with an adjustable fixing bolt arranged in an external side face of the frame, and wherein the bow-shaped grip portion of the carrying-handle arrangement, when in a position of application, is projecting outwards relative to an external edge face of the building component, the plate-shaped attachment portion being flexible and allowing the grip portion to be forced inwards towards a center of the building component, the at least two cut-outs being located in line along a common axis which is parallel with the outer side edge from which the bow-shaped grip portion projects;

• wherein each of the at least two cut-outs includes a first, in the position of application, upper cut-out portion and a second, in the position of application, lower cut-out portion, the second lower cut-out portion having a smaller transverse dimension than the first upper cut-out portion, the first upper cut-out portion being arranged, in the position of application, above the second lower cut-out portion;
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• wherein a second grip portion is arranged on the plate-shaped attachment portion opposite the bow-shaped grip portion.

A method of handling a building component during installation thereof in a supporting structure surrounding an opening in a building structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a building component frame having an external side face structure, an outwardly-facing edge face structure connected thereto and a bolt arrangement screw threaded into the building component frame and having bolt head structure projecting with a clearance from the external side face structure of the building component frame;
• b) providing a carrying handle arrangement having a plate-shaped attachment portion provided with an outer side edge, and a bow-shaped grip portion projecting therefrom, the bow-shaped grip portion and the plate-shaped attachment portion lying substantially in the same plane, the plate-shaped attachment portion being formed with a cut-out formation sized to movably receive and retain the bolt head structure projecting from the external side face structure of the building component frame;
• c) placing the plate-shaped attachment portion adjacent the external side face structure of the building component frame and over the bolt head structure such that the bolt head structure passes into and through the cut-out formation;
• d) tightening the bolt arrangement to fix the plate-shaped attachment portion against the external side face structure of the building component frame with the bow-shaped grip portion projecting outwardly relative to the outwardly-facing edge face structure of the building component frame;
• e) using the carrying handle arrangement fixed to the external side face structure of the building component frame, positioning the building component frame for separate securement within the supporting structure of the building structure;
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• f) loosening the bolt arrangement to enable removal of the carrying handle arrangement from the bolt head structure and building component frame.