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This disclosure relates generally to an improved construction beam head assembly. Examples of construction props can be found in the following list of prior art references: U.S. Pat. No. 3,376,011 A, US 20070264076 A1, WO 2009009898 A1, and U.S. Pat. No. 7,584,932 B2.
None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singularly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant disclosure as claimed. Accordingly, an improved construction beam head assembly would be advantageous.
Two system and a method of use are disclosed.
First, an improved grid shoring system comprising a one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies supporting a one or more beams is disclosed. Each of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies comprise an upper portion, a lower portion, a variable height, and a threaded collar. Said upper portion having a screw-jack threaded shaft assembly. Said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly comprises a threaded shaft having an external diameter and an external threading and an upper attachment plate having a plurality of fastening apertures. Said upper portion of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies selectively slide into said lower portion of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies. Said threaded collar comprises an internal threading and an internal diameter. Said internal threading of said threaded collar rotateably attaches to said external threading of said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly of said upper portion. Said lower portion comprises a lower central shaft having an internal diameter being larger than said external diameter of said threaded shaft. Said upper portion and said lower portion adjustably attach to one another by Selectively sliding said threaded shaft in an up and down direction through said lower central shaft of said lower portion. Vertically adjusting said threaded collar along said threaded shaft to select said variable height. Said upper portion comprises a first end cap seat. Said lower portion comprises a second end cap seat. Said upper portion having a drop-head. Said drop-head comprises a bottom plate having a plurality of fastening apertures. Said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly attaches to said drop-head by aligning said plurality of fastening apertures of said bottom plate of said drop-head with said plurality of fastening apertures of said upper attachment plate of said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly, and inserting and locking a one or more nut and bolt assemblies through said plurality of fastening apertures in said bottom plate and said upper attachment plate. Said first end cap seat is selectively attached to said drop-head of said upper portion. Said first end cap seat comprises a variable height. Adjusting said variable height of said first end cap seat comprises adjusting said threaded collar between said upper portion and said lower portions of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies. Said lower portion comprising of a prop and a fixed beam-head. Said fixed beam-head comprising a central shaft having a central shaft having an internal diameter, a first end and a second end, a bottom plate having a plurality of fastening apertures, and a second end cap seat attached around and to said central shaft. Said prop comprising a central shaft having a first end and a second end, and a top plate having a plurality of fastening apertures. Said central shaft of said prop comprises central shaft having a first end aperture and an internal diameter; and Said plurality of fastening apertures of said top plate of said prop align and attach to said plurality of fastening apertures of said bottom plate of said fixed beam-head.
Next, an improved grid shoring system comprising a one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies supporting a one or more beams. Each of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies comprise an upper portion, a lower portion, a variable height, and a threaded collar. Said upper portion having a screw-jack threaded shaft assembly. Said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly comprises a threaded shaft having an external diameter and an external threading and an upper attachment plate having a plurality of fastening apertures. Said upper portion of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies selectively slide into said lower portion of said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies. Said threaded collar comprises an internal threading and an internal diameter. Said internal threading of said threaded collar rotateably attaches to said external threading of said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly of said upper portion. Said lower portion comprises a lower central shaft having an internal diameter being larger than said external diameter of said threaded shaft. Said upper portion and said lower portion adjustably attach to one another by Selectively sliding said threaded shaft in an up and down direction through said lower central shaft of said lower portion, and vertically adjusting said threaded collar along said threaded shaft to select said variable height. Said upper portion comprises a first end cap seat; and Said lower portion comprises a second end cap seat.
Finally, a method of using an improved grid shoring system is disclosed. Said method comprising: supporting a one or more beams on a first end cap seat and a second end cap seat of a one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies; selectively adjusting a height of said first end cap seat by sliding a threaded shaft in an up and down direction through a lower central shaft of a lower portion, and vertically adjusting a threaded collar along said threaded shaft to select a variable height. Said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies comprise Said lower portion having a central shaft, an upper portion having said threaded shaft, Said threaded collar.
Described herein is an improved construction beam head assembly. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers' specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.
This illustration includes a traditional prop assembly 120, which can comprise a prior art version of said prop assembly 100. Said improved grid shoring system 102 includes said traditional prop assembly 120 as an illustrative element, but said traditional prop assembly 120 is not required to make one of said improved grid shoring system 102. However, said improved grid shoring system 102 can comprise a one or more of a prior art elements, such as said traditional prop assembly 120.
In one embodiment, forming said improved grid shoring system 102 can comprise: adjusting a height of each among a one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies 100; arranging said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies 100; attaching said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies 100 to one another with a one or more beams; and attaching a one or more panels to said one or more beams.
In one embodiment, said improved grid shoring system 102 can comprise said traditional prop assembly 120, lacking features disclosed herein. In one embodiment, said traditional prop assembly 120 lacks the ability to create a variable height for said one or more fixed beam-head prop assemblies, such as said first assembly 100a. That is, in one embodiment, said prop assembly 100 comprises two different variable shoring heights, whereas said traditional prop assembly 120 only has one.
In one embodiment, said upper portion 400a and said lower portion 400b move relative to one another so as to adjustably change a height 410 of said prop assembly 100. In one embodiment, adjusting said height 410 can comprise rotating said threaded collar 406 relative to said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly 404, as discussed below.
In one embodiment, said prop assembly 100 can comprise a first end cap seat 430a attached to a portion of said upper portion 400a and a second end cap seat 430b attached to a portion of said lower portion 400b.
In one embodiment, said lower portion 400b can comprise a prop lock 412, a lower exterior portion 414, and an upper interior portion 416. In one embodiment, said lower exterior portion 414 can receive a portion of said upper interior portion 416 allowing said upper interior portion 416 to slide in and out of said lower exterior portion 414 freely. In one embodiment, said prop lock 412 can hold said upper interior portion 416 to said lower exterior portion 414, as is known in the art. Accordingly, said second end cap seat 430b of said lower portion 400b can comprise a variable height 440b as set by adjusting said lower exterior portion 414 and said upper interior portion 416 of said prop 402 with said prop lock 412.
Likewise, said first end cap seat 430a can comprise a variable height 440a as set by said prop 402 and/or said screw-jack threaded shaft assembly 404, each of which are adjustable in their heights, as disclosed and illustrated herein. In one embodiment, adjusting said variable height 440a can comprise adjusting said upper portion 400a relative to said lower portion 400b as discussed to follow.
In one embodiment, said fixed beam-head 301 can comprise a second end cap seat 430b, a central shaft 602b, a fixed beam-head top plate 604b, a central fixed beam-head aperture 612b and a bottom plate 606b. In one embodiment, said second end cap seat 430b can be attached to said central shaft 602b of said fixed beam-head 301 at a welding point 622. In one embodiment, said fixed beam-head 301 can comprise said second end cap seat 430b in a fixed location which cannot be easily be removed in the manner that said first end cap seat 430a is removed from said drop-head 300. In one embodiment, said bottom plate 606b can comprise a plurality of fastening apertures which can comprise a first aperture 630a and a second aperture 630b. As illustrated in
In one embodiment, said drop-head 300 can comprise an external pin 615 and a one or more stop-tabs 640, as is known in the art. In one embodiment, said first end cap seat 430a and said star 610 can be held between said external pin 615 and said one or more stop-tabs 640. In one embodiment, said fixed beam-head 301 can comprise said one or more stop-tab 640, but not always, as illustrated here.
In one embodiment, said upper interior portion 416 of said prop 402 can comprise a plurality of side apertures (which can comprise a first aperture 830a, a second aperture 830b, a third aperture 830c, a fourth aperture 830d, a fifth aperture 830e, a sixth aperture 830f, a seventh aperture 830g, and an eighth aperture 830h). In one embodiment, attaching said upper interior portion 416 to said lower exterior portion 414 can comprise: aligning said plurality of side apertures of said upper interior portion 416 with an exterior aperture 840 of said lower exterior portion 414; inserting a locking element 842 through said exterior aperture 840 and one of said plurality of side apertures; and locking said prop lock 412 in place, as is known in the art. In one embodiment, said prop lock 412 can comprise a threaded ring 852 which selectively attaches to an external threading 850 of said lower exterior portion 414.
In one embodiment, said bottom plate 606 of said drop-head 300 releaseably attaches to said upper attachment plate 704 with a one or more nut and bolt assemblies 904, as is known in the art. Likewise, in one embodiment, said prop top plate 806 releaseably attaches to said bottom plate 606b with a one or more nut and bolt assemblies 904, as is known in the art.
In one embodiment, said lower central shaft 920 of said lower portion 400b comprises said internal diameter 830 being larger than said external diameter 710 of said threaded shaft 702. In one embodiment, said upper portion 400a adjustably attaches to said lower portion 400b by: selectively sliding said threaded shaft 702 in an up and down direction through said lower central shaft 920 of said lower portion 400b; and vertically adjusting said threaded collar 406 along said threaded shaft 702 to fix a variable height of said prop assembly 100.
In one embodiment, said prior art grid system 1302 can comprise of a one or more sets of props and beams (which can comprise a first set 1308a having a first height 1306a, a second set 1308b having a second height 1306b, and a third set 1308c having a third height 1306c). In one embodiment, said one or more sets of props and beams can be arranged with an overlap between each set so as to accommodate different height preferences for said beams. For example, in one embodiment, said first set 1308a can be at said first height 1306a and said second set 1308b can be at said second height 1306b, and an overlapping portion 1310a can be included. Likewise, an overlapping portion 1310b can be used between said second set 1308b and said third set 1308c, as illustrated.
Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the method is being implemented in. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”
This application claims benefit to provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 62/044,662, filed on 2014 Sep. 2.
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