METHOD FOR ADJUSTABLY SUSPENDING A STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A method for adjustably suspending one structure relative to an other structure, the method comprising connecting an eye portion on one end of a sling to a selected position along the length of an elongate member, connecting an other end of the sling to the one structure, and connecting an end portion of the elongate member to the other structure.
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Abstract
A method utilizing an assembly of a sling detachably attached to an adjustment device for suspending one structure relative to another structure. The adjustment device comprises a pair of elongate spaced apart plates which are attached to each other and to a hook, for attachment to one of the structures, at the first end portion. Each plate has a plurality of pairs of longitudinally spaced aligned holes for receiving a pin for connecting one end of a sling to the adjustment device at a selected incremental one of the plurality of pairs of holes. The other end of the sling is connected to the other structure to adjust the distance over which the one structure is suspended relative to the other structure. To allow greater adjustability, two or more of the adjustment devices are joined end-to-end.
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16 Claims
- 1. A method for adjustably suspending one structure relative to an other structure, the method comprising connecting an eye portion on one end of a sling to a selected position along the length of an elongate member, connecting an other end of the sling to the one structure, and connecting an end portion of the elongate member to the other structure.
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8. A method for adjustably suspending one structure relative to an other structure, the method comprising:
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providing an elongate member which has a pair of spaced plates each having a plurality of holes which are spaced longitudinally of the elongate member such that at least some of the holes in one of the spaced plates are aligned with at least some of the holes in the other of the spaced plates, and wherein the spaced plates are attached together at an end portion of the elongate member; passing an eye portion on one end of a sling between the spaced plates; inserting a pin in the eye portion and in a pair of the aligned holes corresponding to a selected position along the length of the elongate member; connecting an other end of the sling to the one structure; and connecting the end portion of the elongate member to the other structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for adjustably suspending one structure relative to an other structure, the method comprising:
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providing an elongate member which has a pair of spaced plates each comprising in a sequence longitudinally of each of the spaced plates an end portion, a transition portion integrally connected to the end portion at an end of the transition portion, and an elongate portion integrally connected to an other end of the transition portion, and the end portions are attached to each other, and wherein there is a first spacing between the elongate portions and a second spacing between the end portions, and the second spacing is less than the first spacing, and wherein each of the elongate portions of the spaced plates has a plurality of holes which are spaced longitudinally of the elongate member such that at least some of the holes in one of the elongate portions are aligned with at least some of the holes in the other of the elongate portions; passing an eye portion on one end of a sling between the elongate portions of the spaced plates; inserting a pin in the eye portion and in a pair of the aligned holes corresponding to a selected position along the length of the elongate member; connecting an other end of the sling to the one structure; and connecting the end portions of the spaced plates of the elongate member to the other structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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