TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT STAND OR SUPPORT APPARATUS

• US 20190330866A1
• Filed: 07/04/2017
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chris Leonardi
• Original Assignee: Chris Leonardi
• Inventors: Leonardi, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 11,168,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0036 Brackets
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 47/00 Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements A47B43/00, A47B45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B57/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/00 Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 1/0042 Stands B25H1/0071 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 1/04 portable
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 1/16 in height
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 21/00 Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work conveying in general B65G; lifting devices B66; working stone-like materials B28D; measuring instruments G01
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence

Abstract

A compact, demountable or collapsible, portable stand or support apparatus for providing construction elements, typically scaffolding planks and poles, in a safe and user accessible position. The invention including a demounting connector, specially adapted to removably connect a leaning support to a base, in an apparatus that is assembled for use and can be collapsed or demounted for purposes of storage and/or transport between work sites. The invention seeks to prevent worker injury as a consequence of lifting heavy construction elements off the ground, by placing them in a safe and substantially upright or user-friendly and accessible position prior to their handling.

Claims

1. A compact, demountable or collapsible, portable stand or support apparatus for providing construction elements, including scaffolding planks and poles, in an upstanding user accessible position, the stand or support apparatus comprising:

a base for resting on, the construction elements, substantially in an upstanding and slightly leaning position;

a support against which the elements can be leant;

the support in an elevated position relative to the base;

a demounting connector, specially adapted to removably connect the support to the base, wherein

the stand or support apparatus is assembled for use and can be collapsed or demounted for purposes of storage and/or transport between work sites.

2. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the base comprises a scaffold delivery pallet and the demounting connector comprises an arm or tang which attaches the support to an upright tube of the scaffold delivery pallet.

3. The stand or support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support includes a support platform whereby a construction element is supported and presented to the user in an elevated or raised position.

4. The stand or support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the support is pivotal to and extends substantially horizontally with respect the base.

5. The stand or support apparatus of claim 1 including a locking mechanism adapted to selectively lock the support at any position or angle relative to the base.

6. The stand or support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the support is curved, bent or otherwise shaped so as to prevent or limit any lateral movement of construction elements resting against the support.

7. The stand or support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the base is formed from one or more scaffolding planks.

8. The support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the demounting connector is a specially adapted bracket to join one or more first scaffolding planks comprising the base to one or more second scaffolding planks comprising the support.

9. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support comprises an end cap adapted to engage a free end of a plank, post or leg extending from the base.

10. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the demounting connector comprises a leg mounting boss;

the base comprising at least three legs pivotally connected to the leg mounting boss;

the legs pivoting between an inwardly collapsed storage configuration and an outwardly splayed self-supporting tri-pod configuration.

11. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the base includes or comprises a component rest tray wherein one or more construction elements with an end placed in the tray can be leant against the support in a substantially upright position.

12. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the base or the support has opposed angularly disposed or sloping guides to assist in guiding and placing of the construction elements in the stand or support apparatus.

13. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the base or the support is sized to safely hold a limited and predetermined number of construction elements.

14. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein there are one or more releasable locking mechanisms associated with the base, support or demounting connector to lock any one of them in a desired position.

15. The stand or support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the construction elements are components for assembling formwork, falsework or scaffolding.