Self-elevating platform employing actuators
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of actuators into an operating position;
arranging a first upper frame and a second upper frame proximate the actuators;
attaching a support to the first upper frame and the second upper frame,wherein the support is located above the actuators;
extending the actuators to engage the support;
extending the actuators to raise the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame to a first position;
arranging a first middle frame below the first upper frame and a second middle frame below the second upper frame;
retracting the actuators to lower the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame to a second position;
attaching the first upper frame to the first middle frame and attaching the second upper frame to the second middle frame; and
removing the plurality of actuators from a location below the support, the first upper frame, the second upper frame, the first middle frame, and the second middle frame.
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Abstract
A method including arranging a plurality of actuators into an operating position, arranging a first upper frame and a second upper frame proximate the actuators, attaching a support to the first upper frame and the second upper frame, wherein the support is located above the actuators, and extending the actuators to engage the support. The method also includes extending the actuators to raise the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame to a first position, arranging a first middle frame below the first upper frame and a second middle frame below the second upper frame, retracting the actuators to lower the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame to a second position, and attaching the first upper frame to the first middle frame and attaching the second upper frame to the second middle frame.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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arranging a plurality of actuators into an operating position; arranging a first upper frame and a second upper frame proximate the actuators; attaching a support to the first upper frame and the second upper frame, wherein the support is located above the actuators; extending the actuators to engage the support; extending the actuators to raise the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame to a first position; arranging a first middle frame below the first upper frame and a second middle frame below the second upper frame; retracting the actuators to lower the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame to a second position; attaching the first upper frame to the first middle frame and attaching the second upper frame to the second middle frame; and removing the plurality of actuators from a location below the support, the first upper frame, the second upper frame, the first middle frame, and the second middle frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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arranging a first upper frame and a second upper frame substantially in parallel; arranging a frame moving system between the first upper frame and the second upper frame; attaching a support to the first upper frame and the second upper frame; operably coupling the frame moving system to the support; raising, using the frame moving system, the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame; arranging a first middle frame under the first upper frame and a second middle frame under the second upper frame; lowering, using the frame moving system, the support, the first upper frame, and the second upper frame; attaching the first upper frame to the first middle frame and attaching the second upper frame to the second middle frame; and removing the frame moving system from a location below the support, the first upper frame, the second upper frame, the first middle frame, and the second middle frame. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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