CPC E04G 19/003 (2013.01) [E01C 19/006 (2013.01); E04F 21/244 (2013.01); E04G 21/066 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A machine for removing beams from underneath formwork at an underside of a concrete slab, the machine comprising:
a wheeled base movable on and supported at a support structure;
a raisable and lowerable structure disposed on the wheeled base;
a beam-removal device coupled to the raisable and lowerable structure, wherein the beam-removal device comprises a beam-gripping mechanism;
wherein, with the raisable and lowerable structure raised to position the beam-removal device at a beam that supports the formwork at the underside of the concrete slab, the beam-gripping mechanism operates to grasp the beam; and
wherein, with the beam grasped by the beam-gripping mechanism, the machine is operated to remove the beam from the formwork.
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