US 12,109,931 B2
Adjustable shoring beam and connection assembly
Dylan Henderson, Fort Smith, AR (US); David Albers, Fort Smith, AR (US); and Mark Belin, Fort Smith, AR (US)
Assigned to INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS, LLC, Fort Smith, AR (US)
Filed by INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS, LLC, Fort Smith, AR (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/941,975.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/879,793, filed on Jul. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0033125 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. F16B 7/04 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B60P 7/15 (2006.01); F16B 7/14 (2006.01); E04G 25/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 7/15 (2013.01) [B60P 7/0815 (2013.01); F16B 7/0486 (2013.01); E04G 25/061 (2013.01); F16B 7/0426 (2013.01); F16B 7/1418 (2013.01); Y10T 403/30 (2015.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connection assembly for coupling a first adjustable shoring beam to a second adjustable shoring beam, the connection assembly comprising:
a connecting clamp comprising opposing first and second clamp members defining a first cylindrical aperture therebetween for receiving the first adjustable shoring beam, the first clamp member pivotably attached to the second clamp member to rotate between an open position and a closed position,
wherein the connecting clamp comprises a handle for transitioning the connecting clamp between the open position and the closed position;
a bracket comprising:
a bracket body having a first end plate and a second end plate;
wherein the first end plate has a first circular opening;
wherein the second end plate has a second circular opening,
wherein the first end plate is parallel to the second end plate,
wherein the first circular opening and the second circular opening form a second cylindrical aperture for receiving the first adjustable shoring beam; and
a receiving structure coupled to the bracket body coupling the first end plate to the second end plate,
wherein the receiving structure orthogonally extends between the first end plate and the second end plate;
wherein the bracket and the connecting clamp forming the connection assembly are both configured to be concurrently slidable along a length of the first adjustable shoring beam when the connecting clamp is in the open position, and
wherein the connecting clamp is configured to be fully nested between the first end plate and the second end plate when the connecting clamp is in the closed position.