Patents by Inventor Grove R. Holcomb

Grove R. Holcomb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5271596
    Abstract: An adjustable brace for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The adjustable brace is formed from a single leg pivotably attached to a cradle assembly for supporting half of a shoring member underneath a concrete form floor against the adjacent lower web/flange interface of a support beam. The height of the cradle assembly can be adjusted relative to the leg for raising and lowering the shoring member to enable leveling of the form floor and disassembly of the brace after the concrete has cured. In use, two braces are used to support a shoring member, with the cradle of each brace positioned between the center and an end of the shoring member and the foot of each brace positioned against the web/flange interface of the support beam opposite the support beam against which the foot of the other brace is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Inventors: Grove R. Holcomb, Bruce M. Douglas
  • Patent number: 5085398
    Abstract: An adjustable brace for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The adjustable brace is formed from two legs which are connected together at their top to a cradle assembly such that the legs can move in scissors fashion with relation to each other. The brace also includes a device for adjusting the height of the legs or the height of the cradle or both. In use, the feet of the brace are placed at the web/flange interface of opposing facing support beams while the top of the brace provides support to a shoring member placed beneath the elevated form floor between the support beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Inventors: Grove R. Holcomb, Bruce M. Douglas
  • Patent number: 4880203
    Abstract: A cradle for an adjustable brace used for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The cradle is adapted to receive the upper portion of two legs such that the legs can pivot towards and away from each other in a single plane, to enable the lower portion of the legs to be placed for support against opposing support beams positioned at varying distances from each other. The cradle is also adapted to receive and support a shoring member for suppoting the concrete form floor. The cradle may be adjustable for supporting shoring members at varying heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Inventors: Grove R. Holcomb, Bruce M. Douglas