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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Tindall Corporation, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Inventors:
Bryant A. Zavitz, Dunwoody, GA (US);
William Lowndes, III, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Tindall Corporation, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for erecting a tower. The subject system includes a tower, which may include a base portion and a plurality of tower sections. The subject system may further include a frame provided on the tower, a crane provided on the frame, and a self-hoist system for elevating and lowering the frame relative to the tower. Erection of the tower is facilitated through use of the self-hoist system to elevate the frame, and use of the crane to provide various tower sections on the base portion and an initial tower section or sections.