Hydraulic and earth engineering – Earth treatment or control – Shoring – bracing – or cave-in prevention
Patent
1980-03-13
1982-01-12
Purser, Ernest R.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Earth treatment or control
Shoring, bracing, or cave-in prevention
405284, E21D 500
Patent
active
043102670
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a safety trench box for use in protecting workmen from cave-ins while operating within an excavated area. The device includes a barrier which surrounds the work area having a depth substantially that of the trench and an opening along one wall of the barrier that allows work to be sequentially fed therethrough. The safety device includes a pair of runners upon which the device is carried so that advancing the safety device can be easily accomplished.
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patent: 2633713 (1953-04-01), Shields
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patent: 3473336 (1969-10-01), Torti
patent: 3922866 (1975-12-01), Benning
patent: 4058983 (1977-11-01), Griswold
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