Patent ID: 11877562
Assignee: MELOVATOR LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A beehive assembly comprising:
an upright support post;
an upright spine;
a base bracket fixed to the spine;
a first box supported on the base bracket, the first box being configured to receive portions of a beehive colony therein;
a second box which is positioned above the first box and in communication therewith to allow bees within the first box to pass into the second box, wherein the first box and the second box are releasably fixed to the spine, the first box and the superposed second box defining a hive column which is rigidified by the spine;
a mechanism connecting the upright spine to the post which is operable to cause the hive column to ascend, and further being operable to move the hive column between a lowered access position and an elevated operating position, while retaining the orientation of the second box above the first box; and
at least one latch disposed to secure the hive column at a desired elevation with respect to the post.