Patent ID: 9347232
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B66C,E04B,E04G

Claim Text:
1. A lifting and leveling assembly configured to be embedded in a precast concrete slab and for lifting and leveling the same, the lifting and leveling assembly comprising: an internally threaded sleeve; a threaded lifting bolt threaded into the threaded sleeve and including a threaded shaft and a bolt head; a hollow thread protecting sleeve disposed at least in part above the threaded sleeve and encompassing an upper portion of the threaded shaft; a removable end cap selectively covering the bolt head; a base plate configured for supporting relationship with the threaded sleeve; and an outer housing surrounding the threaded sleeve and base plate to releasably bind the two together, wherein the outer housing surrounds at least a portion of the threaded lifting bolt and the thread protecting sleeve is slidably received in an upper portion of the outer housing.