Patent ID: 9481997
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B66F,E04B,E04C,E04D,E04F,E04G,Y02A,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A method of insulating a building structure, comprising assembling insulating panels away from the building site using external and internal stringers and tubular connectors connected to the stringers, moving the assembled panel to the building site, fastening the assembled insulating panels to the building structure with the internal stringers and the inner ends of the tubular connectors being positioned adjacent to the building's external surface, and applying exterior cladding material to the panel exterior stringers, wherein moving the assembled panel comprises: providing expansible fingers insertable into the panel's tubular connectors and a movable frame holding the expansible fingers in a spacing corresponding to the spacing of the tubular connectors, inserting the expansible fingers into the tubular connectors, expanding the expansible fingers to grip the tubular connectors, transporting the panel while it is gripped by the expansible fingers, positioning the panel against the building's external surface while it is being gripped by the expansible fingers, attaching the panel to the building while it is being gripped by the expansible fingers, and contracting the expansible fingers to release the attached panel.