Patent ID: 9556567
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: E01C,Y02A

Claim:
1. A method of removing and replacing sidewalk tiles comprising: determining the position of a plurality of pickup points within a sidewalk tile formed within a frame, wherein the frame and the sidewalk tile have one or more outwardly beveled sides to avoid interference with one or more adjacent sidewalk tiles; removing a surface concrete layer over each of the plurality of pickup points; coupling cables to each of the plurality of pickup points; pulling up on the cables to lift the sidewalk tile up and away from the one or more adjacent sidewalk tiles to expose a grading for repair; making the repair to the exposed grading; and replacing the sidewalk tile so that the one or more of the outwardly beveled sides of the sidewalk tile form a triangular gap with an outwardly beveled side of an adjacent sidewalk tile.