Patent ID: 6474035
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: E04F,E04G,Y10S

Abstract:
In a building including an interior having an upper surface and a lower surface, vertically spaced apart, and further having a structure in a wall disposed vertically between the upper surface and the lower surface, an apparatus for removing the structure from externally of the building, the apparatus comprising:a single unitary planar rigid member adapted to fit against a vertical surface within the interior of the building and to surround the structure in a substantially airtight relationship, thereby precluding dust and debris from entering the interior of the building as the structure is removed from externally of the building, the rigid member having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end being supported on a bottom portion of the structure, an adjustable supporting member connected to the rigid member and extending angularly to the upper surface above the top end of the rigid member, a first sealing gasket being disposed peripherally around the rigid member and surrounding the structure, forming the airtight relationship with the vertical surface, and a second sealing gasket being disposed on the bottom end of the rigid member forming the airtight relationship with the bottom portion of the structure.