Patent ID: 8813432

Claim:
A construction apparatus for use within an elevator hoistway, the construction apparatus comprising: one or more span members, each span member having a first end, a second end and a length; a sill attachment connected to the first end of each of the one or more span members, the sill attachments configured to seat against a building sill and allow the one or more span members to rotate; a support member connected to the second end of each of the one or more span members, the support members configured to seat against a second side of the elevator hoistway, the second side of the elevator hoistway positioned opposite the building sill, and wherein the length of each of the one or more span members is longer than a horizontal distance from the building sill to the second side of the elevator hoistway such that when the support members are seated against the second side of the elevator hoistway and the sill attachment is seated against the building sill, the one or more span members rest in an inclined orientation with respect to a substantially horizontal axis; one or more forms connected to each of the one or more span members, each of the one or more forms having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first and second ends of the one or more forms are directly fastened to the one or more span members; and one or more platforms supported by the one or more forms, the platforms arranged such as to provide a working platform within the elevator hoistway or protection from objects falling from overhead within the elevator hoistway.