Patent ID: 7326013

Claim:
A method for loading a concrete double-tee having a deck and at least two legs onto a support structure having a rotational cylindrical roller supported on a stanchion, the method comprising the acts of: lowering the double-tee toward the support structure, the stanchion being positioned between the legs of the double-tee; positioning the cylindrical roller adjacent an internal corner of the double-tee at an intersection of the deck and a first leg of the at least two legs, the cylindrical roller at least partially supporting the double-tee; pivoting the double-tee about the cylindrical roller toward the support structure such that a second leg of the at least two legs moves below the first leg; rotating the cylindrical roller relative to the stanchion about a rotational axis while pivoting the double-tee; and resting the double-tee on a bearing pad that at least partially supports the double-tee.