Patent ID: 7165361

Claim:
An adjustable building construction shore comprising: telescopically interengaged inner and outer tubular members; said inner and outer members tubular having laterally projecting and recessed formations extending longitudinally of said inner and outer tubular members; said projecting and recessed formations being slidably interengaged so as to allow relative longitudinal displacement of said inner and outer tubular members and to prevent relative rotation of said inner and outer tubular members; openings extending transversely through said inner and outer tubular members and spaced apart longitudinally of said inner and outer tubular members; and a retainer member removably insertable through said openings in said inner and outer tubular members for releasably securing said inner and outer tubular members against relative longitudinal displacement; and a screw jack at a lower end of said shore; said laterally projecting and recessed formations forming laterally outwardly open recesses in said inner and outer tubular members; wherein said laterally projecting formations include inwardly extending projections on said outer tubular member and said inwardly extending projections slidably engage in said laterally outwardly open recesses in said inner tubular member.