Patent ID: 7144211

Claim:
A support structure for supporting a pre-formed concrete section having a deck, a first leg and a second leg for transport on a transport vehicle, the support structure comprising: a base supported by the transport vehicle; a stanchion extending upwardly from the base; an arm pivotally coupled to the stanchion to pivot about a pivot axis, the arm having a first and second end, and having an arm center of gravity being disposed between the first end and the pivot axis and causing the arm to pivot in a first pivotal direction; a first bracket positioned near the first end of the arm for receiving the first leg of the concrete section, and a second bracket positioned near the second end for receiving the second leg of the concrete section, the concrete section having a concrete section center of gravity and the first and second brackets positioning the concrete section with the concrete section center of gravity being disposed between the pivot axis and the second end and causing the arm to pivot in a second pivotal direction opposite the first pivotal direction.