PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15746177
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["405", "283000"]

Abstract:
A trench box has first and second side panels connected in parallel spaced relation by first and second lateral supports. Each lateral support comprises connection points at each end of each lateral support that connect the side panels to the lateral supports. The connection points maintain the side panels in parallel spaced relation and the lateral supports in parallel spaced relation between the side panels. Each connection point comprises a pivot connection that permits pivotal movement of the side panels relative to the lateral supports about a pivot axis, and a releasable connection spaced from the pivot connection in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis. The releasable connection is selectively releasable to permit the respective first or second side panel to pivot about the pivot axis such that the panels are not parallel.

Claim (Index 17):
A method of assembling a trench box, comprising the steps of:\n positioning one or more lateral supports in parallel spaced relation and in a vertical orientation, each lateral support comprising:\n connection points at a first end and a second end of each lateral support, each connection point comprising a pivot connection, and a releasable connection spaced from the pivot connection; \n pivotally attaching a first side panels to the pivot connections at the first end of each lateral support, and a second side panel to the pivot connections at the second end of each lateral support, the side panels being angled down and away relative to the lateral supports; lifting the lateral supports such that the first and second side panels pivot toward the lateral supports; and engaging the releasable connection such that the first and second side panels are secured in parallel spaced relation with the first and second lateral supports in parallel spaced relation between the first and second side panels.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 104.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.45614
- Patent Class: 405.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['11442652', '13663314', '14179217', '15434136', '15615490']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7452235425488544
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.471055159743135
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7178067042682825
- Mean Citation Score: 191.377068
- Max Citation Score: 195.97827
- Similarity Product: 160.10509468499066

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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