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 18):
A method of disassembling a trench box, the method comprising the steps of:\n providing a trench box, comprising:\n first and second side panels connected in parallel spaced relation by first and second lateral supports, each lateral support comprising:\n connection points at a first end and a second end of each lateral support that attach the first and second side panels to the first and second lateral supports, the connection points maintaining the first and second side panels in parallel spaced relation and the first and second lateral supports in parallel spaced relation between the first and second side panels; \n each connection point comprising 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 being selectively releasable to permit the respective first or second side panel to pivot about the pivot axis such that the panels are not parallel; and \n \n at least one snubber for controlling the pivotal movement of each side panel relative to the lateral supports; and \n one or more stands that support the lateral support when on a ground surface with the pivot connection spaced from the releasable connection; \n positioning the trench box on a ground surface such that the trench box is supported on a bottom edge of the first and second side panels with the lateral supports parallel to the ground surface; releasing the releasable connection of the first side panel, and applying a force to the first side panel that causes it to pivot about the pivot connection until it is angled downward and away from the lateral support, the pivotal movement of the first side panel being controlled by one or more of the snubbers; releasing the releasable connection of the second side panel, and applying a force to the second side panel that causes it to pivot about the pivot connection until it is angled downward and away from the lateral support and such that the one or more stands engages the ground surface, the pivotal movement of the second side panel being controlled by one or more of the snubbers; and removing the first and second side panels from the lateral support.

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): 0.7429460364192185
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4828639077085629
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7169378235481529
- Mean Citation Score: 191.377068
- Max Citation Score: 195.97827
- Similarity Product: 143.1366578217459

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

Dataset: test