String Line Bracket Systems

Abstract

A string line bracket system for assessing linearity of a beam of a container. The string line bracket system including a body configured to attach to at least a portion of the beam of the container, and at least one string line member extending above an end of the body such that when a string having a length is attached to the at least one string line member, the length of the string is positionable along a side of the beam of the container.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A string line bracket system for assessing linearity of a beam of a container, the string line bracket system comprising:
 a body configured to attach to at least a portion of the beam of the container; and   at least one string line member extending above an end of the body such that when a string having a length is attached to the at least one string line member, the length of the string is positionable along a side of the beam of the container.   
     
     
         2 . The string line bracket system of  claim 1 , wherein the body is a bracket having an opening, the opening of the bracket having a c-channel cross-sectional profile, the bracket including a first member forming a first portion of the c-channel cross-sectional profile and a second member forming a second portion of the c-channel cross-sectional profile, at least one of the first member or the second member being displaceable to adjust a width of the opening of the bracket. 
     
     
         3 . The string line bracket system of  claim 1 , wherein the body is a first body and the beam is a first beam of the container, and the string line bracket system further comprises:
 a second body configured to attach to at least a portion of the first beam or a second beam of the container; and   a linkage attached to a side of an end of the first body and attached to a side of an end of the second body.   
     
     
         4 . The string line bracket system of  claim 3 , wherein the linkage is a hinge. 
     
     
         5 . The string line bracket system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one string line member extends, from the linkage, above the end of the first body and above the end of the second body. 
     
     
         6 . The string line bracket system of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one of:
 an opening arranged in the end of the first body, or   an opening arranged in the end of the second body.   
     
     
         7 . The string line bracket system of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes at least one attachment member fixed to the body for attaching at least a portion of the string to the body. 
     
     
         8 . A string line bracket system for assessing linearity of a beam of a container, the string line bracket system comprising:
 a bracket having an opening configured to attach to at least a portion of the beam of the container;   at least one string line member extending above the bracket; and   wherein when a string having a length is attached to the at least one string line member, the length of the string is positionable along a side of the beam of the container.   
     
     
         9 . The string line bracket system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one string line member extends above the bracket from a side of the bracket. 
     
     
         10 . The string line bracket system of  claim 8 , wherein the opening of the bracket has a c-channel cross-sectional profile, the bracket including a first member forming a first portion of the c-channel cross-sectional profile and a second member forming a second portion of the c-channel cross-sectional profile, at least one of the first member or the second member being displaceable to adjust a width of the opening of the bracket. 
     
     
         11 . The string line bracket system of  claim 8 , wherein the bracket includes an attachment member fixed to the bracket for attaching at least a portion of the string to the bracket. 
     
     
         12 . The string line bracket system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one string line member is a first string line member, and the string line bracket system further comprises a second string line member extending above the bracket. 
     
     
         13 . The string line bracket system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one string line member includes at least one of a first indentation positioned a distance of about ¾ inches above the bracket, or a second indentation positioned a distance of about 1¾ inches above the bracket. 
     
     
         14 . A method of assessing linearity of a beam of a container, the method comprising:
 attaching a bracket to at least a portion of the beam of the container;   attaching a portion of a string having a length to at least one string line member extending above the bracket; and   positioning the length of the string along a side of the beam of the container.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the beam of the container is a first beam of the container, the portion of the beam of the container is a first portion of the first beam of the container, the bracket is a first bracket, the portion of the string is a first portion of the string, and the at least one string line member is a first string line member extending above the first bracket, and the method further comprising:
 attaching a second bracket to at least a second portion of the first beam of the container, or attaching the second bracket to at least a portion of a second beam of the container; and   attaching a second portion of the string to a second string line member extending above the second bracket.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the beam of the container is a first beam of the container and the bracket is a first bracket, and
 wherein the method further comprises attaching a second bracket to at least a portion of a second beam of the container, the second bracket hingeably coupled to the first bracket.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the portion of the beam of the container is a first portion of the beam of the container, the bracket is a first bracket, and wherein the method further comprises:
 attaching a second bracket to at least a second portion the beam of the container, the second bracket hingeably coupled to a third bracket attached to the beam; and   aligning the second bracket and the third bracket with a mark marked on the beam via an opening arranged in an end of the second bracket or an opening arranged in an end of the third bracket.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the beam of the container is a first beam of the container, the portion of the beam of the container is a first portion of the first beam of the container, the bracket is a first bracket, and the method further comprising:
 attaching a second bracket to at least a portion a second beam of the container, the second bracket hingeably coupled to a third bracket attached to the second beam; and   aligning the second bracket and the third bracket with a mark marked on the second beam via an opening arranged in an end of the second bracket or an opening arranged in an end of the third bracket.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the opening of the bracket has a c-channel cross-sectional profile, the bracket including a first member forming a first portion of the c-channel cross-sectional profile and a second member forming a second portion of the c-channel cross-sectional profile, the first member or the second member being displaceable to adjust a width of the opening of the bracket, and wherein the method further comprises:
 displacing the first member with respect to the second member or displacing the second member with respect to the first member; and   adjusting the width of the opening of the body.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one string line member includes at least one of a first indentation positioned a distance of about ¾ inches above the bracket, or a second indentation positioned a distance of about 1¾ inches above the bracket, and wherein the method further comprises:
 attaching the portion of the string to the at least one string line member at the first indentation or at the second indentation.