Connector for use in forming joint
First Claim
1. A connector for use in forming a joint between a first surface and a settled second surface comprising:
- a hollow male member having a body wholly embedded in the first surface and an open ended protrusion extending from the body;
a hollow female member to be wholly embedded in the second surface, the female member having a mating opening for receiving the protrusion; and
flexible sealing means for forming a fluid tight seal between the female member and male member,where, when installed, a tendon forming part of the first surface is able to extend through the entirety of the male member into the female member and where, prior to grouting, subsequent movement of the male member in any direction caused by the tendon during settling of the first surface is facilitated by the flexibility of the sealing means without breaking the fluid tight seal it forms between the male and female member.
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Abstract
Connector (10) forming a joint between first (20) and second (22) surfaces. Connector (10) comprises: (i) hollow male member (18) to be embedded in first surface (20), the male member (18) having open ended protrusion (102) extending therefrom; (ii) a hollow female member (12) to be embedded in second surface (22), female member (12) having mating opening (42a) for receiving protrusion (102); and (iii) flexible sealing means (16) for forming a fluid tight seal between the female (12) and male (18) members. When installed, tendon (34) forming part of the first surface (20) extends through protrusion (102) into female member (12). Prior to grouting, movement of tendon (34) during settling of first surface (20) is facilitated by the male and female member (12, 18) without breaking the fluid tight seal formed by flexible sealing means (16). Also claimed is forming a joint between a vertical surface and a horizontal surface.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1. A connector for use in forming a joint between a first surface and a settled second surface comprising:
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a hollow male member having a body wholly embedded in the first surface and an open ended protrusion extending from the body; a hollow female member to be wholly embedded in the second surface, the female member having a mating opening for receiving the protrusion; and flexible sealing means for forming a fluid tight seal between the female member and male member, where, when installed, a tendon forming part of the first surface is able to extend through the entirety of the male member into the female member and where, prior to grouting, subsequent movement of the male member in any direction caused by the tendon during settling of the first surface is facilitated by the flexibility of the sealing means without breaking the fluid tight seal it forms between the male and female member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A connector for use in forming a joint between a settled first surface and a second surface comprising:
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a hollow male member having a body wholly embedded in the first surface and an open ended protrusion extending from the body; a hollow female member to be wholly embedded in the second surface, the female member having a mating opening for receiving the protrusion; and flexible sealing means for forming a fluid tight seal between the female member and male member, where, when installed, a tendon forming part of the second surface is able to extend through the entirety of the female member and thereafter into the protrusion and where, prior to grouting, subsequent movement of the female member in any direction caused by the tendon during settling of the second surface is facilitated by the flexibility of the sealing means without breaking the fluid tight seal it forms between the male and female member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of forming a joint between a first surface and a second surface comprising the steps of:
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affixing a female member of a connector to formwork for the second surface; creating the second surface with the female member wholly embedded therein, such that an opening of the female member remains accessible on removal of the formwork; mating an open ended protrusion extending from a body of a male member of the connector to the opening of the female member following settling of the second surface such that a flexible sealing means forms a fluid tight seal between the female member and the male member; installing a tendon through the protrusion into the female member;
creating the first surface with the body of the male member wholly embedded therein; andgrouting the connector where, movement of the body of the male member in any direction caused by the tendon during settling of the first surface is facilitated by the flexibility of the sealing means without breaking the fluid tight seal it forms between the male and female member. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of forming a joint between a first surface and a second surface comprising the steps of:
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affixing a female member of a connector to formwork for the second surface; creating the second surface with the female member wholly embedded therein, such that an opening of the female member remains accessible on removal of the formwork; installing a tendon such that it extends entirely through the female member; mating an open ended protrusion extending from a body of a male member of the connector to the opening of the female member following settling of the second surface such that a flexible sealing means forms a fluid tight seal between the female member and the male member and the tendon is received within the open ended protrusion; creating the first surface with the body of the male member wholly embedded therein; and
grouting the connectorwhere, movement of the body of the male member in any direction caused by the tendon during settling of the first surface is facilitated by the flexibility of the sealing means without breaking the fluid tight seal it forms between the male and female member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A connection set for forming a joint between a vertical surface and a horizontal surface, the connection set comprising:
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an anchor head for embedding in the vertical surface, the anchor head having a threaded portion; a dowel having a mating threaded portion; a hollow male member to be received in the vertical surface, the male member having an open ended protrusion extending therefrom and an open ended body; a hollow female member to be embedded in the horizontal surface, the female member having a mating opening for receiving the protrusion; and flexible sealing means for forming a fluid tight seal between the female member and male member, where, when installed, the dowel is matedly connected to the anchor head by way of the threaded portions and unmated end of the dowel extends through the protrusion into the female member such that, prior to grouting, movement of the female member in any direction caused by the dowel during settling of the horizontal surface is facilitated by the flexibility of the sealing means without breaking the fluid tight seal it forms between the male and female member. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method of forming a joint between a vertical surface and a horizontal surface comprising the steps of:
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fastening a wall plate to formwork for the creation of the vertical surface;
connecting an anchor head to a cylinder portion of the wall plate;forming the vertical surface with the anchor head and wall plate formed therein; removing the wall plate from the vertical surface; connecting a dowel to the anchor head embedded in the vertical surface;
installing a male member into the area formed by the removal of the wall plate from the vertical surface, the male member having an open ended protrusion through which the dowel extends;mating the open ended protrusion of the male member to an opening of a female member, such that a flexible sealing means forms a fluid tight seal between the female member and the male member; creating the horizontal surface with the female member embedded therein; and grouting the connector. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification