Joint edge assembly and method for forming joint in offset position
First Claim
1. A concrete slab joint assembly for forming a joint between a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab, said joint edge assembly comprising:
- a first elongated joint edge member;
a plurality of first anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the first elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the first concrete slab;
a plurality of height adjusters fixedly attached to the first elongated joint edge member at spaced apart positions;
a second elongated joint edge member; and
a plurality of second anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the second elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the second concrete slab,wherein the first elongated joint edge member includes an elongated body having an upper edge, a lower edge, a slab engagement side, a joint member engagement side, a first end edge, and a second end edge, andwherein the plurality of height adjusters are integrally fixed to the slab engagement side of the first elongated joint edge member.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a joint edge assembly and method of positioning and installing joint edge assembly for adjacent concrete slabs. The method includes positioning the joint edge assembly in an offset position from the joint. The method of various embodiments also includes using a plurality of height adjusters or plates fixed to the slab engagement surface of the one of the joint edge members to adjust or assist in adjusting the height of the joint edge assembly relative to the formwork and relative to the plane of the top surfaces of the concrete slabs.
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20 Claims
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1. A concrete slab joint assembly for forming a joint between a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab, said joint edge assembly comprising:
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a first elongated joint edge member; a plurality of first anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the first elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the first concrete slab; a plurality of height adjusters fixedly attached to the first elongated joint edge member at spaced apart positions; a second elongated joint edge member; and a plurality of second anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the second elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the second concrete slab, wherein the first elongated joint edge member includes an elongated body having an upper edge, a lower edge, a slab engagement side, a joint member engagement side, a first end edge, and a second end edge, and wherein the plurality of height adjusters are integrally fixed to the slab engagement side of the first elongated joint edge member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A concrete slab joint assembly for forming a joint between a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab, said joint edge assembly comprising:
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a first elongated joint edge member including an elongated body having an upper edge, a lower edge, a slab engagement side, a joint member engagement side, a first end edge, and a second end edge; a plurality of first anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the slab engagement side of the first elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the first concrete slab; a plurality of height adjusters fixedly attached to the slab engagement side of the first elongated joint edge member at spaced apart positions, each of the plurality of the height adjusters defining an oval variable opening and a circular non-variable opening; a horizontally or substantially horizontally extending plate fixed to the lower edge of the first elongated joint edge member; a second elongated joint edge member; a plurality of second anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the second elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the second concrete slab; and a plurality of connectors connecting the first and second elongated joint edge members along their lengths. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A concrete slab joint assembly for forming a joint between a first concrete slab and a second concrete slab, said joint edge assembly comprising:
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a first elongated joint edge member; a plurality of first anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the first elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the first concrete slab; a plurality of height adjusters fixedly attached to the first elongated joint edge member at spaced apart positions; a second elongated joint edge member; and a plurality of second anchors integrally connected to extending outwardly and downwardly from the second elongated joint edge member and configured to extend into the second concrete slab, wherein the first elongated joint edge member, the plurality of first anchors, the plurality of height adjusters, the second elongated joint edge member, and the plurality of second anchors are configured such that; (i) a slab engagement surface of the first joint edge member will extend in a first vertical or substantially vertical plane directly adjacent to a vertically extending plane in which a vertically extending side or end surface of the first concrete slab will lie such that the slab engagement surface of the first joint edge member will be adjacent to the vertically extending side or end surface of the first concrete slab after the first concrete slab is poured, (ii) the slab engagement surface of the first joint edge member will extend in the first vertical or substantially vertical plane outward relative to any vertically extending plane in which any vertically extending side or end surface of the first concrete slab will lie after the first concrete slab is poured, (iii) a second slab facing side of the first joint edge member will extend in a second vertical or substantially vertical plane inwardly relative to a vertical or substantially vertical plane of the second concrete slab in which a vertically extending side or end surface of the second concrete slab will lie after the second concrete slab is poured; (iv) a first slab facing side of the second joint edge member will extend in a third vertical or substantially vertical plane further inwardly relative to the vertical or substantially vertical plane of the second concrete slab in which the vertically extending side or end surface of the second concrete slab will lie after the second concrete slab is poured, and (v) a slab engagement surface of the second joint edge member will extend in a fourth vertical or substantially vertical plane even further inwardly relative to the vertical or substantially vertical plane of the second concrete slab in which the vertically extending side or end surface of the second concrete slab will lie after the second concrete slab is poured. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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