CONCRETE SLAB JOINT SYSTEM INCLUDING A LOAD PLATE SLEEVE
First Claim
1. A load plate sleeve assembly for maintaining a load plate in position between adjacent concrete slabs and facilitating controlled lateral movement of the load plate, said sleeve assembly comprising:
- a housing; and
an insert clip coupled to said housing;
said housing comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second opposing side wall extending between said top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between said top and bottom wall, and between said first and second side walls, said top wall, said bottom wall, said opposing side walls, and said end wall defining an internal cavity, said housing further comprising a cavity access opening located opposite said end wall;
said insert clip comprising;
a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, each said side wall having a first end and a second end;
an end wall extending between said first ends of said first and second side walls;
a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said first side wall, and a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said second side wall; and
a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from said end wall, said insert clip positioned inside said internal cavity so that said first and second side walls of said insert clip are adjacent to and in contact with an inner surface of said first and second side walls of said housing, and said end wall of said insert clip is adjacent and in contact with said end wall of said end wall of said housing.
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Abstract
A load plate sleeve assembly for maintaining a load plate in position between adjacent concrete slabs and facilitating controlled lateral movement of the load plate includes a housing and an insert clip coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between the top and bottom walls, and between the side walls. The walls define an internal cavity, and the housing includes a cavity access opening. The insert clip includes a opposing side walls having a first end and a second end. The insert clip also includes an end wall extending between the side walls, a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from the side walls, and a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from the end wall. The insert clip is positioned inside the internal cavity of the housing.
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22 Claims
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1. A load plate sleeve assembly for maintaining a load plate in position between adjacent concrete slabs and facilitating controlled lateral movement of the load plate, said sleeve assembly comprising:
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a housing; and an insert clip coupled to said housing; said housing comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second opposing side wall extending between said top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between said top and bottom wall, and between said first and second side walls, said top wall, said bottom wall, said opposing side walls, and said end wall defining an internal cavity, said housing further comprising a cavity access opening located opposite said end wall; said insert clip comprising; a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, each said side wall having a first end and a second end; an end wall extending between said first ends of said first and second side walls; a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said first side wall, and a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said second side wall; and a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from said end wall, said insert clip positioned inside said internal cavity so that said first and second side walls of said insert clip are adjacent to and in contact with an inner surface of said first and second side walls of said housing, and said end wall of said insert clip is adjacent and in contact with said end wall of said end wall of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An insert clip insertable into a load plate sleeve housing, the sleeve housing comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second opposing side wall extending between the top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between the top and bottom walls, and between the first and second side walls, the top wall, bottom wall, opposing side walls, and end wall defining an internal cavity, the housing further comprising a cavity access opening and a flange extending from a periphery of the cavity access opening, said insert clip comprising:
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a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, each said side wall having a first end and a second end; an end wall extending between said first ends of said first and second side walls; a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said first side wall, and a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said second side wall; and a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from said end wall, said insert clip sized to be received inside the internal cavity of the sleeve housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A concrete slab joint system comprising:
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a first cast-in-place concrete slab; a second cast-in-place concrete slab; a joint separating the first and second concrete slabs, at least a portion of the joint being initially defined by an inner surface of an edge form; a plurality of rectangular load plates spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of said joint and protruding into both said first concrete slab and said second concrete slab; and a plurality of load plate sleeve assemblies protruding into said first concrete slab, each said load plate inserted into a corresponding sleeve assembly, each said load plate sleeve assembly comprising; a housing; and an insert clip coupled to said housing; said housing comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second opposing side wall extending between said top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between said top and bottom wall, and between said first and second side walls, said top wall, said bottom wall, said opposing side walls, and said end wall defining an internal cavity, said housing further comprising a cavity access opening located opposite said end wall; said insert clip comprising; a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, each said side wall having a first end and a second end; an end wall extending between said first ends of said first and second side walls; a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said first side wall, and a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from said second side wall; and a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from said end wall, said insert clip positioned inside said internal cavity so that said first and second side walls of said insert clip are adjacent to and in contact with an inner surface of said first and second side walls of said housing, and said end wall of said insert clip is adjacent and in contact with said end wall of said end wall of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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