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Method and apparatus for an intermediate anchorage of a post-tension system

  • US 5,749,185 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1996
  • Issued: 05/12/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An intermediate anchorage for a post-tension system comprising:

  • an anchor member having an interior passageway extending therethrough;

    a tendon extending through said interior passageway of said anchor, said tendon having a sheathed portion and an unsheathed portion extending outwardly from a first side and a second side of said anchor member;

    a first split tubular member having a single split extending longitudinally therealong, said first split tabular member received at one end by said anchor member and extending over said unsheathed portion of said tendon extending outwardly from said first side of said anchor member, said first split tubular member having another end extending over said sheathed portion of said tendon extending outwardly from said first side of said anchor member, said single split of said first split tubular member having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, said first and second longitudinal edges being separable by a distance greater than a diameter of said tendon, said first split tubular member having a sealing means formed adjacent at least one of said longitudinal edges for forming a liguid-tight seal between said longitudinal edges; and

    a second split tubular member affixed at one end to said second side of said tubular member and extending over the unsheathed portion of said tendon extending outwardly from said second side of said anchor member, said second split tubular member having another end extending over the sheathed portion of said tendon extending outwardly from said second side of said anchor member, said second split tubular member having a single split extending longitudinally therealong, said single split of said second split tubular member having longitudinal edges in overlapping relationship and separable by a distance not less than a diameter of said tendon, said second split tubular member having a sealing means formed adjacent said longitudinal edges for forming a liquid-tight seal between said longitudinal edges of said second split tubular member.

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