Compliant trim for concrete slabs
OwnerRobert David Wilkes, Jr.inventor
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A compliant trim for use between concrete slabs is disclosed, intended to seal the joints and provide a decorative cover over the forms. The compliant trim is placed on the forms prior to the pouring of concrete. The compliant trim contains features which anchor the compliant trim to the slab at numerous points along its length, thereby constraining the compliant trim against any shrinkage effects, and doing so in a manner that introduces minimal stress concentration into the slabs. When the compliant trim is anchored to both of the adjacent slabs, it is capable of following slab motions due to thermal expansion or other environmental effects. The surface of the compliant trim may be used to support the screed. Additionally, the compliant trim may be used to produce a chamfered or radius edge, thereby eliminating the need to radius-trowel the slab.
A compliant trim for concrete, applied to a top surface of forms prior to the pouring of concrete, comprised of:
A method of anchoring a form cover to concrete comprising:
A form cover for concrete forms, applied to the top edge of said concrete forms prior to the pouring of concrete, said concrete forms of an elongated shape, employing a generally rectangular cross-section, generally oriented with a longer side of said rectangular cross-section in a vertical direction and said elongated shape oriented generally horizontally, comprised of:
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