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US 10,208,447 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for stabilizing cracks and joints
OwnerJason Mayinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for stabilizing a crack or joint has an elongated plate with a cam gear end and a pin end. The cam gear end has a first aperture and the pin end has a second aperture. A cam gear is sized to fit within the first aperture of the elongated plated. The cam gear has a stud pin aperture positioned off a center point of the cam gear and a rotation point. A first stud pin is sized to pass through the stud pin aperture of the cam gear and a second stud pin is sized to pass through the second aperture. A locking mechanism for locking the cam gear in relation to the elongated plate is included.
Claims12
An apparatus for stabilizing a crack or joint, comprising:
- an elongated plate having a cam gear end and a pin end, and the cam gear end having a first aperture and the pin end having a second aperture;
- a cam gear sized to fit within the first aperture of the elongated plate, and the cam gear having a stud pin aperture positioned off a center point of the cam gear and the cam gear further having a rotation point;
- a first stud pin sized to pass through the stud pin aperture of the cam gear and a second stud pin sized to pass through the second aperture;
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- a locking mechanism for locking the cam gear in relation to the elongated plate, and the locking mechanism comprising:
- a notch on a circumference of the first aperture;
- at least one notch on a circumference of the cam gear;
- a locking key sized to fit into the notch on the circumference of the first aperture and one of the at least one notch on the circumference of the cam gear such that the locking key protrudes into both the notch on the circumference of the first aperture and one of the at least one notch on the circumference of the cam gear so that the locking key locks the cam gear in relation to the elongated plate.
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A method for stabilizing a crack or joint, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus for stabilizing a crack or joint, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated plate having a cam gear end and a pin end, and the cam gear end having a first aperture and the pin end having a second aperture,
- a cam gear sized to fit within the first aperture of the elongated plate, the cam gear having a stud pin aperture positioned off a center point of the cam gear, and the cam gear further having a rotation point,
- a first stud pin sized to pass through the stud pin aperture of the cam gear and a second stud pin sized to pass through the second aperture, and
- a locking mechanism for locking the cam gear in relation to the elongated plate, and the locking mechanism comprising:
- a notch on a circumference of the first aperture;
- at least one notch on a circumference of the cam gear;
- a locking key sized to fit into the notch on the circumference of the first aperture and one of the at least one notch on the circumference of the cam gear such that the locking key protrudes into both the notch on the circumference of the first aperture and one of the at least one notch on the circumference of the cam gear, so that the locking key locks the cam gear in relation to the elongated plate;
- drilling a first hole and a second hole in a surface having the crack or joint, the first hole and the second hole being spaced such that the first hole aligns with the stud pin aperture of the cam gear when the cam gear is placed within the first aperture and the second hole aligns with the second aperture;
- placing the first stud pin in the first hole and the second stud pin in the second hole such that the first stud pin protrudes from the first hole and the second stud pin protrudes from the second hole;
- sliding the elongated plate onto the first stud pin and the second stud pin such that the first stud pin passes through the first aperture and the second stud pin passes through the second aperture;
- sliding the cam gear onto the first stud pin such that the first stud pin passes through the stud pin aperture and the cam gear rests within the first aperture of the elongated plate;
- rotating the cam gear to cause the first stud pin and the second stud pin to move towards each other;
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- locking the cam gear to lock the first stud pin and the second stud pin in position.
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