Paver locking apparatus and method
OwnerNoel M. De Valdivielsoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a paver edge restraint system for reducing shifting of a paver units making up a paved surface having one or more edge restraints installed along at least a portion of the periphery of the paved surface. The paver edge restraint system includes at least one peripheral edging member, at least one edging securement member for holding the at least one peripheral edging member to the ground, at least one paver retention strap that extends underneath a plurality of paver units constituting a portion of the paved surface, and at least one clamping unit mounted on the at least one peripheral edging member for securing and tightening the at least one strap to maintain the joint integrity of the plurality of paver units installed above and adjacent to the at least one strap.
Claims21
A paver edge restraint system for reducing shifting of paver units making up a paved surface having one or more edge restraints installed along at least a portion of a periphery of the paved surface, the paver edge restraint system, comprising:
- at least one peripheral edging member;
- at least one edging securement member for holding the at least one peripheral edging member to a ground surface;
- at least one paver retention strap that extends underneath a plurality of the paver units constituting a portion of the paved surface;
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- at least one clamping unit mounted on the at least one peripheral edging member for securing and tightening the at least one strap to maintain joint integrity of the plurality of paver units installed above and adjacent to the at least one strap, the at least one clamping unit having a housing including a back wall having a substantially planar outer surface dimensioned to contact an outer surface of the at least one peripheral edging member.
A method of installing a paver edge restraint system to maintain a desired joint integrity between paver units making up at least a portion of a paved surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- laying a sub-base of compacted materials to support a plurality of the paver units;
- trimming a paver restraint strap material to a length which approximates a distance between at least one first clamping unit to be located adjacent to a first planned lateral paved surface edge and a strap receiving member located nearer a second planned lateral paved surface edge;
- laying the measured, trimmed paver restraint strap material over the installed sub-base;
- installing the plurality of pavers between the first planned lateral edge and second planned lateral edge with a portion of at least one of the pavers being installed above the measured, trimmed paver restraint strap;
- securing a first lateral edge restraint to a ground surface adjacent to the first lateral edge;
- securing a respective said clamping unit to the first lateral edge restraint;
- securing a first end of the measured, trimmed paver restraint strap to the respective clamping unit;
- securing a second end of the measured, trimmed paver restraint strap to the strap receiving member;
- and
- tightening the measured, trimmed paver restraint strap in order to cause the first clamping unit to press against the first lateral edge restraint in order to maintain the desired joint integrity between the paver units making up at least the portion of the paved surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.