Concrete saferoom and method of manufacture
OwnerAndrew Zagorskiinventor
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Abstract
A saferoom has a concrete floor, plurality of concrete walls, and concrete roof/ceiling connected without seams or joints. Pouring the concrete floor, the plurality of concrete walls, and the concrete roof/ceiling may be part of an integrated pour molded by forms. The method may further include vibrating at least one of the concrete floor, plurality of concrete walls, or concrete roof/ceiling to control the rate of change in viscosity and structural strength of the concrete. The integrated pour may further include pouring a footing. The forms may be reusable. Some of the forms may be angled and chamfered. The integrated pour may be a single pour. The method may further include attaching a sliding door. The method may include placing steel rebar reinforcing prior to starting the integrated pour.
Claims18
A saferoom comprising:
- a flat ceiling;
- a plurality of walls substantially vertical with respect to the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls substantially at right angles to each other;
- a floor slab substantially horizontal with respect to the plurality of walls, wherein the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab are a monolithic structure of concrete without seams and without joints between the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab,
- a continuous skeletal structure of steel reinforcing rod through the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
- an exterior surface of the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
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- a portion of the continuous skeletal structure of steel in the floor slab extends laterally beyond the exterior surface.
A saferoom comprising:
- a flat roof;
- a plurality of walls substantially vertical with respect to the flat roof, the plurality of walls substantially at right angles to each other;
- a floor slab substantially horizontal with respect to the plurality of walls, wherein the flat roof, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab are a monolithic structure of concrete without seams and without joints between the flat roof, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
- a continuous skeletal structure of steel reinforcing rod through the flat roof, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
- an interior of the monolithic structure of concrete;
- a door aperture that is the only egress from the interior configured to protect people from severe weather;
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- a pair of diagonal bars of steel atop the door aperture.
A saferoom comprising:
- a flat ceiling;
- a plurality of walls substantially vertical with respect to the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls substantially at right angles to each other;
- a floor slab substantially horizontal with respect to the plurality of walls, wherein the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab are a monolithic structure of concrete without seams and without joints between the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
- a continuous skeletal structure of steel reinforcing rod through the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
- an interior of the monolithic structure of concrete;
- a plurality of ventilation ports in each of the plurality of walls, wherein the ventilation ports are configured to provide ventilation of the interior during severe weather without compromising structural integrity of the monolithic structure of concrete;
- a door aperture that is the only egress from the interior configured for people;
- a sliding door that is laminated with a steel sheet sandwiched between a pair of plywood sheets;
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- a roller assembly supports the sliding door between a first position wherein the door aperture is open for egress to a second position wherein the door aperture is closed for egress.
A saferoom comprising:
- a flat ceiling;
- a plurality of walls substantially vertical with respect to the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls substantially at right angles to each other;
- a floor slab substantially horizontal with respect to the plurality of walls, wherein the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab are a monolithic structure of concrete without seams and without joints between the flat ceiling, the plurality of walls, and the floor slab;
- an interior of the monolithic structure of concrete;
- a plurality of ventilation ports in each of the plurality of walls, wherein the ventilation ports are configured to provide ventilation of the interior during severe weather;
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- a PVC tube through each of the plurality of ventilation ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.