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US 11,377,852 B1Granted
Embed apparatus
OwnerDavid Cottoninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus embeddable in a surface. Such surfaces may be formed from any material known in the art of construction, such as, but not limited to, concrete, asphalt, composite rubber, or mud. The apparatus may include a graphical element for display. The apparatus may include frames supporting the graphical element. The frames may include trusses disposed between and upper and a lower surface of the frames. The frame may further include one or more tabs at the upper surface to provide clearance between the upper surface and the graphic element.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames including an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, a plurality of truss members, and a plurality of holes arranged along a horizontal axis of the lower frame portion of the plurality of frames, the plurality of truss members disposed between and attaching the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion, wherein the plurality of frames includes a first pair of frames and a second pair of frames;
- a plurality of struts connecting the plurality of frames via the plurality of holes, wherein at least one hole of the plurality of holes of the first pair of frames is aligned with at least one hole of the plurality of holes of the second pair of frames, wherein the plurality of struts include at least one strut configured to attach the first pair of frames and the second pair of frames by inserting the at least one strut through the aligned at least one hole of the first pair of frames and the second pair of frames;
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- a plurality of graphic elements including at least a first graphic element and a second graphic element, the plurality of graphic elements including at least one of a letter, a planar logo, a number, or a character, wherein the first graphic element is attached to at least the upper frame portion of the first pair of frames and the second graphic element is attached to at least the upper frame portion of the second pair of frames, wherein the plurality of frames are configured to allow liquid concrete to flow around the plurality of truss members, wherein the plurality of graphic elements are configured to allow liquid concrete to flow around one or more side portions of the plurality of graphic elements, wherein the plurality of frames are configured to secure the plurality of graphic elements at a top surface of the liquid concrete, wherein a face of the plurality of graphic elements is positioned at ground level with the top surface of the liquid concrete when the plurality of frames are embedded in the liquid concrete.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames including an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, a plurality of truss members, and a plurality of holes arranged along a horizontal axis of the lower frame portion of the plurality of frames, the plurality of truss members disposed between and attaching the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion;
- the upper frame portion including a plurality of tabs integrated with a portion of the upper frame portion of the plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames including a plurality of holes;
- a plurality of struts connecting the plurality of frames via the plurality of holes, wherein at least one hole of the plurality of holes of the first pair of frames is aligned with at least one hole of the plurality of holes of the second pair of frames, wherein the plurality of struts include at least one strut configured to attach the first pair of frames and the second pair of frames by inserting the at least one strut through the aligned at least one hole of the first pair of frames and the second pair of frames;
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- a plurality of graphic elements including at least a first graphic element and a second graphic element, the first graphic element and the second graphic element including at least one of a letter, a planar logo, a number, or a character, wherein the first graphic element is attached to the first pair of frames and the second graphic element is attached to the second pair of frames, wherein the plurality of frames are configured to allow liquid concrete to flow around the plurality of truss members, wherein the plurality of graphic elements are configured to allow liquid concrete to flow around one or more side portions of the plurality of graphic elements, wherein the plurality of tabs are configured to secure the plurality of graphic elements at a top surface of the liquid concrete, wherein a face of the plurality of graphic elements is positioned at ground level with the top surface of the liquid concrete when the plurality of frames are embedded in the liquid concrete.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.