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US 11,499,273 B2Granted
Durable joint seal system with flexibly attached cover plate and rib
AssigneeSchul International Company, LLC
InventorSteven R. Robinson
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Abstract
A system which creates a durable seal between adjacent horizontal panels, including those that may be curved or subject to temperature expansion and contraction or mechanical shear. The durable seal system incorporates a plurality of ribs, a flexible member between the cover plate and the ribs and may incorporate a load transfer plate to provide support to the rib from below, and/or cores of differing compressibilities.
Claims26
An expansion joint seal comprising:
- a cover plate,
- a plurality of ribs,
- an elastically-compressible core having a core bottom surface and a core top surface;
- an adhesive applied to the elastically-compressible core;
- an impregnation,
- the impregnation impregnated into the elastically-compressible core,
- the impregnation selected from the group consisting of a fire retardant and a water inhibitor;
- each of the plurality of ribs piercing the elastically-compressible core at the core top surface;
- and
- a flexible member attached to the cover plate and to each of the plurality of ribs;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of ribs remains rotatable in relation to the cover plate.
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An expansion joint seal comprising:
- a cover plate,
- an elastically-compressible core having a core bottom surface and a core top surface;
- an adhesive applied to the elastically-compressible core;
- an impregnation,
- the impregnation impregnated into the elastically-compressible core, the impregnation selected from the group consisting of a fire retardant and a water inhibitor;
- a rib piercing the elastically-compressible core at the core top surface;
- and
- a flexible member attached to the cover plate and to the rib;
- wherein the rib remains rotatable in relation to the cover plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.