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US 12,571,167 B2Granted
Modular platform deck for traffic
AssigneeAstra Capital Incorporated
InventorKenneth Szekely
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Abstract
A modular assembly and method of installing a modular assembly is provided. The modular assembly can include a plurality of base members made of a composite material. Each base member can be a monolithic structure, and define a channel. A heater tray can be configured to be slidably received within the base member. Each of the plurality of base members can adjoin one another in an assembled state to form a horizontal platform for traffic.
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A modular assembly, comprising:
- a base member made of a composite material, the base member being a monolithic structure defined by a plurality of walls, including a top wall, a bottom wall, a plurality of interior walls extending from the top wall to the bottom wall, and opposing side walls;
- one or more channels defined by the top wall, the bottom wall, and the plurality of interior walls and/or the opposing side walls;
- sliding surfaces disposed within the one or more channels;
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- a heater tray configured slide along the sliding surfaces, and within a respective channel of the one or more channels, the heater tray carrying one or more heating elements;
- wherein the base member is adjoined to at least another base member in an assembled state to form a horizontal platform for traffic;
- wherein the one or more heating elements are configured to be slidably removable from the respective channel after the heating element has performed a heating operation in the assembled state.
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A method of installing a modular assembly, comprising:
- providing a base member made of a composite material, the base member being a monolithic structure defined by a plurality of walls, including a top wall, a bottom wall, a plurality of interior walls extending from the top wall to the bottom wall, and opposing side walls, wherein one or more channels are defined by the top wall, the bottom wall, and the plurality of interior walls and/or the opposing side walls;
- sliding a heater tray and along a sliding surface disposed within one of the one or more channels, the heater tray including one or more heating elements;
- adjoining the base member to another base member to form a horizontal platform for traffic;
- after forming the horizontal platform for traffic, performing a heating operation with the one or more heating elements;
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- after performing the heating operation with the one or more heating elements, slidably removing the heater tray from the one of the one or more channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.