Boardwalk system
AssigneePermatrak North America LLC
InventorJason Vincent Philbin
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Abstract
A boardwalk system including a plurality of treads, each tread including a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a transverse direction, wherein each tread is made of concrete. The system further includes a plurality of bases, each base being supported on a ground surface and positioned below each tread at or adjacent to a corner of the associated tread.
Claims22
A boardwalk system comprising:
- a plurality of treads, wherein each tread is a single piece of material, each tread including a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a direction transverse to a length of the tread, wherein each groove extends at least about 5% of a thickness of the associated tread, wherein the grooves are shaped and configured such that each tread presents an appearance of a plurality of planks, and wherein each tread is made of concrete;
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- a plurality of bases, each base being supported on a ground surface and positioned below each tread at or adjacent to a corner of the associated tread, wherein each base is a discrete component spaced away from and not directly coupled to any adjacent base.
A boardwalk system comprising:
- a plurality of treads, each tread including a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a direction transverse to a length of the tread, wherein each tread is made of concrete;
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- a plurality of bases, each base being supported on a ground surface and positioned below each tread at or adjacent to a corner of the associated tread, wherein the boardwalk system includes at least two treads arranged side-by-side along an inner edge of the system, and wherein the plurality of bases includes at least two inner bases, wherein each inner base spans the inner edge and at least partially supports each of the at least two treads thereon, wherein the plurality of bases include at least four outer bases which are positioned along outer edges of the system, and wherein each of the inner bases are generally shaped as rectangular prisms, and each of the outer bases are generally shaped as conical portions.
A method for assembling a boardwalk system comprising:
- accessing a plurality of treads, each tread including a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a direction transverse to a length of the tread, wherein each groove extends at least about 5% of a thickness of the associated tread, wherein the plurality of grooves are shaped and configured such that each tread presents an appearance of a plurality of planks, and wherein each tread is made of concrete;
- positioning a plurality of concrete bases on a ground surface;
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- positioning each tread on a base positioned below each tread at or adjacent to a corner of the associated tread.
A boardwalk system comprising:
- a plurality of treads, each tread including a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a direction transverse to a length of the tread, wherein each groove is spaced apart from any immediately adjacent groove by greater than three inches, wherein the plurality of grooves are shaped and configured such that each tread presents an appearance of a plurality of planks, and wherein each tread is made of concrete;
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- a plurality of concrete bases, each base being supported on a ground surface and positioned below each tread to support at least one tread thereon.
A tread that is made of concrete and includes a plurality of grooves extending entirely or substantially entirely thereacross in a direction transverse to a length of the tread, wherein each groove is straight and continuous, and extends at least about 5% and less than about 25% of a thickness of the tread, wherein the tread is a unitary, seamless single piece of concrete, and wherein the grooves are shaped and configured such that the tread presents an appearance of a plurality of planks, and wherein each groove has a width of between about ¼ inch and about ¾ inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.