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US 2008/0060283 A1Published application
Concrete eave system
OwnerMichael Arandainventor
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Abstract
A concrete eave method and system is disclosed which can be used in commercial or residential construction. The concrete eave formed by the system and method disclosed is separate from the roof truss system and, as such, the roof truss system is not subject directly to any upward forces that might be generated on the eave. The concrete eave disclosed may be formed using several concrete construction methods. The concrete eave can be formed using precast methods or poured-in-placed methods.
Claims20
A roofing system, comprising:
- a roof truss system;
- and
- a concrete eave attached to a concrete sidewall, wherein the concrete eave is formed separate from the roof truss system and the roof truss system is connected to the concrete eave.
A method for forming a concrete eave separate from a roof truss system, comprising:
- providing an eave form, a sidewall form and a roof truss system;
- positioning the eave form and the sidewall form adjacent to one another;
- pouring concrete into the eave form and the sidewall form;
- allowing the concrete to cure to an appropriate stripping strength to form a concrete eave and a concrete sidewall;
- and
- placing the roof truss system in relation to concrete eave.
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A building, comprising:
- a plurality of floor slabs;
- a plurality of concrete sidewalls having formed concrete eaves formed thereon, wherein the concrete sidewalls are connected to the plurality of floor slabs;
- and
- a roof truss system supported by the concrete sidewalls, wherein each concrete eave is a separate structure from the roof truss system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.