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US 2010/0084540 A1Published application
Pocket Forming Insert
OwnerNick Talley, Bobbie Don Peacock +3inventors
InventorsNick Talley, Bobbie Don Peacock, Bobbie Don Peacock, JR., Bryan N. Wilmoth, Tom Holak
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Abstract
This patent application is for devices and methods for forming lifting pockets in concrete structures. In some embodiments, a lifting hook or other lifting device may engage rigid or flexible cables or other structures accessible in the pocket to facilitate movement of the concrete structure.
Claims2
A pocket-forming insert comprising:
- a pocket surrounded by at least one side wall and at least one bottom wall;
- a plurality of channels formed in the side and bottom walls, wherein the plurality of channels nest with reinforcing bars to facilitate positioning of the pocket;
- at least one aperture formed in the at least one side wall;
- a cable passing through the at least one aperture of the pocket;
- and
- a lifting hook to engage the cable.
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