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US 2011/0030298 A1Published application
Form for a concrete footing
OwnerDavid C. Paul, Alan D. Weinerinventors
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Abstract
The form for a concrete footing (10) is a mold for receiving concrete for footings on construction projects. The form has a housing (12), and a plurality of horizontal support members (16) that extend across the hollow interior of the housing. The form may be manufactured from plastic, cardboard, concrete or other materials. Vertical tubes (14) extend from the top and bottom and are hollow to allow for in situ soil sampling after the footing has been set in the excavation.
Claims20
A form for a concrete footing, comprising:
- a plurality of concrete reinforcement bars secured to one another and defining a lattice of horizontal support members;
- and
- at least one hollow soil sampling tube disposed through the lattice and secured thereto, the tube having mutually opposed open ends extending from the lattice.
A form for a concrete footing, comprising:
- a tubular housing for receiving concrete, the housing having an open top and bottom and at least one peripheral wall defining a hollow interior;
- a plurality of parallel, horizontal support members contained within the interior of the housing;
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- a plurality of parallel, vertical tube members extending through the hollow interior of the housing.
1 more element
A concrete footing, comprising:
- a body formed from concrete adapted for placement in a foundation hole, the concrete body having a top and a body;
- and
- at least one hollow tube extending through the concrete body, the tube extending at least to the top of the concrete body and below the bottom of the concrete body, the tube being adapted for passage of a soil sampler therethrough in order to test subsoil conditions in the foundation hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.