Paver mat
AssigneeInter-Mac Ventures LLC
InventorJuan Carlos ARGUELLO
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Abstract
A paver may include a paver body and at least two slots running through the paver body from one side to another side. The slots may be parallel to an upper surface of the paver body. The slots further may be aligned according to the paver's orientation in a larger paver pattern such that, when multiple pavers are assembled according to the pattern, the slots of individual pavers cooperate to generate extended channels throughout the pattern. Thus, the principles of the present invention permit manufacturers to assemble paver mats made of a plurality of the pavers weaved together by a plurality of fastening cables that fit within one or more extended channels. In one embodiment, a core puller may be used to create slots in the paver body.
Claims30
A paver, comprising:
- a paver body having a shape that accommodates an interlocking paver pattern when multiple pavers are installed, and
- at least two slots running through the paver body, oriented within the paver body to form a an extended channel with cooperating slots from other pavers when multiple pavers are assembled according to the paver pattern.
A paver mat, comprising:
- a plurality of cables, and
- a plurality of pavers, each having slots for engagement with the cables when the pavers are assembled according to a predetermined paver pattern.
A method of laying pavers, comprising:
- lifting a paver mat by a frame, the paver mat including a plurality of cables and a plurality of pavers assembled according to a paver pattern, the pavers having respective slots that form extended channels through the mat when the pavers are aligned according to the paver pattern, the cables affixed to the frame;
- and
- laying the paver mat at a desired location.
A method of making pavers, comprising:
- preparing a paver mold in a predetermined shape for a paver body, the shape corresponding to the paver body's contribution to an interlocking paver pattern;
- injecting paver material into the paver mold;
- and
- creating slots in the injected paver material before it cures, the slots positioned to form extended channels through the paver pattern when the pavers are aligned according to the paver pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.