Modular concrete unit and an assembly thereof
AssigneeFractal Tectonics Ltd.
InventorRoss BRADSEN
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Abstract
A modular concrete unit for load-bearing surfaces, and a concrete assembly having at least two modular concrete units connected by a hinging attachment. The modular unit has a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least three side walls extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The side walls of each modular unit include at least one engagement means configured for hinging attachment to a neighboring modular unit. The concrete assembly made from at least two modular units further includes at least one hinge pin connecting the engagement means of a first concrete unit and the engagement means of a second concrete unit.
Claims29
A modular concrete unit for load-bearing surfaces, comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface, and
- at least three side walls extending between the top and bottom surfaces, said side walls including at least one engagement means configured for hinging attachment to a neighboring concrete unit.
A concrete assembly comprising:
- (i) at least first and second modular concrete units connected by hinging attachment, each unit comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface, and
- at least three side walls extending between the top and bottom surfaces, said side walls including at least one engagement means configured for hinging attachment to a neighboring concrete unit;
- and
- (ii) at least one hinge pin connecting the engagement means of the first concrete unit and the engagement means of the second concrete unit.
The concrete assembly according to 13, wherein one of the concrete units is thinner than the other concrete unit.
The concrete assembly according to 21, wherein the projection extending from the thinner concrete unit has a shorter length than the projection of the thicker concrete unit.
The concrete assembly according to 22 wherein the elongate passages in the projections of the thicker and thinner units are located substantially the same distance from the top surface of each concrete unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.