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AssigneeComposite Technologies Corporation
InventorsDarryl Dixon, Venkatesh Seshappa, Robert T. Long, SR., Craig Van Brocklin
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A retention housing for receiving at least one load transfer member is provided. In some embodiments, the retention housing and load transfer member may be included in a sandwich wall panel or a double wall panel. The load transfer member may transfer loads between first and second concrete elements. The retention housing may include first and second retention members, at least one guide member, and a size indicator for aligning the retention members with respect to each other. The guide member may retain the load transfer member at a predetermined angle. In some embodiments, the size indicator may correspond to the thickness of an insulation layer, such as in a sandwich wall panel. The retention housing may further include at least one depth locating means. A retention housing including first and second retention members may further include means for connecting the first and second retention members, such as in an aligned position.
A retention housing in combination with a load transfer member connecting a first concrete element to a second concrete element, an insulation layer located between said first concrete element and said second concrete element, said retention housing received by said insulation layer;
A retention housing for receiving at least one load transfer member, said load transfer member transferring loads between first and second concrete elements, comprising:
The retention housing of claim 15 wherein said retention housing includes a top and wherein said guide member is positioned between twenty and seventy degrees from the normal of said top and wherein said predetermined angle is also between twenty and seventy degrees from the normal of said top. The retention housing of claim 20 wherein said angle is between forty-five and sixty degrees from the normal of said top.
The retention housing of claim 23 wherein said retention members each include a plurality of tabs, a portion of which are removed in said aligned position, and wherein a remaining portion creates a thermal break.
A sandwich wall panel comprising:
The sandwich wall panel of claim 25 wherein said size indicator for aligning said first and second retention members corresponds to the thickness of said insulation layer.
A double wall panel comprising:
The double wall panel of claim 30 wherein said size indicator for aligning said first and second retention members corresponds to the thickness of said insulation layer and said air gap.
A retention housing for receiving at least one load transfer member, said load transfer member transferring loads between first and second concrete elements, comprising:
The retention housing of claim 32 wherein said retention members further include at least one tab which may be removed in said aligned position.
The retention housing of claim 36 wherein said size indicator for aligning said first and second retention members with respect to each other corresponds to a plurality of sizes of said retention housing.
The retention housing of claim 39 wherein at least one of said first and second retention members includes a bottom lip and said bottom lip is tapered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.