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US 2018/0002868 A1Published application
Durable joint seal system with detachable cover plate and rotatable ribs
AssigneeSchul International Company, LLC
InventorSteven R. Robinson
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Abstract
A system which creates a durable seal between adjacent horizontal panels, including those that may be curved or subject to temperature expansion and contraction or mechanical shear. The durable seal system incorporates a plurality of ribs, a flexible member between the cover plate and the ribs and may incorporate a load transfer plate to provide support to the rib from below, and/or cores of differing compressibilities.
Claims50
An expansion joint seal comprising:
- a cover plate,
- a plurality of ribs,
- an elastically-compressible core having a core bottom surface, and a core top surface,
- each of the plurality of ribs piercing the elastically-compressible core at the core top surface,
- a flexible member attached to the cover plate and to each of the plurality of ribs,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of ribs remains rotatable in relation to the cover plate.
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An expansion joint seal comprising:
- a cover plate,
- a plurality of ribs,
- an elastically-compressible core,
- the elastically-compressible core having a first layer and a second layer,
- a plurality of ribs between the first layer elastically-compressible core and the second layer core, and
- a flexible member attached to the cover plate and to each of the plurality of ribs,
- wherein each of the plurality of ribs remains rotatable in relation to the cover plate.
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An expansion joint seal comprising:
- a cover plate,
- a plurality of ribs,
- an elastically-compressible core having a core bottom surface, and a core top surface,
- a plurality of ribs extending through the elastically-compressible core at the core top surface, the rib extending to the core bottom surface, and
- a flexible member attached to the cover plate and to each of the plurality of ribs,
- wherein each of the plurality of ribs remains rotatable in relation to the cover plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.