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US 2020/0232239 A1Published application
Modular concrete storage structure
OwnerMarvin Reiffinventor
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Abstract
A series of pre-fabricated building components assembled into modular units and further assembled into circular storage structures of various heights.
Claims19
A storage structure comprising:
- A) two or more cylindrical sections having an open bottom and top comprising:
- i) a two or more pre-formed wall segments having:
- a) tongue or groove features on each edge configured to interface with tongue or groove features of adjacent segments,
- b) a thickness greater at the edges than at the center, and
- c) features configured to support a plurality of bands encircling said two or more pre-formed segments, and
- ii) a plurality of bands substantially encircling said pre-formed wall segments of said cylindrical section:
- a) wherein said plurality of bands are not connected to a plurality of bands which encircle an adjacent section.
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A storage structure roof comprising:
- A) a plurality of pre-formed ceiling segments having:
- i) the shape of a truncated sector,
- ii) tongue or groove features on each edge configured to interface with tongue or groove features of an adjacent pre-formed ceiling segment, and
- iii) tongue or groove features on each surface configured to interface with said pre-formed wall segments.
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A method for assembling a storage structure comprising:
- A) placing said a plurality of pre-formed wall segments side-to-side having:
- i) a horizontal cross section where the face forming the interior of the section defines the arc of a circle,
- ii) tongue or groove features on each edge configured to interface with tongue or groove features of adjacent segments,
- iii) a thickness greater at the edges than at the center, and
- iv) features configured to support a plurality of bands encircling said plurality of pre-formed segments,
- B) attaching said plurality of pre-formed wall segments to form a cylindrical wall section, and
- C) attaching a plurality of bands around said cylindrical wall section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.