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US 2020/0392679 A1Published application
System and Method for Constructing a Culvert Using Vehicle Tires
OwnerDakota Tateinventor
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Abstract
The method teaches constructing a culvert using discarded tires. The culvert's stress points are reinforced by truck tires. Additionally, the integrity of the culvert is kept intact using a predetermined formula for every 10 feet of culvert constructed.
Claims12
A method for constructing a culvert of length, l, having a central axis, the culvert made of discarded vehicle tires, the vehicle tires having a first sidewall, a second sidewall and tire treads, the culvert comprising the steps of:
- a. separating and stacking a plurality of discarded vehicle tires according to rim size, wherein the plurality of discarded tires includes at least a first tire having a first rim size and a second tire having a second rim size, wherein the first rim size has a greater circumference than the second rim size,
- b. creating a record of the plurality of discarded vehicle tires, wherein the record includes recording the condition of each one of the plurality of discarded tires,
- c. verifying the discarded tires,
- d. determining a stress point of the culvert,
- e. drilling three holes in the first sidewall of each of the plurality of discarded vehicle tires, wherein each hole is positioned equidistant from the other,
- f. drilling three holes in the second sidewall of each of the of the plurality of discarded vehicle tires, wherein each hole is positioned equidistant from the other,
- g. positioning the plurality of discarded tires including the holes in the sidewalls, such that the first sidewall of the first tire is in abutment with the first sidewall of the second tire, and wherein the holes in the first sidewall of the first tire are matched with the holes in the sidewall of the second tire, and wherein the first tire is positioned to coincide with a culvert stress point,
- h. placing a first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the first tire, placing the first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the first tire, placing the first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the second tire, placing the first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, placing the first metal rod to include a first exposed first metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the first side wall of the first tire and placing the first metal rod to include a second exposed first metal rod end through the at least one of the holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire,
- i. placing a second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the first tire, placing the second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the first tire, placing the second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the second tire, placing the second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, placing the second metal rod to include a first exposed second metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the first side wall of the first tire and placing the second metal rod to include a second exposed second metal rod end through the at least one of the holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire,
- j. placing a third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the first tire, placing the third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the first tire, placing the third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the second tire, placing the third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, placing the third metal rod to include a first exposed third metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the first side wall of the first tire and placing the third metal rod include a second exposed third metal rod end through the at least one of the holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire,
- k. placing a support plate in abutment with the second sidewall of the second tire, wherein the support plate is positioned to allow free movement of the second exposed first metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, wherein the support plate is positioned allow free movement of the second exposed second metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, and wherein the support plate is positioned to constrict the free movement of the second exposed third metal rod end through the at least one of the three holed drilled in the second sidewall of the third tire,
- l. affixing a first end of a wench cable to the support plate, wherein the first end of the wench cable is connected to the center mass of the support plate, and wherein the second end of the wench cable is attached to a wench, and wherein the wench cable is positioned parallel to the axis of the culvert, wherein the wench is affixed to a compression table,
- m. placing the first sidewall of the first tire in abutment with compression table,
- n. compressing the first sidewall of the first tire to the compression table,
- o. compressing the second sidewall of the first tire against the first sidewall of the second tire, such that the second sidewall of the first tire creates a seal with the first sidewall of the second tire,
- p. bending the first exposed end of the first metal rod, such that the first exposed end of the first metal rod is bent parallel to the first sidewall of the first tire to create a first metal rod first end sidewall constraint,
- q. bending the first metal rod first end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the first tire treads,
- r. bending the second exposed end of the first metal rod, such that the second exposed end of the first metal rod is bent parallel to the second side wall of second tire to create a first metal rod second end sidewall constraint,
- s. bending the first metal rod second end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the second tire treads,
- t. bending a first exposed end of the third metal rod, such that the first exposed end of the third metal rod is bent parallel to the first sidewall of the first tire to create a third metal rod first exposed end sidewall constraint,
- u. bending the third metal rod first exposed end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the first tire treads,
- v. rotating the compression plate to allow free movement of the second exposed end of third metal rod,
- w. bending a second exposed end of the third metal rod, such that the second exposed end of the third metal rod is bent parallel to the second side wall of second tire to create a third metal rod second end sidewall constraint,
- x. bending the third metal rod second end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the second tire treads,
- y. decompressing the first tire and the second tire by releasing pressure on the wench cable,
- z. disconnecting the wench cable from the compression plate.
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A method for constructing a culvert of length, l, having a central axis, the culvert made of discarded vehicle tires, the vehicle tires having a first sidewall, a second sidewall and tire treads, the culvert comprising the steps of:
- a. separating and stacking a plurality of discarded vehicle tires according to rim size, wherein the plurality of discarded tires includes at least a first tire having a first rim size and a second tire having a second rim size, wherein the first rim size has a greater circumference than the second rim size,
- b. creating a record of the plurality of discarded vehicle tires, wherein the record includes recording the condition of each one of the plurality of discarded tires,
- c. verifying the discarded tires,
- d. determining a stress point of the culvert,
- e. drilling three holes in the first sidewall of each of the plurality of discarded vehicle tires, wherein each hole is positioned equidistant from the other,
- f. drilling three holes in the second sidewall of each of the of the plurality of discarded vehicle tires, wherein each hole is positioned equidistant from the other,
- g. positioning the plurality of discarded tires including the holes in the sidewalls, such that the first sidewall of the first tire is in abutment with the first sidewall of the second tire, and wherein the holes in the first sidewall of the first tire are matched with the holes in the sidewall of the second tire, and wherein the first tire is positioned to coincide with a culvert stress point,
- h. placing a first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the first tire, placing the first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the first tire, placing the first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the second tire, placing the first metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, placing the first metal rod to include a first exposed first metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the first side wall of the first tire and placing the first metal rod to include a second exposed first metal rod end through the at least one of the holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire,
- i. placing a second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the first tire, placing the second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the first tire, placing the second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the second tire, placing the second metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, placing the second metal rod to include a first exposed second metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the first side wall of the first tire and placing the second metal rod to include a second exposed second metal rod end through the at least one of the holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire,
- j. placing a third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the first tire, placing the third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the first tire, placing the third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the first sidewall of the second tire, placing the third metal rod through at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, placing the third metal rod to include a first exposed third metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the first side wall of the first tire and placing the third metal rod include a second exposed third metal rod end through the at least one of the holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire,
- k. placing a support plate in abutment with the second sidewall of the second tire, wherein the support plate is positioned to allow free movement of the second exposed first metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, wherein the support plate is positioned allow free movement of the second exposed second metal rod end through the at least one of the three holes drilled in the second sidewall of the second tire, and wherein the support plate is positioned to constrict the free movement of the second exposed third metal rod end through the at least one of the three holed drilled in the second sidewall of the third tire,
- l. affixing a first end of a wench cable to the support plate, wherein the first end of the wench cable is connected to the center mass of the support plate, and wherein the second end of the wench cable is attached to a wench, and wherein the wench cable is positioned parallel to the axis of the culvert, wherein the wench is affixed to a compression table,
- m. placing the first sidewall of the first tire in abutment with compression table,
- n. compressing the first sidewall of the first tire to the compression table,
- o. compressing the second sidewall of the first tire against the first sidewall of the second tire, such that the second sidewall of the first tire creates a seal with the first sidewall of the second tire,
- p. bending the first exposed end of the first metal rod, such that the first exposed end of the first metal rod is bent parallel to the first sidewall of the first tire to create a first metal rod first end sidewall constraint,
- q. bending the first metal rod first end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the first tire treads,
- r. bending the second exposed end of the first metal rod, such that the second exposed end of the first metal rod is bent parallel to the second side wall of second tire to create a first metal rod second end sidewall constraint,
- s. bending the first metal rod second end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the second tire treads,
- t. bending a first exposed end of the third metal rod, such that the first exposed end of the third metal rod is bent parallel to the first sidewall of the first tire to create a third metal rod first exposed end sidewall constraint,
- u. bending the third metal rod first exposed end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the first tire treads,
- v. rotating the compression plate to allow free movement of the second exposed end of third metal rod,
- w. bending a second exposed end of the third metal rod, such that the second exposed end of the third metal rod is bent parallel to the second side wall of second tire to create a third metal rod second end sidewall constraint,
- x. bending the third metal rod second end sidewall constraint to be parallel to the second tire treads,
- y. decompressing the first tire and the second tire by releasing pressure on the wench cable,
- z. disconnecting the wench cable from the compression plate, wherein a multiple of the plurality of the discarded tires are truck tires, T, and wherein a multiple of the plurality of discarded tires are car tires, C, and wherein the plurality of discarded tires are placed in abutment in a predetermined sequence of abutting truck tires, T, and car tires, C, when the length of the culvert is at least 10 feet long, and wherein the predetermined sequence of abutting truck tire s and car tires is:
- TC, TCC, TCCC, TCCCC, TCCCCC, TCCCCCC, TCCCCC, TCCCC, TCCC, TCC, TC.
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