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US 2024/0337074 A1Published application
Pedestal paver with transparent or translucent inserts
AssigneeLight Penetrating Systems, LLC
InventorFrederick J. Sandor, JR.
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Abstract
A pedestal paver has a plurality of apertures. There are a plurality of waveguide inserts wherein there is one waveguide insert in one aperture. The waveguide inserts are formed from a transparent or translucent material to permit light generated from a light source disposed vertically below the pedestal paver to shine upwardly through the waveguide insert. The waveguide inserts have a configuration that is complementary to the portion of the body of the pedestal paver that defines the aperture. The pedestal paver is supported by the pedestal at a corner of the paver.
Claims20
A pedestal paver comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end defining a first direction therebetween, a first side and a second side defining a second direction therebetween, and a top surface and a bottom surface defining a third direction therebetween, wherein the body comprises cement;
- a plurality of apertures extending fully through the body from the top surface to the bottom surface;
- a waveguide insert that is formed from a translucent or transparent material disposed within at least one aperture from the plurality of apertures, wherein the waveguide insert is adapted to permit the transmission of light in the third direction through the waveguide insert;
- four corners of the body, wherein the four corners are supported at the bottom surface by pedestals, respectively, wherein the pedestals elevate the body above a base layer or support structure;
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- a central portion of the body, wherein the central portion of the body is suspended above the base layer or support structure, and the central portion is not in physical contact with any of the pedestals.
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A pedestal paver system comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end defining a first direction therebetween, a first side and a second side defining a second direction therebetween, and a top surface and a bottom surface defining a third direction therebetween;
- four corners of the body, wherein the four corners are supported at the bottom surface by pedestals, respectively, wherein the pedestals elevate the body above a base layer or support structure to define a space between the bottom surface of the body and the base layer or support structure;
- a central portion of the body, wherein the central portion of the body is suspended above the base layer or support structure, and the central portion is not in physical contact with any of the pedestals that support the body;
- a plurality of apertures extending fully through the body from the top surface to the bottom surface;
- a waveguide insert that shaped complementary to at least one aperture from the plurality of aperture and disposed within the at least one aperture, and the waveguide insert is formed from a translucent or transparent material;
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- a sensor in operative communication with a light source that emits light through the waveguide insert, wherein the light is altered in response to a signal generated by the sensor.
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A pedestal paver method of installation comprising:
- aligning a corner of a body of pedestal paver with a pedestal, the body of the pedestal paver having a first end and a second end defining a first direction therebetween, a first side and a second side defining a second direction therebetween, and a top surface and a bottom surface defining a third direction therebetween, wherein the body comprises cement;
- placing the corner of the body of the pedestal paver on the pedestal, wherein the pedestal is supported from below by a base layer or support structure;
- elevating the body above the base layer or support structure thereby creating a space between the bottom surface of the body and the base layer or support structure;
- suspending a central portion of the body above the base layer or support structure, wherein the central portion is centrally located from the corner, and the central portion is not in physical contact with any pedestal that otherwise supports the pedestal paver;
- disposing a light source in the space below the bottom surface of the pedestal paver;
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- activating the light source, wherein light from the light source propagates upwardly in the third direction through a waveguide insert that is formed from a translucent or transparent material that extends through the body of the pedestal paver.
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