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US 2025/0017198 A1Published application
Collar assembly
AssigneeInnovation Logic Intellectual Property Pty Ltd
InventorMichael O'DARE
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Abstract
The present invention resides in a collar assembly to impede ingress of insects through a concrete slab, the collar assembly comprising two or more base members; and at least one flange member slideably engageable with the two or more base members. The present invention alleviates the problems associated with ingress of insects through a space between pipes and a concrete slab.
Claims14
A collar assembly to impede ingress of insects through a concrete slab, the collar assembly comprising:
- two or more base members, wherein each base member comprises a first connecting portion;
- and
- at least one flange member slideably engageable with the two or more base members,
- wherein each flange member comprises a second connecting portion that is complementary to the first connecting portion;
- wherein rotation of one of the at least one flange members secures the first connecting portion of adjacent base members to the second connecting portion of the flange member.
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A method of forming a barrier to impede ingress of insects through a concrete slab, the method including the steps of:
- locating two or more base members and at least one flange member around a pipe, wherein each base member comprises a first connecting portion, wherein each flange member comprises a second connecting portion that is complementary to the first connecting portion;
- engaging the at least one flange member to at least one of the two or more base members;
- and
- rotating one of the flange member such that the second connecting portion thereof secures the first connecting portions of adjacent base members;
- to thereby form a barrier to impede ingress of insects through a concrete slab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.