Concrete expansion joint insert including a removable portion
AssigneeJd Russell Company
InventorsCharles SNOOKS, SR., Bradley DANNA, Nicholas DANNA
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Abstract
A concrete expansion joint insert includes a body having a length between a first end and a second end, a thickness between a first side and a second side, and a height between a first edge and a second edge. The body includes a first portion having the thickness, the length, and a first amount of the height. The body includes a second portion having the thickness, the length and a second amount of the height. The first portion of the body is predisposed to be separable from the second portion of the body. A separation support member is situated within the first portion along a substantial portion of the length.
Claims20
A method of making a concrete expansion joint insert, the method comprising:
- forming a body comprising a first material;
- embedding a separation support member within a portion of the body, the separation support member comprising a second material that is different from the first material;
- and
- configuring the portion of the body including the separation support member to be separable from a remainder of the body.
A method of making a concrete expansion joint insert, the method comprising:
- forming a body having a separable first portion and a remaining second portion, the first portion and second portion extending along a longitudinal length between opposing ends of the body;
- embedding a separation support member in the first portion such that the separation support member extends longitudinally and continuously along the entire length;
- and
- configuring the first portion of the body to be separable from the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.