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US 2026/0218510 A1Published application
Joint edge insert
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorDarrell A. Wiatrowski
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Abstract
A joint edge insert positionable in a gap between two joint edge members of a joint edge assembly attached to two adjacent concrete slabs, and configured to provide structural support for the joint in cooperation with the joint edge members to reduce joint spalling.
Claims13
A joint edge insert comprising:
- an elongated waveform positionable between a first elongated joint edge member and a second elongated joint edge member of a joint edge assembly, wherein the first elongated joint edge member is attached to a first concrete slab, and the second elongated joint edge member is attached to a second concrete slab that is adjacent to first concrete slab, wherein the first elongated joint edge member is spaced-apart from the second elongated joint edge member;
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- a plurality of engagement clips attached to the elongated waveform, wherein the elongated waveform is engagable with a first inner surface of the first elongated joint edge member of the joint edge assembly, and the plurality of engagement clips are engageable with a second inner surface of the second elongated joint edge member of the joint edge assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.