Expansion joint seal assembly

An expansion joint seal assembly for sealing the gap between adjacent deck sections, comprising:

• a. an elongated body of elastomeric material having two elongated compression pads extending along each side of said elongated body and an elongated flexible sealing section connected between said compression pads, each of said compression pads being designed for placement on one of said deck sections on the opposite side of said gap from the other of said compression pads, with said flexible sealing section spanning said gap,
• b. each of said compression pads having a bottom surface designed for sealing engagement with the deck section on which the pad is placed, and also having two spaced apart, upwardly extending longitudinal ribs on the topside of the pad,
• c. at least one metal insert member extending through each of said compression pads between said longitudinal ribs,
• d. at least one metal cover plate placed on top of each said compression pads, each of said cover plates extending over the ribs of its associated compression pad and over the metal insert member located between said ribs,
• e. a fastener designed to be secured to said deck section and extending up through holes in said metal insert member and said metal cover plate, said fastener having means for holding said metal cover plate pressed against said ribs of said compression pad to secure said compression pad to said deck section, with said bottom surface of said compression pad in firm sealing engagement with said deck section.