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US 5,845,457 AGranted
Floor, method for manufacturing it, and building including at least one such floor
AssigneeRebuild World RBW S.A.
InventorJacques Wybauw
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Abstract
A floor for buildings is disclosed. The floor comprises a prefabricated reinforced concrete slab (1) with a smooth flat top surface (15), said slab (1) having been cast upside-down in a mould with a smooth flat bottom (2). Said slab (1) is supported on a base (11) arranged beneath the slab (1) with the weight of the slab (1) uniformly distributed thereover. A method for making said floor is also disclosed.
Claims10
Method for producing a floor for a building, including the following operations:
- a) providing a mould for a reinforced concrete slab, this mould including a mould bottom with a flat and smooth surface and a frame against which the edges of the slab will be formed, this frame being fixed detachably to the mould bottom,
- b) placing this mould in a horizontal plane, the flat and smooth surface of the mould bottom facing upwards,
- c) placing a concrete reinforcement in this mould,
- d) putting in place in this mould dismantlable securing means capable of securing the bottom of the mould and the concrete slab together after the latter has been moulded,
- e) pouring concrete into the mould and leaving the slab thus formed to cure,
- f) producing a support on which the concrete slab will be placed and on which the weight of this slab will be distributed substantially uniformly,
- g) transporting the concrete slab contained in its mould to the said support,
- h) removing the frame from the mould,
- i) turning the assembly formed by the mould bottom and the concrete slab upside down and placing this assembly on the said support,
- j) detaching the concrete slab from the mould bottom and removing this mould bottom.
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