Apparatus and method for severing a tendon used in post-tension construction
OwnerFelix L. Sorkininventor
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Abstract
A post-tension construction apparatus including a concrete slab, an anchor embedded in the concrete slab, a tendon fixedly received by and extending through the anchor so as to have a portion extending outwardly of one end of the anchor, and a pocket formed in the concrete slab and extending outwardly from one end of the anchor. The pocket has a wall extending outwardly from one end of the anchor. The wall has a pivot point formed thereon. A cutting torch is removably received within the pocket. The cutting torch has a pivot formed thereon which is pivotally engagable with the pivot point of the pocket.
Claims14
A post-tension construction apparatus comprising:
- a concrete slab;
- an anchor embedded in said concrete slab;
- a tendon fixedly received by and extending through said anchor, said tendon having a portion extending outwardly of said anchor;
- a pocket formed in said concrete slab and extending outwardly from said one end of said anchor, said portion of said tendon extending through said pocket, said pocket having a wall extending outwardly from said end of said anchor, said wall having a pivot point formed thereon;
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- a cutting torch removably received with said pocket, said cutting torch having a pivot formed thereon, said pivot being pivotally engaged with said pivot point of said pocket.
A method of cutting a tendon extending outwardly from an end of an anchor embedded in a concrete slab, the method comprising:
- forming a pocket in the concrete slab adjacent the end of the anchor;
- forming a pivot point in a wall of said pocket extending outwardly from the end of the anchor;
- forming a pivot on a head of a cutting torch, said pivot having a size and shape mateable with said pivot point;
- inserting said cutting torch into said pocket such that said pivot engages with said pivot point;
- directing a cutting nozzle of said cutting torch toward the tendon;
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- pivoting said cutting torch within said pocket such that the tendon is severed by cutting energy from said cutting nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.