Temporary platform or roadway and method of assembling same
OwnerKirby Williams Reeseinventor
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Abstract
A temporary platform or roadway is created using one or a plurality of optionally connected support components to form a top surface upon which panels are placed. The support components are comprised of gabion containers having one or a plurality of compartments into which a filler material is inserted. The filler material can optionally be composed of a buoyant material such as expanded polystyrene to enable flotation. A method for constructing the roadway or platform of the present invention is also disclosed.
Claims20
A portable roadway comprising:
- a) a support layer having a wire mesh top surface, wherein said wire mesh top surface defines at least one closed gabion, and said support layer comprises a plurality of wire mesh gabions, each of said wire mesh gabions having a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments being substantially full of a filler material having a density less than that of water;
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- b) a traffic layer supported by said wire mesh top surface, said traffic layer comprises a plurality of panels placed on said wire mesh top surface, wherein said panels are removable;
- wherein said portable roadway has sufficient strength to support construction vehicle traffic.
A portable platform comprising:
- a) a support layer having a wire mesh top surface, wherein said wire mesh top surface defines at least one closed gabion, and said support layer comprises a plurality of wire mesh gabions, each of said wire mesh gabions having a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments being substantially full of a filler material having a density less than that of water;
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- b) a traffic layer supported by said wire mesh top surface, said traffic layer comprises a plurality of panels placed on said wire mesh top surface, wherein said panels are removable;
- wherein said portable platform has sufficient strength to support construction vehicle traffic.
A method for constructing a portable roadway or a portable platform comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a support layer having a wire mesh top surface, wherein said wire mesh top surface defines at least one closed gabion, and wherein said support layer comprises a plurality of wire mesh gabions, each of said wire mesh gabions having a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments being substantially full of a filler material having a density less than that of water;
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- b) providing a traffic layer supported by said wire mesh top surface, said traffic layer comprises a plurality of panels placed on said wire mesh top surface, wherein said panels are removable;
- wherein each said portable roadway and each said portable platform have sufficient strength to support construction vehicle traffic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.