US 7,441,375 B2 · Cover for pockets in precast concrete panels

Abstract

A cover for concealing an open pocket, recess or the like in a precast concrete panel following removal of a form used for positioning an anchor in the concrete panel during manufacture thereof is disclosed. The cover includes a planar or flat or substantially planar or flat top sized to cover an open pocket in a precast concrete panel, and at least one projecting member extending outward from an underside of the top of the cover. Each projecting member has two opposed end walls joined by a cross wall having a lesser height than the height of the end walls. The cross wall is positioned operatively substantially perpendicular to the two end walls of the projecting member and is operatively connected to the end walls of the projecting member. The cross wall is under compression in use and supports the end walls which have sufficient flexibility to conform to the side walls of the pocket when positioned in the pocket. In use, the cover is unconnected to any exposed anchor or other structure present in the pocket.

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Dependent claims

A cover for concealing an open pocket in a precast concrete panel, said cover comprising:

a top portion having an underside, an outward side and a peripheral edge, said top portion being planar or substantially planar and sized to conceal an open end of said pocket in said precast concrete panel;
and
at least two projecting members operatively connected to said underside of said top portion, wherein each of said at least two projecting members comprises:
a first end wall having a free top end and a base end operatively connected to said underside;
a second end wall having a free top end and a base end operatively connected to said underside, said second end wall being operatively positioned substantially opposed to said first end wall;
and
a cross wall having a first end, a second end, a bottom edge, and a top edge, said cross wall being operatively connected to said first end wall and said second end wall,
wherein a first outer side of said first end wall and a second outer side of said second end wall are constructed and arranged to abut a side wall of said pocket when operably inserted therein.

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A cover for concealing an open pocket in a precast concrete panel, said cover comprising:

a top portion having an underside, an outward side and a peripheral edge, said top portion being planar or substantially planar and sized to conceal an open end of said pocket in said precast concrete panel;
and
at least one projecting member operatively connected to said underside of said top portion, wherein said at least one projecting member comprises:
a first end wall having a free top end and a base end operatively connected to said underside, wherein distance between said free top end and said base end define length of said first end wall;
a second end wall having a free top end and a base end operatively connected to said underside, wherein distance between said free top end and said base end define length of said second end wall, said second end wall being operatively positioned substantially opposed to said first end wall;
and
a cross wall having a first end, a second end, a bottom edge, and a top edge, said cross wall being operatively connected to said first end wall and said second end wall;
wherein said at least one projecting member has sufficient flexibility to conform said first end wall and said second end wall to side walls of said open pocket once inserted therein such that said length of said first end wall and said length of said second end wall entirely abut said side walls of said pocket;
and
wherein said cross wall is under compression once said at least one projecting member is inserted in said open pocket.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cover for pockets in precast concrete panels

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Cover for pockets in precast concrete panels

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