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US 7,802,409 B2Granted
System of concrete structures having panel and column portions with rigid member and end of panel portion of one structure received in slot of column portion of adjacent structure
AssigneeIntellectual Property Management, LLC
InventorGale J. Stott
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Abstract
A concrete structure system formed of pre-cast concrete may form a wall having a decorative surface treatment. The structure system may include a column portion and a panel portion. The column portion may include a slot for receiving a panel portion of an adjacent structure. The column portion may also include an opening for receiving a substantially rigid member for supporting the column portion in an upright position. The substantially rigid member may be embedded in or attached to a footing for supporting the structure. Various different techniques for attaching the substantially rigid member and/or column portion to the footing are disclosed can be used.
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A system comprising:
- a first concrete structure and a second concrete structure, each comprising a column portion and a panel portion integrally joined with said column portion, said column portion comprising a side face with an elongated slot formed therein, said panel portion having opposing side faces that extend from said column portion to a terminal distal end face, said slot having a width at said side face that is greater than or equal to the width of said panel portion where said panel portion is joined to said column portion;
- a support having said first concrete structure received thereupon;
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- a substantially rigid member rigidly embedded within said support and received in said slot in said column portion of said first concrete structure for providing lateral support to said first concrete structure, a portion of said panel portion of said second concrete structure being received within said slot in said column portion of said first concrete structure such that said terminal distal end face of said panel portion of said second concrete structure is disposed adjacent to said substantially rigid member within said slot in said first concrete structure.
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A system comprising:
- a first concrete structure comprising:
- a first column comprising a side face with an elongated slot formed therein, said slot being bounded by two opposing side surfaces extending inward from a mouth at said side face of said first column to an end surface that faces toward said mouth of said slot;
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- a first panel having opposing side faces that extend from said first column to a first terminal distal end face that faces away from said first column;
- a support having said first concrete structure received thereupon;
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- a substantially rigid member attached to said support and received in said slot in said first column for providing lateral support to said first concrete structure, wherein said slot has a width extending between said side surfaces that is substantially constant from said mouth to said rigid member;
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- a second concrete structure comprising:
- a second column comprising a side face with an elongated slot formed therein;
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- a second panel having opposing side faces that extend from said second column to a second terminal distal end face that faces away from said second column, a portion of said second panel being received within said slot in said first column of said first concrete structure such that said second terminal distal end face is disposed adjacent to said substantially rigid member within said slot of said first concrete structure.
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A system comprising:
- a first concrete structure having a height extending from a base end to an opposing upper end, said first concrete structure comprising:
- a first column portion having a side face that extends along said height of said first column portion, an elongated slot being formed in said side face and extending along said height of said first column portion, said slot being bounded by two opposing side surfaces extending inward from a mouth at said side face of said first column portion to an end surface that faces toward said mouth of said slot;
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- a first panel portion having opposing side faces that extend from said first column portion to a first terminal distal end face, said first panel portion at said first terminal distal end face being sized to fit within said slot on said first column portion;
- a support having said base end of said first concrete structure received thereupon;
- a substantially rigid member embedded in or attached to said support and received in said slot in said first column portion toward said end surface for providing lateral support to said first concrete structure, wherein said slot has a width extending between said side surfaces that is substantially constant from said mouth to said rigid member;
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- a second concrete structure comprising:
- a second column portion comprising a side face with an elongated slot formed therein;
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- a second panel portion having opposing side faces that extend from said second column portion to a second terminal distal end face that faces away from said second column portion, a portion of said second panel portion being received within said slot of said first column portion such that said second terminal distal end face is disposed adjacent to said substantially rigid member within said slot of said first column portion.
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