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US 8,398,333 B2Granted
Expansion joint holder
OwnerDon L. Curetoninventor
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Abstract
An expansion joint holder on an existing slab of concrete employs teeth that releasably grip and hold an expansion joint when an adjoining slab is poured, and is provided with an upstanding handle for installation and subsequent removal after the adjoining slab has been poured or placed against the expansion joint.
Claims4
An expansion joint holder comprising:
- a baseplate adapted to overlie an existing section of concrete and having an upstanding handle thereon to permit the baseplate to be placed on the existing section of concrete;
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- an endplate depending from said baseplate and provided with means including an inwardly projecting tooth for engaging an expansion joint separating said existing section from abutting uncured concrete to hold the expansion joint until the uncured concrete is set sufficiently to maintain the expansion joint in place, whereby the expansion joint holder may then be removed and reused as successive sections are poured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.