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US 8,745,943 B2Granted
Composite insulated precast and tilt-up concrete structures
OwnerRomeo Ilarian Ciupercainventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method of forming a concrete structure. The method comprises placing plastic concrete in a form of a desired shape, encasing the concrete in insulating material having insulating properties equivalent to at least 1 inch of expanded polystyrene and allowing the plastic concrete to at least partially cure inside the insulating material. An insulated concrete form and a method of using the insulated concrete form are also disclosed.
Claims24
A product comprising:
- a foam insulating panel having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
- an elongate anchor member having a first end and an opposite second end, a first portion of the anchor member penetrating the foam panel from the first primary surface to the second primary surface, a second portion of the anchor member extending outwardly from the first primary surface of the foam panel and terminating in a portion configured to receive and retain a concrete reinforcing member;
- a first flange formed on the elongate anchor member intermediate the first and second ends of the elongate anchor member;
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- a cap member attached to the first end of the anchor member, such that the foam panel is captured between the first flange and the cap member.
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A product comprising:
- a foam insulating panel having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
- an elongate anchor member having a first end and an opposite second end, a first portion of the anchor member penetrating the foam panel from the first primary surface to the second primary surface, a second portion of the anchor member extending outwardly from the first primary surface of the foam panel and terminating in a portion configured to receive and retain a concrete reinforcing member;
- a flange adjacent the first end of the elongate anchor member and contacting the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel.
A product comprising:
- a foam insulating panel having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
- an elongate anchor member having a first end and an opposite second end, a first portion of the anchor member penetrating the foam panel from the first primary surface to the second primary surface, a second portion of the anchor member extending outwardly from the first primary surface of the foam panel and terminating in a means for receiving and retaining a concrete reinforcing member;
- a flange adjacent the first end of the elongate anchor member and contacting the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.