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US 8,852,724 B2Granted
Bridge member spanning formliner joint
AssigneeAdvanced Formliners, LLC
InventorShane Calmes
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Abstract
A form liner system comprises a first form liner, a second form liner and a bridge member. Each form liner comprises a plurality of raised portions defining a plurality of cells and at least one partial cell. The form liners are arranged such that the partial cells form a collective cell. The bridge member can be oriented in said collective cell, wherein a first portion of the bridge member is oriented in the first liner partial cell and a second portion of the bridge member is oriented in the second liner partial cell.
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A form liner system comprising:
- a first form liner comprising a plurality of raised portions defining a plurality of cells, said raised portions fully surrounding at least one cell, said first form liner comprising at least one first liner partial cell having an edge that is not defined by a raised portion;
- a second form liner adjacent to said first form liner;
- said second form liner comprising at least one raised portion defining a second liner partial cell, said second liner partial cell having an edge that is not defined by a raised portion, said first liner partial cell and said second liner partial cell forming a collective cell;
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- a bridge member oriented in said collective cell, a first portion of said bridge member oriented in said first liner partial cell, a second portion of said bridge member oriented in said second liner partial cell, a thickness of said bridge member being less than a depth of said collective cell.
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A form liner system comprising:
- a first form liner comprising a plurality of raised portions defining a plurality of cells, said raised portions fully surrounding at least one cell, said first form liner comprising at least one first liner partial cell having an edge that is not defined by a raised portion;
- a second form liner adjacent to said first form liner;
- said second form liner comprising at least one raised portion defining a second liner partial cell, said second liner partial cell having an edge that is not defined by a raised portion, said first liner partial cell and said second liner partial cell forming a collective cell;
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- a bridge member oriented in said collective cell, a first portion of said bridge member oriented in said first liner partial cell, a second portion of said bridge member oriented in said second liner partial cell, a shape of said bridge member being similar to a shape of said collective cell;
- wherein a surface of said bridge member, a surface of a cell of said first form liner and a surface of a cell of said second form liner each comprise similar surface texturing.
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A form liner system comprising:
- a first form liner comprising a plurality of raised portions defining a plurality of cells, said raised portions fully surrounding at least one cell, said first form liner comprising at least one first liner partial cell having an edge that is not defined by a raised portion;
- a second form liner adjacent to said first form liner;
- said second form liner comprising at least one raised portion defining a second liner partial cell, said second liner partial cell having an edge that is not defined by a raised portion;
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- a bridge member;
- wherein said first liner partial cell and said second liner partial cell are constructed and arranged to form a collective cell, said bridge member sized to fit in said collective cell, a thickness of said bridge member being less than a height of a raised portion bounding said first liner partial cell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.