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Method of dry construction and set of elements for carrying out the same
Assignee: Dic
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Filing: 1958-10-30
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Granted: 1963-02-05
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Expires: 1978-10-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Baudoux Edmond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:59
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2/14; E04B2/16; E04B2002/0202; E04B2002/0204; E04B2002/021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
410 words
A PRE-CALCULATED FLOOR CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS HAVING OPPOSITE WALLS OF GIVEN SPACING, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, ANCHORING ELEMENTS RESTING ON TOP OF SAID WALLS AND OF SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED CROSS SECTION TO PROVIDE SPACED INNER AND OUTER LEGS, A BEARING SURFACE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LEGS, BEAM ELEMENTS OF ALIGNED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED CROSS SECTION JUXTAPOSED TO FORM A CONTINUOUS CONCRETE RECEIVING TROUGH, SAID BEAM ELEMENTS HAVING A LENGTH EQUAL TO A SUBMULTIPLE OF THE DISTANCE SEPARATING THE BEARING SURFACES OF ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON TOP OF SAID OPPOSITE WALLS, SUPPORTING FACES EXTENDING ON BOTH SIDES ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID BEAM ELEMENTS, TRANSOMS WHOSE HEIGHT IS EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID BEAM ELEMENTS, SUPPORTS PROVIDED ON ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID TRANSOMS, SAID SUPPORTS RESTING ON RELATED SUPPORTING FACES OF TWO ADJACENT PARALLEL BEAM ELEMENTS, AND A TONGUE AND GROOVE PROVIDED ON THE OTHER PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID TRANSOMS INTERFITTING RESPECTIVELY WITH THE CORRESPONDING FORMATIONS OF THE ADJACENT TRANSOMS, THE PORTIONS OF SAID BEAM ELEMENTS AND TRANSOMS ADJACENT SAID WALLS BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID BEARING SURFACES ON SAID LEGS, THE WIDTH OF SAID TRANSOMS BEING A SUBMULTIPLE OF THE SAID DISTANCE SEPARATING THE BEARING SURFACES OF ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON TOP OF SAID OPPOSITE WALLS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BEAMS, THE DISTANCE CORRESPONDING TO THE SUM OF THE LENGTH OF A TRANSOM AND OF THE WIDTH OF A BEAM ELEMENT BEING EQUAL TO A SUBMULTIPLE OF THE DISTANCE SEPARATING THE BEARING SURFACES OF ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON TOP OF TWO ADJACENT WALLS PARALLEL TO SAID BEAMS, SAID INNER LEGS OF SAID ANCHORING ELEMENTS BEING OF LESS HEIGHT THAN SAID OUTER LEGS, CHANNELS PROVIDED ON THE OUTER FACES OF SAID INNER LEGS, FLANGES EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID ANCHORING ELEMENTS TO THE INNER EDGE OF THE WALLS AND HAVING GROOVES IN THE UPPER SURFACE THEREOF ADJACENT SAID CHANNELS, A CLOSING ELEMENT HAVING A FILLET ALONG ITS BOTTOM EDGE AND AN INWARDLY PROJECTING WING ADJACENT ITS UPPER EDGE, SAID FILLET FITTED INTO SAID GROOVE IN SAID FLANGE AND SAID WING ABUTTING SAID INNER LEG WHEREBY THE HOLLOW AREA BOUNDED BY SAID CHANNELS, FLANGE AND CLOSING ELEMENT PROVIDES A SERVICE DUCT IN SAID WALLS, AND THE FLOOR FORMED BY SAID BEAMS AND SAID TRANSOMS PRESENTS A FLAT SURFACE AND COMPRISES A WHOLE NUMBER OF BEAM ELEMENTS AND TRANSOMS COVERING WITHOUT GAPS THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE SAID BEARING SURFACES OF SAID ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON SAID OPPOSITE WALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
410 words
A PRE-CALCULATED FLOOR CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS HAVING OPPOSITE WALLS OF GIVEN SPACING, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, ANCHORING ELEMENTS RESTING ON TOP OF SAID WALLS AND OF SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED CROSS SECTION TO PROVIDE SPACED INNER AND OUTER LEGS, A BEARING SURFACE PROVIDED ON AT LEAST ONE OF SAID LEGS, BEAM ELEMENTS OF ALIGNED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED CROSS SECTION JUXTAPOSED TO FORM A CONTINUOUS CONCRETE RECEIVING TROUGH, SAID BEAM ELEMENTS HAVING A LENGTH EQUAL TO A SUBMULTIPLE OF THE DISTANCE SEPARATING THE BEARING SURFACES OF ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON TOP OF SAID OPPOSITE WALLS, SUPPORTING FACES EXTENDING ON BOTH SIDES ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID BEAM ELEMENTS, TRANSOMS WHOSE HEIGHT IS EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID BEAM ELEMENTS, SUPPORTS PROVIDED ON ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID TRANSOMS, SAID SUPPORTS RESTING ON RELATED SUPPORTING FACES OF TWO ADJACENT PARALLEL BEAM ELEMENTS, AND A TONGUE AND GROOVE PROVIDED ON THE OTHER PAIR OF OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID TRANSOMS INTERFITTING RESPECTIVELY WITH THE CORRESPONDING FORMATIONS OF THE ADJACENT TRANSOMS, THE PORTIONS OF SAID BEAM ELEMENTS AND TRANSOMS ADJACENT SAID WALLS BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID BEARING SURFACES ON SAID LEGS, THE WIDTH OF SAID TRANSOMS BEING A SUBMULTIPLE OF THE SAID DISTANCE SEPARATING THE BEARING SURFACES OF ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON TOP OF SAID OPPOSITE WALLS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BEAMS, THE DISTANCE CORRESPONDING TO THE SUM OF THE LENGTH OF A TRANSOM AND OF THE WIDTH OF A BEAM ELEMENT BEING EQUAL TO A SUBMULTIPLE OF THE DISTANCE SEPARATING THE BEARING SURFACES OF ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON TOP OF TWO ADJACENT WALLS PARALLEL TO SAID BEAMS, SAID INNER LEGS OF SAID ANCHORING ELEMENTS BEING OF LESS HEIGHT THAN SAID OUTER LEGS, CHANNELS PROVIDED ON THE OUTER FACES OF SAID INNER LEGS, FLANGES EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID ANCHORING ELEMENTS TO THE INNER EDGE OF THE WALLS AND HAVING GROOVES IN THE UPPER SURFACE THEREOF ADJACENT SAID CHANNELS, A CLOSING ELEMENT HAVING A FILLET ALONG ITS BOTTOM EDGE AND AN INWARDLY PROJECTING WING ADJACENT ITS UPPER EDGE, SAID FILLET FITTED INTO SAID GROOVE IN SAID FLANGE AND SAID WING ABUTTING SAID INNER LEG WHEREBY THE HOLLOW AREA BOUNDED BY SAID CHANNELS, FLANGE AND CLOSING ELEMENT PROVIDES A SERVICE DUCT IN SAID WALLS, AND THE FLOOR FORMED BY SAID BEAMS AND SAID TRANSOMS PRESENTS A FLAT SURFACE AND COMPRISES A WHOLE NUMBER OF BEAM ELEMENTS AND TRANSOMS COVERING WITHOUT GAPS THE SURFACE BETWEEN THE SAID BEARING SURFACES OF SAID ANCHORING ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON SAID OPPOSITE WALLS.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-02-04 | 1966-08-06 | 1967-02-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-02-04 | 1970-08-06 | 1971-02-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-02-04 | 1974-08-06 | 1975-02-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |