US3667178A
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Method and means for binding of ground surfaces on bedding which is uneven or has a tendency to give way
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-05-22
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Granted: 1972-06-06
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Expires: 1990-05-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method and means for binding ground surfaces on bedding that is uneven or has a tendency to give way. A building and/or bedding are provided with a system of mutually connected vertical walls forming a grid, said walls forming or being provided with openings into which loose material is introduced to support the walls laterally and vertically after height adjustment or levelling of said wall system. The height adjustment or levelling is accomplished by means of jacks provided in or under the grid-work, and can be effected in one or more stages. The arrangement can be used to reinforce bedding irrespective of whether or not there is a building standing on it; modifications can be made to suit the purpose of the arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Knut Borge Algers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:17
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C3/00; E01C3/006; E02; E02D; E02D27/00; E02D27/01; E02D27/32; E02D27/34; E02D35/00; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/0007; E04B1/36; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/024; E04F15/02447; E04F15/02464; E04F15/02488; E04F15/02494; E04G; E04G23/00; E04G23/04; E04H; E04H9/00; E04H9/02; E04H9/021; E04H9/0235; E04B1/35; E04B2001/3588; E04B2001/3594
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of fixing the position of a support structure, comprising introducing substantially incompressible loose particulate material between a multiplicity of vertical intersecting strips on edge that together define a grid characterized by a plurality of series of vertically extending openings bounded by said strips with said series of openings extending in a plurality of directions, said particulate material extending through said openings and beneath said grid and supporting said grid at an elevation above a solid supporting substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of fixing the position of a support structure, comprising introducing substantially incompressible loose particulate material between a multiplicity of vertical intersecting strips on edge that together define a grid characterized by a plurality of series of vertically extending openings bounded by said strips with said series of openings extending in a plurality of directions, said particulate material extending through said openings and beneath said grid and supporting said grid at an elevation above a solid supporting substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, and movinG said grid upwardly to level said grid and to permit said particulate material to move relative to said grid to support said grid in its leveled position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
A support structure comprising a grid formed by a plurality of upright interconnected intersecting strips on edge which together form a grid characterized by a plurality of series of vertically extending openings through the grid with said series extending in a plurality of directions, and a substantially incompressible loose particulate material occupying said openings and disposed between said grid and a solid supporting substrate with said particulate material supporting said grid at an elevation above said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
A support structure comprising a grid formed by a plurality of upright interconnected intersecting strips on edge which together form a grid characterized by a plurality of series of vertically extending openings through the grid with said series extending in a plurality of directions, and a substantially incompressible loose particulate material occupying said openings and disposed between said grid and a solid supporting substrate with said particulate material supporting said grid at an elevation above said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A support structure as claimed in claim 3, in which said substrate is inclined and said grid is level.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A support structure as claimed in claim 3, and an edifice supported on said support structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A support structure as claimed in claim 5, said edifice having side walls that laterally bound said grid.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-06-06 | 1975-12-06 | 1976-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-06-06 | 1979-12-06 | 1980-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-06-06 | 1983-12-06 | 1984-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |