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Reinforced concrete bridge decking and method of making same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-03-14
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Granted: 1981-06-09
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Expires: 1999-03-14
Abstract
Abstract Reinforced concrete bridge decking comprises a plurality of substantially identical, removable, interchangeable reinforced concrete panels having protruding tongues at opposite ends supported on and retained in place by resilient, shock absorbing pads. The panels each have a metallic frame substantially filled with concrete, and an abrasive material layer is bonded on the top surface of the concrete. The abrasive material layer provides a hard, salt resistant, anti-skid surface on the concrete panels, and also serves to strengthen the panels. The resilient pads are readily removable to release the individual panels, so that a tool can be engaged with the panels in the spaces defined between the tongues at the opposite ends thereof to remove the individual panels for maintenance or repair, or to interchange the panels with one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Mingolla
- 👤 John B. Stubbings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:56
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C9/00; E01C9/04; E01C19/00; E01C19/52; E01C19/526; E01C5/00; E01C5/06; E01C5/08; E01C5/085; E01D; E01D19/00; E01D19/12; E01D19/125; E01D2101/00; E01D2101/20; E01D2101/24; E01D2101/26; E01D2101/268
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A reinforced concrete panel, comprising: a metallic frame having opposite, longitudinally extending sides and opposite ends; longitudinally projecting tongue means on the opposite ends of the panel, for supporting the panel on a supporting surface; said frame being substantially filled with reinforced concrete; and a thin, abrasive layer bonded on top of the concrete, said abrasive layer defining an anti-skid surface, and being formed of a calcined bauxite mix and thus substantially increasing the strength of the concrete panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A reinforced concrete panel, comprising: a metallic frame having opposite, longitudinally extending sides and opposite ends; longitudinally projecting tongue means on the opposite ends of the panel, for supporting the panel on a supporting surface; said frame being substantially filled with reinforced concrete; and a thin, abrasive layer bonded on top of the concrete, said abrasive layer defining an anti-skid surface, and being formed of a calcined bauxite mix and thus substantially increasing the strength of the concrete panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A panel as in claim 1, wherein a steel reinforcing cage is in the concrete, extending substantially over the entire frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A panel as in claim 2, wherein the reinforcing cage comprises two substantially identical halves disposed in side-by-side relation in the panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A panel as in claim 2, wherein the tongue means comprises a pair of laterally spaced apart tongues at each end of the panel, said concrete filling the tongues and comprising a continuous mass with the concrete in the panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A panel as in claim 4, wherein the panel is generally rectangularly shaped, and has substantially flat, straight sides; and the frame is torsionally reinforced by a plurality of diagonally extending braces secured at their opposite ends in the corners of the frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
Deck structure for bridges or the like, comprising: deck support means comprising a sub-decking; a plurality of parallel, spaced apart rails extending across the deck and secured on the deck support means, said rails each having laterally projecting foot flanges and a laterally enlarged head; a plurality of deck panels spanning the distance between adjacent rails and supported on said rails; resilient bearing pads engaged between the panels and the foot flanges of the rails to resiliently support the panels on the rails; and resilient locking wedges engaged between the panels and the head of the rails to retain the panels in place on the rails, said resilient bearing pads and locking wedges comprising the only connection between the panels and rails.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
122 words
Deck structure for bridges or the like, comprising: deck support means comprising a sub-decking; a plurality of parallel, spaced apart rails extending across the deck and secured on the deck support means, said rails each having laterally projecting foot flanges and a laterally enlarged head; a plurality of deck panels spanning the distance between adjacent rails and supported on said rails; resilient bearing pads engaged between the panels and the foot flanges of the rails to resiliently support the panels on the rails; and resilient locking wedges engaged between the panels and the head of the rails to retain the panels in place on the rails, said resilient bearing pads and locking wedges comprising the only connection between the panels and rails.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
Deck structure as in claim 6, wherein: the deck panels comprise reinforced concrete panels having protruding tongue means at the opposite ends thereof, said tongue means being engaged and supported on the resilient bearing pads, and the resilient locking wedges being engaged between the tongue means and the head of the rails.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
Deck structure as in claim 7, wherein: the deck panels each comprise a metal frame with sidewalls and opposite ends; and the tongue means comprise a pair of spaced apart tongues on each end of each panel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
Deck structure as claim 8, wherein: each bearing pad has a length substantially equal to the width of each tongue, and the bearing pads are spaced from one another and are engaged only beneath the tongues; said locking wedges being disposed in end-to-end contiguous relationship.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
Deck structure as in claim 8, wherein: the deck panels are generally rectangular in configuration, and have opposite, longitudinally extending metal sidewalls, the adjacent sidewalls of adjacent panels being in flat, metal-to-metal engagement with one another.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
Deck structure as in claim 6, wherein: the deck panels comprise reinforced concrete panels having a thin, abrasive layer bonded on the top surface thereof to define an anti-skid surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
Deck structure as in claim 11, wherein: the abrasive layer comprises a calcined bauxite mix and is thus salt resistant, and also substantially increases the strength of the concrete panel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
50 words
Deck structure as in claim 9, wherein: a thin abrasive layer of calcined bauxite mix is bonded on the top surface of the concrete to define an anti-skid surface and to make the panel resistant to road salt and the like and to increase the strength of the concrete panel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
Deck structure as in claim 6, wherein: the resilient bearing pads and resilient locking wedges comprise rubber.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
91 words
Deck structure as in claim 12, wherein the calcined bauxite mix comprises 3.7 parts of bauxite and sand to one part cement, 0.58 parts of water to one part of cement and 17 parts of bauxite to 3 parts of sand, said bauxite having a particle size ranging from dust to a size capable of passing through 1/4 inch mesh, said calcined bauxite layer having a thickness of approximately 3/4 of an inch, the relative proportions of said bauxite mix being variable within plus or minus about 5% of said proportions.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
101 words
The method of constructing a deck structure for bridges or the like, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of substantially identical deck panels; securing a plurality of parallel, spaced apart rails each having laterally projecting foot flanges and a laterally enlarged head, on a sub-decking; placing resilient bearing pad means on the foot flanges of the rails; placing the panels to span the distance between adjacent rails with opposite ends thereof resting on the resilient bearing pads; and inserting resilient locking means between the head of the rails and the ends of the panels to secure the panels in place.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
101 words
The method of constructing a deck structure for bridges or the like, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of substantially identical deck panels; securing a plurality of parallel, spaced apart rails each having laterally projecting foot flanges and a laterally enlarged head, on a sub-decking; placing resilient bearing pad means on the foot flanges of the rails; placing the panels to span the distance between adjacent rails with opposite ends thereof resting on the resilient bearing pads; and inserting resilient locking means between the head of the rails and the ends of the panels to secure the panels in place.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as in claim 15, including the step of interchanging one panel with another, by removing the locking means to release the panels, lifting the panels from between the rails, and replacing each panel in the place of the other.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
94 words
Deck structure for bridges or the like as in claim 6, wherein said deck panels each comprise a metallic frame having opposite, longitudinally extending sides and opposite ends; longitudinally projecting tongue means on the opposite ends of the panel, for supporting the panel between said adjacent rails; said frame being substantially filled with reinforced concrete, the reinforcing for said concrete comprising a steel reinforcing cage extending substantially over the entire frame, said frame being torsionally reinforced by a plurality of diagonally extending braces secured at their opposite ends in the corners of the frame.
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