Side weld plate for concrete slabs

Claim 1

A concrete structural element for attachment to an adjacent surface, the concrete structural element comprising: a concrete slab having a pair of opposing planar faces being generally parallel to one another and at least one attachment side edge, at least a portion of the length of said side edge defining an acute angle with respect to one of said planar faces; at least one side well plate partially embedded in said concrete slab, said weld plate comprising a generally planar body section disposed generally parallel between said opposing planar faces of said slab, said body section defining at least one opening therein with said concrete slab located totally around at least three sides of said body section, and a flange section integral with and adjacent an outer edge of said body section, said flange section extending upwardly from said body section generally at said acute angle relative to said body section, an inner surface of said flange section extending upwardly at said acute angle in substantially continuous contact with said side edge of said concrete slab, and an outer surface opposite said inner surface extending upwardly at said acute angle for being at least partially exposed for attachment to an adjacent surface, whereby when said side weld plate of the concrete structural element is positioned adjacent a surface to be attached to said concrete structural element, a generally V-shaped space is defined therebetween for receipt of an element therein for welding thereto.