US4930939A
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Wall with gravity support structure, building element and method for construction thereof
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-01-25
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2009-01-25
Abstract
Abstract The wall according to the present invention comprises a gravity support structure with a plurality of compartments or cells which are filled with bulk material and surrounded or subdivided by flat and flexible envelope material, and on one front side or on both opposite front sides of this gravity support structure a forepart, preferably in the form of a supporting grid structure, which is positively or frictionally connected with said gravity support structure. Such combined wall structure can be used for slope supporting as well as for noise absorbing or partition purposes, in the latter cases e.g. in the form of a stand-alone structure. An essential function of the foreparts is the protection of the front portions of the envelope material holding the bulk material filling against violation and solar irradiation. The stability of the combined wall is greatly enhanced by anchoring the foreparts to the gravity support structure by means of comparatively inexpensive tensile elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Felix P. Jaecklin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:22
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D29/00; E02D29/02; E02D29/0225; E02D29/0241; E02D29/025; E02D29/0258; E02D29/0266
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A wall, particularly constructed as a slope-supporting wall, comprising a support structure with a plurality of compartments, each compartment being at least partially defined by flexible sheet material that extends along layers of bulk material, the wall further comprising at least one forepart, said forepart including a rear side adjacent said support structure, said rear side including at least one supporting element projecting at an angle, particularly transversely, in relation to the direction in which said flexible sheet material extends along said layers of bulk material, said rear side further including at least one space neighboring said supporting element and being arranged at least partially offset in relation to said supporting element in a direction towards a front side of said forepart, at least a part of said flexible sheet material extending from said support structure into said space and over said projecting element so as to form a positive connection with said forepart.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A wall, particularly constructed as a slope-supporting wall, comprising a support structure with a plurality of compartments, each compartment being at least partially defined by flexible sheet material that extends along layers of bulk material, the wall further comprising at least one forepart, said forepart including a rear side adjacent said support structure, said rear side including at least one supporting element projecting at an angle, particularly transversely, in relation to the direction in which said flexible sheet material extends along said layers of bulk material, said rear side further including at least one space neighboring said supporting element and being arranged at least partially offset in relation to said supporting element in a direction towards a front side of said forepart, at least a part of said flexible sheet material extending from said support structure into said space and over said projecting element so as to form a positive connection with said forepart.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A wall according to claim 1 in which said forepart is constructed of narrow trough-like building elements so as to be tilt-resistant, said elements connected with said supporting structure so as to balance a portion of bulk material pressure in said support structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wall according to claim 2, further including a pressure transmitting space provided between a front side of said support structure and said forepart, said pressure transmitting space being filled with low-density bulk material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A wall according to claim 1, in which said forepart is constructed of a plurality of superimposed building elements, said elements being inclined toward said building structure and maintained in said inclined position by distance elements positioned in said support structure, whereby said forepart forms a tilt-resistant unit with said support structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A wall according to claim 1, further including two opposite front sides formed by two corresponding foreparts and further including a central support structure positioned between said two foreparts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wall according to claim 5 further comprising at least one anchoring structure for connecting said two foreparts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wall according to claim 6, in which said anchoring structure comprises at least one flexible tensile anchoring element in the form of flexible flat material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A wall according to any one of the preceding claims, in which said forepart comprises a grid structure containing a bulk material filling.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
A wall according to claim 1 wherein said forepart comprising a grid structure including a plurality of building elements, each having a front side and a rear side, in which in the region of each said rear side there is formed at least one projection directed upwards, and at least one space formed in each said element neighboring said projection and being arranged offset in relation thereto in a direction towards said front side.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A wall according to claim 9, in which each projection is formed as a rib extending substantially parallel to the plane of the rear side of said forepart.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A wall according to claim 9, in which each said building element comprises a serial arrangement of projections in the region of the rear side of each element, said serial arrangement extending substantially in parallel to the plane of the rear side of said forepart.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-06-04 | 1997-12-04 | 1998-06-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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