US5080523A
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Connecting stone for forming road edges
Assignee: WALDORMILLS Co ESTABLISHMENT A CORP OF LIECHTENSTEIN
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Filing: 1991-03-08
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Granted: 1992-01-14
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Expires: 2011-03-08
Abstract
Abstract Construction elements each consist of a central section and two external sections, with the central section having, in addition to flat top and bottom surfaces, two parallel side walls and four, shorter side walls arranged at angles relative to the longer side walls. Pairs of the angled side walls would intersect at right angles were they to extend to the two external sections. The two external sections are cylindrical in shape and of a height less than the height of the central section, with the remaining portion of the central section having a cylindrical wall that may be thought of as a continuation of the external section. By providing the external sections with a height less than the central section, it is possible to line up the elements adjacent to each other with the external sections of adjacent construction elements overlapping in order to form a temporary curbstone or traffic control structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Steiner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:14
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C11/00; E01C11/22; E04; E04C; E04C1/00; E04C1/39; E04C1/395; E01C11/221; E01C11/222; E01F; E01F1/00; E01F15/00; E01F15/02; E01F15/08; E01F15/081; E01F15/083; E01F15/088; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/02; E04B2/04; E04B2/06; E04B2/08; E04B2/12; E04B2002/0202; E04B2002/0243; E04B2002/0245; E04B2002/0256; E04B2002/0263
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A construction element for combination with other identical construction elements to form road edges, curb stones, and traffic islands, characterized by a connecting stone consisting of three integrally connected sections, an elongate central section and two identical substantially cylindrical sections extending outwardly from the ends of the elongate central section, wherein the central section has two parallel side walls and four, shorter side walls arranged at each end and being angled to converge to meet respective ones of the two substantially cylindrical sections and forming an angle of 145° with the respective side wall and wherein the two substantially cylindrical sections have a height no higher than half the height of the central section and the construction element has an aspect ratio higher than it is wide wherein respective base surfaces of the central section and the two substantially cylindrical sections lie on the same plane, and wherein the two substantially cylindrical sections each have a central bore substantially perpendicular to the base of the central section, whereby a spike can be inserted therein to align two substantially cylindrical sections of said identical construction elements arranged one upon another and to affix said two substantially cylindrical sections to the ground, so that a plurality of said connecting stones are serially arranged and connected to the ground.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A construction element for combination with other identical construction elements to form road edges, curb stones, and traffic islands, characterized by a connecting stone consisting of three integrally connected sections, an elongate central section and two identical substantially cylindrical sections extending outwardly from the ends of the elongate central section, wherein the central section has two parallel side walls and four, shorter side walls arranged at each end and being angled to converge to meet respective ones of the two substantially cylindrical sections and forming an angle of 145° with the respective side wall and wherein the two substantially cylindrical sections have a height no higher than half the height of the central section and the construction element has an aspect ratio higher than it is wide wherein respective base surfaces of the central section and the two substantially cylindrical sections lie on the same plane, and wherein the two substantially cylindrical sections each have a central bore substantially perpendicular to the base of the central section, whereby a spike can be inserted therein to align two substantially cylindrical sections of said identical construction elements arranged one upon another and to affix said two substantially cylindrical sections to the ground, so that a plurality of said connecting stones are serially arranged and connected to the ground.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-01-13 | 1999-07-15 | 2000-01-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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