Edge protection system with intersection module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11280087-B2
Application number	US-201816753114-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2018
Priority date	Oct 13, 2017
Publication date	Mar 22, 2022
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022

Abstract

An edge protection system for use with concrete flooring, including an initial edge unit having a first part and a second part, the first part for coupling to an edge portion of a first concrete flooring panel and the second part for coupling to an opposed edge portion of a second, neighbouring, concrete flooring panel, the system also including an angled edge unit having a first part and a second part, the first part for coupling to another edge portion of the second concrete flooring panel and the second part for coupling to an opposed edge portion of a third, neighbouring, concrete flooring panel, and a modular intersection part at an intersection of the first to third panels, wherein the modular intersection part is adapted to be coupled to the initial edge unit with the initial edge unit extending radially from the modular intersection part in a first direction, and wherein the modular intersection part is adapted to be coupled to the angled edge unit with the angled edge unit extending radially from the modular intersection part in a second direction at an angle to the first direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An edge protection system for use with concrete flooring, the edge protection system comprising:
an initial edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to an edge portion of a first concrete flooring panel and the second part couplable to an opposed edge portion of an adjacent second concrete flooring panel;
an angled edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to another edge portion of the second concrete flooring panel and the second part couplable to an opposed edge portion of an adjacent third concrete flooring panel;
a modular intersection part separate from the initial edge unit and separate from the angled edge unit, modular intersection part positionable at an intersection of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, and the third concrete flooring panel, wherein the modular intersection part includes a first section couplable to the initial edge unit such that the initial edge unit extends radially from the modular intersection part in a first direction, and wherein the modular intersection part includes a second section couplable to the angled edge unit such that the angled edge unit extends radially from the modular intersection part in a second direction at an angle to the first direction; and
a bridging pin couplable to the modular intersection part, the initial edge unit, and the angled edge unit, the bridging pin including a first section configured to extend radially from the modular intersection part in the first direction, the bridging pin including a second section configured to extend radially from the modular intersection part in the second direction.

2. The edge protection system of claim 1 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The edge protection system of claim 2 , wherein the modular intersection part includes an upper face portion configured to extend over at least a corner portion of each of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, and the third concrete flooring panel.

4. The edge protection system of claim 1 , wherein the modular intersection part includes an upper face portion configured to extend over at least a corner portion of each of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, and the third concrete flooring panel.

5. The edge protection system of claim 4 , wherein the upper face portion includes a crack forming edge.

6. An edge protection system for use with concrete flooring, the edge protection system comprising:
a first edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to a first edge portion of a first concrete flooring panel and the second part couplable to a first edge portion of an adjacent second concrete flooring panel;
a second edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to a second edge portion of the second concrete flooring panel and the second part couplable to a first edge portion of a third concrete flooring panel adjacent to the second concrete flooring panel;
a modular intersection part separate from the first edge unit and separate from the second edge unit, the modular intersection part positionable at an intersection of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, and the third concrete flooring panel, wherein the modular intersection part includes a first section couplable to the first edge unit such that the first edge unit extends from the modular intersection part in a first direction, and wherein the modular intersection part includes a second section couplable to the second edge unit such that the second edge unit extends from the modular intersection part in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction; and
a loop lock including a first upright section couplable to the first section of the modular intersection part, a second upright section couplable to the second section of the modular intersection part, and a third transversely extending section connecting the first upright section and to the second upright section, the third transversely extending section shaped and sized to extend transversely from the first upright section and the second upright section into an area defined by the first section of the modular intersection part and the second section of the modular intersection part.

7. The edge protection system of claim 6 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

8. The edge protection system of claim 7 , wherein the modular intersection part includes an upper face portion configured to extend over at least a corner portion of each of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, and the third concrete flooring panel.

9. The edge protection system of claim 6 , wherein the modular intersection part includes an upper face portion configured to extend over at least a corner portion of each of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, and the third concrete flooring panel.

10. The edge protection system of claim 9 , wherein the upper face portion includes a crack forming edge.

11. The edge protection system of claim 6 , wherein the modular intersection unit defines openings configured to receive a bridge pin configured to connect the first edge unit and the second edge unit.

12. The edge protection system of claim 6 , wherein the modular intersection unit defines openings configured to receive the loop lock.

13. The edge protection system of claim 12 , wherein the loop lock is configured to extend into the second concrete flooring panel.

14. The edge protection system of claim 6 , which includes a third edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to a second edge portion of the third concrete flooring panel and the second part couplable to a first edge portion of an adjacent fourth concrete flooring panel.

15. The edge protection system of claim 14 , which includes a fourth edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to a second edge portion of the fourth concrete flooring panel and the second part couplable to a second edge portion of the first concrete flooring panel.

16. The edge protection system of claim 15 , wherein the modular intersection part is positionable at an intersection of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, the third concrete flooring panel, and the fourth concrete flooring panel.

17. The edge protection system of claim 16 , wherein the modular intersection part includes an upper face portion configured to extend over at least a corner portion of each of the first concrete flooring panel, the second concrete flooring panel, the third concrete flooring panel, and the fourth concrete flooring panel.

18. An edge protection system for use with concrete flooring, the edge protection system comprising:
a first edge unit including a first part and a second part, the first part couplable to a first edge portion of a first concrete flooring panel;
a second edge unit including a first part and a second part, the second part couplable to a second edge portion of the first concrete flooring panel;
a modular intersection part separate from the first edge unit and separate from the second edge unit, the modular intersection part positionable at a corner of the first concrete flooring panel, wherein the modular intersection part includes a first section couplable to the first edge unit such that the f

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Murdoch Thomas James
• Mason Greg Stephen

Classifications

• E04B1/483 Primary

  Shear dowels to be embedded in concrete · CPC title

• E01C11/08

  Packing of metal {(E01C11/045 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• E04B1/6807

  Expansion elements for parts cast in situ · CPC title

• E01C11/126

  Joints with only metal and prefabricated packing or filling · CPC title

• E04B2005/322

  with permanent forms for the floor edges · CPC title