The present disclosure relates generally to shoring devices, for example, brackets used for bridge overhangs.
The following paragraphs are not an admission that anything discussed in them is prior art or part of the knowledge of persons skilled in the art.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,032,268 discloses a bridge overhang bracket that includes an elongate top member having inner and outer ends an elongate diagonal member having an inner end and an outer end, the outer end of the diagonal member pivotally attached to the outer end of the top member, upper and lower pivot joints secured to the top member and diagonal member, respectively, adjacent the respective inner ends thereof, and an elongate side member extending between and engaged with the upper and lower pivot joints. At least one of the pivot joints comprises an adjustable axial engagement mechanism for adjusting the position along the length of the side member at which the at least one pivot joint engages the side member.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,159,262 discloses an overhang bracket that has a top member, a side member and a diagonal member. The side and top member may be connected together through a removable connecter. A guardrail post holder allows a guardrail post to be installed at a variety of angles to the top member. Rotating the side member causes the diagonal member to translate up or down the side member. A side member locator extends upwards from the overhang bracket to indicate the location of the side member. A tie rod holder holds a tie rod in an offset position relative to the side member. The side member locator may extend upwards through further parts of the shoring system or bridge overhang structure, for example a floor of a concrete form or rebar. A worker may adjust the overhang bracket in place from a standing position on a supporting structure or the floor of the form.
The drawings included herewith are for illustrating various examples of apparatuses and methods of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of what is taught in any way. In the drawings:
Various apparatuses or methods will be described below to provide an example of an embodiment of each claimed invention. No embodiment described below limits any claimed invention and any claimed invention may cover apparatuses and methods that differ from those described below. The claimed inventions are not limited to apparatuses and methods having all of the features of any one apparatus or method described below, or to features common to multiple or all of the apparatuses or methods described below. It is possible that an apparatus or method described below is not an embodiment of any claimed invention. Any invention disclosed in an apparatus or method described below that is not claimed in this document may be the subject matter of another protective instrument, for example, a continuing patent application, and the applicant(s), inventor(s) and/or owner(s) do not intend to abandon, disclaim or dedicate to the public any such invention by its disclosure in this document.
The present disclosure relates to bridge overhang brackets. Bridge overhang brackets are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,032,268 and 7,159,262 and application Ser. No. 15/726,513 and 62/619,339, and the entire contents of each are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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The terms top, diagonal and side are used herein to assist in describing the assembly 14, and are not intended to be limiting. In some examples, the top and side members 24, 36 can depart significantly from the horizontal and vertical, respectively.
In the example illustrated, the top and diagonal members 24, 30 are pivotally attached proximate to the distal and upper ends 28, 34, and the diagonal and side members 30, 36 are pivotally attached proximate to the lower and bottom ends 32, 38. In use, ends 26, 32 are nearest the beam or other supporting structure (not shown in
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The connection element 68 is shown in
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In the example illustrated, the plates 70, 72 define eight bores 88. The bores 88 are shown to extend between and are generally orthogonal to the first and second plates 70, 72, from the outer surface 78 to the outer surface 82. In the example illustrated, the plates 70, 72 also include two apertures 90, which are formed through the supports 74. The apertures 90 are shown to extend between and are generally orthogonal to the first and second plates 70, 72, from the outer surface 78 to the outer surface 82. It will be appreciated that, in other examples, the number of bores and the number of apertures can vary.
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In the example illustrated, the side member 36 and the tie bar 18 each include threaded rods, and the passages 102, 104 can each include corresponding thread engaging elements to engage the threaded rods. In such examples, rotation of the threaded rod of the side member 36 about its axis can cause the pivot pin 98 to move along an axial length of the side member 36, and rotation of the threaded rod of the tie bar 18 about its axis can cause the pivot pin 100 to move along an axial length of the tie bar 18. In other examples, nuts or other fastening hardware can be used to secure the side member 36 and/or the tie bar 18 to the pivot pins 98, 100.
In the example illustrated, the apertures 90 of the connection element 68 receives bolts to fix the longitudinal position of the connection element 68 relative to the top member 24. As illustrated, the channel members 52, 54 can each include an array of holes extending along their lengths to provide a variety of connection points for the connection element 68. In the example illustrated, the channel members 52, 54 each include two horizontal rows of the holes, which are offset vertically.
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In the example illustrated, the diagonal member 30 includes connection tabs 106, 108 arranged intermediate the lower and upper ends 32, 34. The connection tabs 106, 108 are configured to receive bolts secured to holes in the channel members 52, 54 to connect the channel members 52, 54 and the diagonal member 30 together in the shipping/storage position. In the example illustrated, the connection tabs 106, 108 are disposed on and stand proud of an upper surface 110 of the diagonal member 30.
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It will be appreciated that by adjusting the longitudinal position of the connection element 68, the position of the diagonal and side members 30, 36 can be varied quickly and easily, and can be done without disassembling the entire assembly 14.
It will also be appreciated that the connection element 68 can include more than two of the bores 88 to provide a user with multiple locations to place the pivot pins 98, 100. Having the option of where to locate the pivot pins 98, 100 can permit the user to finely adjust the relative locations of the top member 24, the side member 36, and the tie bar 18 to locate the bridge deck support form 20 (
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Similar to the assembly 14, the assembly 214 can have four elongate members, namely, a top member 224, a diagonal member 230, a side member 236 and a tie bar 218. However, as illustrated, the top member 224 can include only a single row of holes extending along its length. Correspondingly, the assembly 214 can include a connection element 268, as shown in
It will be appreciated that by adjusting the longitudinal position of the connection element 268, the position of the diagonal and side members 230, 236 can be varied quickly and easily, and can be done without disassembling the entire assembly 214.
Compared to the assembly 14, the assembly 214 can be configured as a “light duty” version, and can be designed to handle lesser overall loads for smaller bridge overhang installation jobs. For example, and not intended to be limiting, the “heavy duty” assembly 14 can provide a carrying capacity of about 12,000 pounds, and the “light duty” assembly 214 can provide a carrying capacity of about 6,000 pounds.
While the above description provides examples of one or more apparatuses or methods, it will be appreciated that other apparatuses or methods may be within the scope of the accompanying claims.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/750,936 filed on Oct. 26, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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