Patent Application
20210148078
This invention relates to a wall, footer and roof systems that interlock and are polymer forms that are fillable with light weight cementitious materials that have entrained air to provide high insulative as well as fire retardant qualities. The present invention generally relates to relates to an insulated concrete form that is stronger than conventional insulated concrete forms so that it can extend from floor to ceiling. It also relates to poured concrete walls and, more particularly, to poured concrete walls including a layer of thermal insulation in which the insulation layer is secured to the concrete wall at the time of pouring the concrete. And this relates to a prefabricated formwork for concrete and more particularly to a collapsible prefabricated formwork for concrete walls. This invention relates generally to structural panels for buildings and is particularly directed to structural insulated panels having a cementitious core, opposed facings of common structural materials attached to the core, and a peripheral edge bonded to the edges of the core and facings. The present invention relates to structural insulated panels such as for building exterior walls, and building structures using same.
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A novelty search was completed and as far as known, there are no fillable, Stay-In Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability or the like. It is believed that this system is unique in its design and technologies.
The improvement and problem solved as to wall systems is the capability to have rapidly installed systems that have walls with interior and exterior surfaces prefabricated, footer systems and roof systems that interlock with the walls, and the ability to fill the polymer forms of the walls, footers and roof with light weight cementitious materials that have entrained air to provide high insulative as well as fire retardant qualities.
A novelty search revealed no patents or applications like the fillable, Stay-In Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability.
As can be observed, none of the prior art has anticipated or caused one skilled in the art of fillable wall panels to see this new invention by Burton as obvious to a person skilled in the ordinary art of the industry of fillable wall systems. The pre-made wall forms completed by a 3-D printer provides an answer to the quick and accurate method to provide wall systems for residential and commercial applications. It is neither anticipated nor rendered obvious by the prior art found in the search.
This invention relates to a wall, footer and roof systems that interlock and are polymer forms that are fillable with light weight cementitious materials that have entrained air to provide high insulative as well as fire retardant qualities.
The preferred embodiment of a fillable, Stay-In-Place footer and wall system with an insertable mating connection comprised of a series of form sections whereby each form section has an interior cavity and an exterior surface, whereby the form sections is manufactured by a three-dimensional printing machine and consists of a durable material, whereby each of the form sections consists of a widened base at a lower end and a wall section located above the widened base, and whereby each form section has a male end and an opposite female end wherein the male end of a first form section is inserted into the female end of a second section and so on for the series so that the each contiguous male and female insertion creates a secured junction between contiguous form sections and wherein the contiguous form sections create a continuous interior cavity between the said form sections a left turn and a right turn component for the footer and wall system with an insertable mating connection; and a cementitious material placed into the interior cavity of the form sections by a one-pour method of placing the cementitious material wherein the wall system can be made in various universal lengths and widths to create a building structure. An alternative embodiment is: a fillable, Stay-In-Place footer and wall system with a POP/snap Together Assembly comprised of: a series of form sections whereby each form section has an interior cavity and an exterior surface, whereby the form sections is manufactured by a three-dimensional printing machine and consists of a durable material, whereby each of the form sections consists of a widened base at a lower end and a wall section located above the widened base, and whereby each contiguous form section has two female receiving ends wherein a POP/snap-together connector is inserted into the contiguous female end of a first form section and then the POP/snap-together connector is inserted into a contiguous second form section and so on for the series so that the pair of contiguous female receiving ends and the Pop/snap together connector create a secured junction between contiguous form sections and wherein the contiguous form sections create a continuous interior cavity between the said form sections; a set of corners; and a cementitious material placed into the interior cavity of the form sections by a one-pour method of placing the cementitious material wherein the wall system can be made in various universal lengths and widths to create a building structure. Another alternative embodiment is: a universal one-pour wall system comprised of a series of form sections with a first and a second end whereby each end of each form section is placed contiguous to the end of the next form section creating a joint between each contiguous form section, the form sections being manufactured by a three-dimensional printing machine and consisting of a durable material and whereby each of the form sections consists of a widened base at a lower end and a wall section located above the widened base and whereby each form section has an interior cavity and an exterior surface; a series of slat connectors placed on the exterior surface of the form sections at the joint between each contiguous form section; a means to secure each of the slat connectors to the exterior surface of the form sections at the respective joint; and a cementitious material placed into the interior cavity of the form sections by a one-por method of placing the cementitious material wherein the wall system can be made in various universal lengths and widths to create a building structure.
The newly invented fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability may be manufactured at low volumes by very simple means and in high volume production by more complex and controlled systems.
There are several objects and advantages of the fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability. There are currently no known construction systems that are effective at providing the objects of this invention.
The fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability has various advantages and benefits:
Finally, other advantages and additional features of this present construction system will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the full description of the device. For one skilled in the art of form and construction panel systems, it is readily understood that the features shown in the examples with this product are readily adapted to other types of panel and construction forming and building systems and devices.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the Special construction system. It is understood, however, that the system as presented and anticipated is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
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This invention relates to a wall, footer and roof systems that interlock and are polymer forms that are fillable with light weight cementitious materials that have entrained air to provide high insulative as well as fire retardant qualities. The present invention generally relates to insulated concrete forms. More particularly, this invention relates to an insulated concrete form that is stronger than conventional insulated concrete forms so that it can extend from floor to ceiling. It also relates to poured concrete walls and, more particularly, to poured concrete walls including a layer of thermal insulation in which the insulation layer is secured to the concrete wall at the time of pouring the concrete. And this relates to a prefabricated formwork for concrete and more particularly to a collapsible prefabricated formwork for concrete walls. This invention relates generally to structural panels for buildings and is particularly directed to structural insulated panels having a cementitious core, opposed facings of common structural materials attached to the core, and a peripheral edge bonded to the edges of the core and facings. The present invention relates to structural insulated panels such as for building exterior walls, and building structures using same.
The advantages for the fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof Forms with an insertable mating connection 34 and fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick clip fastening system 31, with a POP/snap together wall and footer assembly, and with a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability are listed above in the introduction. Succinctly the benefits are that the device:
The preferred embodiment of a fillable, Stay-In-Place footer and wall system with an insertable mating connection 34 comprised of a series of form sections whereby each form section has an interior cavity and an exterior surface, whereby the form sections is manufactured by a three-dimensional printing machine and consists of a durable material, whereby each of the form sections consists of a widened base at a lower end and a wall section located above the widened base, and whereby each form section has a male end and an opposite female end wherein the male end of a first form section is inserted into the female end of a second section and so on for the series so that the each contiguous male and female insertion creates a secured junction between contiguous form sections and wherein the contiguous form sections create a continuous interior cavity between the said form sections a left turn and a right turn component for the footer and wall system with an insertable mating connection; and a cementitious material placed into the interior cavity of the form sections by a one-pour method of placing the cementitious material wherein the wall system can be made in various universal lengths and widths to create a building structure. An alternative embodiment is: a fillable, Stay-In-Place footer and wall system with a POP/snap Together Assembly 30 comprised of: a series of form sections whereby each form section has an interior cavity and an exterior surface, whereby the form sections is manufactured by a three-dimensional printing machine and consists of a durable material, whereby each of the form sections consists of a widened base at a lower end and a wall section located above the widened base, and whereby each contiguous form section has two female receiving ends wherein a POP/snap-together connector 40 is inserted into the contiguous female end of a first form section and then the POP/snap-together connector 40 is inserted into a contiguous second form section and so on for the series so that the pair of contiguous female receiving ends and the Pop/snap together connector create a secured junction between contiguous form sections and wherein the contiguous form sections create a continuous interior cavity between the said form sections; a set of corners 48; and a cementitious material placed into the interior cavity of the form sections by a one-pour method of placing the cementitious material wherein the wall system can be made in various universal lengths and widths to create a building structure. Another alternative embodiment is: a universal one-pour wall system 70 comprised of a series of form sections with a first and a second end whereby each end of each form section is placed contiguous to the end of the next form section creating a joint between each contiguous form section, the form sections being manufactured by a three-dimensional printing machine and consisting of a durable material and whereby each of the form sections consists of a widened base at a lower end and a wall section located above the widened base and whereby each form section has an interior cavity and an exterior surface; a series of slat connectors placed on the exterior surface of the form sections at the joint between each contiguous form section; a means to secure each of the slat connectors to the exterior surface of the form sections at the respective joint; and a cementitious material placed into the interior cavity of the form sections by a one-por method of placing the cementitious material wherein the wall system can be made in various universal lengths and widths to create a building structure.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the Special construction system 34 that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the special system 34. It is understood, however, that the fillable, Stay-In Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system 34 that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. Other examples of constriction systems, devices, and uses are still understood by one skilled in the art to be within the scope and spirit shown here.
Various durable materials are anticipated for manufacturing the three-dimensional (3-D) forms and walls. These will be manufactured by a relatively large, three-dimensional printing machine. For example and not as a limitation, the three dimensional components for the systems anticipate: Acrylonitrile Styrene (ASA) [provides UV stability; is well suited for outdoor commercial and infrastructure uses; resistant to stress cracking; can be co-extruded with other polymers; has high temperature resistance compared to similar polymers; and, is joinable to itself or ABS via Ultrasonic welding]; Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic [is wear resistant; has ease of post processing; has high ductility; is low cost; has low UV resistance; and is well suited for interior application]; polycarbonate—Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (PC-ABS) [specifically designed for greater strength and higher heat resistance]; polylactic acid (PLA); Polyamide (PA-nylon), Glass Filled Polyamide; Stereo-lithography Materials (epoxy resins); Titanium; Steel; Photopolymers; and Polycarbonate; (along with new materials for products and systems being developed currently). Also, additives such as Antimicrobial plastic additives (Microban) to resist viral and bacterial toxicity.
Various materials are anticipated for filling the three-dimensional forms and walls. For example, and not as a limitation, the fill material for the systems anticipate: Various cementitious materials 100, concrete mixes that include sand, cement, pumice, pea-gravel, water, metal strands, fiberglass strands, foam insulation, poured-in insulation, sand, dirt, aggregate stone and rock reinforcing materials, rebar, wire, carbon wire, fiberglass, nylons, synthetic products and composite materials (along with new products being developed). Certainly, air entrained and insulation additives will be in the cementitious mix along with color, fire retardants and environmental conscious/green fillers. These will be a cementitious fill 100 placed in a continuous one-pour into the interior cavity 99 of the wall systems 30,31,34,70 after adding whatever rebar and wire mesh is required/desired.
The details mentioned here are exemplary and not limiting. Other specific components and manners specific to describing a fillable, Stay-In Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system 34 that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability may be added as a person having ordinary skill in the field of fillable construction forms and building panels and their uses well appreciates.
The fillable, Stay-In-Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick clip fastening system 34, with a POP/snap together wall and footer assembly, and with a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability has been described in the above embodiment. The manner of how the device operates is described below. One notes well that the description above and the operation described here must be taken together to fully illustrate the concept.
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Many uses are anticipated for the fillable, Stay-In Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system 34 that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability. Some examples, and not limitations, are shown in the following Table.
With this description it is to be understood that the fillable, Stay-In Place footer, wall and roof forms with a quick fastening system 34 that is an insertable or snap together and has a one pour footer to eave and/or ridge capability is not to be limited to only the disclosed embodiment of system. The features of the Special construction system 34,30 described herein are intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the description.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which these inventions belong. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present inventions, the preferred methods and materials are now described above in the foregoing paragraphs.
Other embodiments of the invention are possible. Although the description above contains much specificity, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the inventions. Various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another to form varying modes of the disclosed inventions. Thus, it is intended that the scope of at least some of the present inventions herein disclosed should not be limited by the particularly disclosed embodiments described above.
The terms recited in the claims should be given their ordinary and customary meaning as determined by reference to relevant entries (e.g., definition of “plane” as a carpenter's tool would not be relevant to the use of the term “plane” when used to refer to an airplane, etc.) in dictionaries (e.g., widely used general reference dictionaries and/or relevant technical dictionaries), commonly understood meanings by those in the art, etc., with the understanding that the broadest meaning imparted by any one or combination of these sources should be given to the claim terms (e.g., two or more relevant dictionary entries should be combined to provide the broadest meaning of the combination of entries, etc.) subject only to the following exceptions: (a) if a term is used herein in a manner more expansive than its ordinary and customary meaning, the term should be given its ordinary and customary meaning plus the additional expansive meaning, or (b) if a term has been explicitly defined to have a different meaning by reciting the term followed by the phrase “as used herein shall mean” or similar language (e.g., “herein this term means,” “as defined herein,” “for the purposes of this disclosure [the term] shall mean,” etc.). References to specific examples, use of “i.e.,” use of the word “invention,” etc., are not meant to invoke exception (b) or otherwise restrict the scope of the recited claim terms. Other than situations where exception (b) applies, nothing contained herein should be considered a disclaimer or disavowal of claim scope. Accordingly, the subject matter recited in the claims is not coextensive with and should not be interpreted to be coextensive with any particular embodiment, feature, or only a single embodiment of the particular feature or combination of features is illustrated and described herein. Thus, the appended claims should be read to be given their broadest interpretation in view of the prior art and the ordinary meaning of the claim terms.
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers or expressions, such as those expressing dimensions, physical characteristics, etc. used in the specification (other than the claims) are understood as modified in all instances by the term “approximately.” At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the claims, each numerical parameter recited in the specification or claims which is modified by the term “approximately” should at least be construed in light of the number of recited significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques.
The present invention contemplates modifications as would occur to those skilled in the art. While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail in the figures and the foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only selected embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes, modifications and equivalents that come within the spirit of the disclosures described heretofore and or/defined by the following claims are desired to be protected.
This application claims the benefit of United States Provisional patent application with Ser. No. 62/936,658 filed Nov. 18, 2019, by J. Brent Burton. The application was entitled “Fillable, Stay-In Place Footer, Wall and Roof Forms with a Quick Clip Fastening System, with a POP/snap Together Wall and Footer Assembly, and with a One Pour Footer to Eave and/or Ridge Capabilities”.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62936658 | Nov 2019 | US |
