Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Wall – ceiling – floor – or roof designed for ventilation or... – Embedded flashing
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-03
2001-10-09
Stephan, Beth A. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Wall, ceiling, floor, or roof designed for ventilation or...
Embedded flashing
C052S060000, C052S061000, C052S169140, C052S310000, C052S396020
Reexamination Certificate
active
06298621
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to devices for intercepting stagnant water and, more particularly, to a device for intercepting stagnant water, which prevents the water stagnated in an earth and sand layer from leaking out of a retaining wall.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Generally, when a great quantity of concrete is applied so as to construct a significantly large structure, such as a retaining wall, a plurality of small holes are made in the concrete while moisture in the concrete is evaporated in the process of hardening the concrete. Such small holes cause the concrete structure to be cracked as the concrete structure is contracted and expanded due to the atmospheric temperatures.
Since the stability of the structure is threatened if cracks are generated in the concrete structure and water is infiltrated into the concrete structure through the cracks, the generation of the cracks should be prevented or the interception of water should be performed.
In the past, there were used techniques wherein the water infiltrated into the concrete structure was discharged out of the structure by the installation of a plurality of water discharge conduits. Of the techniques, a technique wherein panels made of glass fiber were inserted into the retaining wall and the water infiltrated into the retaining wall was guided by the glass fiber panels was disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,845,456.
In order to prevent concrete structures from being cracked due to the contraction and expansion of concrete, there was proposed a technique wherein a wide construction area was divided into small structure units and expanding and contracting strip members were disposed between the structure units.
However, according to the above technique, though the cracks are prevented because spaces exist between the structure units, water leaks through the spaces where the expanding and contracting strip members are disposed, thereby threatening the stability of the construction structure.
Therefore, as shown in
FIG. 1
, stagnant water intercepting members
20
should be installed additionally in a retaining wall that is constructed at a place that water is easy to infiltrate, such as an underground road, a tunnel, an underground garage, an underground water reservoir and a mountain road, so as to prevent water from leaking through the spaces between the divided construction structures.
Each of the stagnant water intercepting members
20
is fitted into a space between the two expanding and contracting strip members
10
and
10
′ at its center at a right angle. The retaining wall W is constructed by applying concrete around the stagnant water intercepting members
20
.
Such a stagnant water intercepting member
20
is made of soft material, such as soft PVC or rubber, and is formed by integrating into a single body the center portion, which is disposed in the expanding and contracting strip member, and the side wing portions, which are disposed in the concrete. The shape of the stagnant water intercepting member
20
is generally as illustrated in FIG.
1
.
When time lapses after an stagnant water intercepting member of soft PVC or rubber is laid in the concrete and the concrete is hardened, the entire surface of the stagnant water intercepting member becomes separated from the concrete, thereby generating a gap between the stagnant water intercepting member and the concrete. Consequently, as illustrated by arrows in
FIG. 1
, water, which flows into the retaining wall W along one expanding and contracting strip member
10
′, passes through a gap between the stagnant water intercepting member and the concrete and, subsequently, leaks out of the retaining wall W through another expanding and contracting strip member
10
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a stagnant water intercepting device that prevents water from leaking out of a concrete construction structure.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a stagnant water intercepting device, comprising an intercepting member consisting of a semi-cylindrical center portion and two side wing portions, the semi-cylindrical center portion and the side wing portions being integrated into a single body, and two auxiliary intercepting plates respectively and fixedly fitted into each of the side wing portions of the intercepting member.
In addition, the present invention provides a stagnant water intercepting device, comprising a semi-cylindrical center portion and two intercepting side portions, the semi-cylindrical center portion and the intercepting side portions being integrated into a single body, each of the intercepting side portions having a plurality of spaced holes.
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Coleman Henry D.
Glessner Brian E.
Sapone William J.
Stephan Beth A.
Sudol R. Neil
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