Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Footing or foundation type
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-25
2001-01-30
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Footing or foundation type
C052S293200, C052S293300, C052S298000, C052S295000, C052S293100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06178709
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to structural foundations and more particularly pertains to a new plastic foundation system for quickly providing a structural foundation.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of structural foundations is known in the prior art. More specifically, structural foundations heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,689,926; U.S. Pat. No. 5,416,139; U.S. Pat. No. 3,783,563; U.S. Pat. No. 2,365,579; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 389,201; U.S. Pat. No. 4,615,155; U.S. Pat. No. 4,777,774; U.S. Pat. No. 4,924,641; U.S. Pat. No. 5,331,782; U.S. Pat. No. 4,455,793; PCT Patent No. WO 93/11316; PCT Patent No. 88/01327; and European Patent No. 0 058 287.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new plastic foundation system. The inventive device includes plastic components having heating elements selectively embedded within for fusing abutting portions of adjacent components.
In these respects, the plastic foundation system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of quickly providing a structural foundation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of structural foundations now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new plastic foundation system construction wherein the same can be utilized for quickly providing a structural foundation.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new plastic foundation system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the structural foundations mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new plastic foundation system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art structural foundations, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises plastic components having heating elements selectively embedded within for fusing abutting portions of adjacent components.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new plastic foundation system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the structural foundations mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new plastic foundation system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art structural foundations, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new plastic foundation system that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new plastic foundation system that is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new plastic foundation system that is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and that accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such plastic foundation system economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new plastic foundation system which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new plastic foundation system for quickly providing a structural foundation.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new plastic foundation system which includes plastic components having heating elements selectively embedded within for fusing abutting portions of adjacent components.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new plastic foundation system that can be installed and set within a drastically reduced time period compared to current conventional foundations.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new plastic foundation system that provides components fused together to form a watertight seal between adjacent components.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to utilize recyclable material in the construction of foundations.
Even still another object of the invention is to provide a system for constructing a foundation that does not use concrete and is therefore capable of being constructed quickly in situations when concrete is unusable such as in winter.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a system for constructing a foundation that can be utilized in any type of weather.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an energy efficient quickly constructable foundation that provides it's own inherent insulation as compared to concrete foundations.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a quickly constructable foundation in which drain tile is integrally incorporated.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2365579 (1944-12-01), Mulligan
patent: 3783563 (1974-0
Dorsey Dennis L.
Friedman Carl D.
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