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Details

Inventors: Mass, Ronald H.;
Assignee: Schlegel Corporation (Rochester, NY)
Primary Examiner: Perham; Alfred C.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cumpston & Shaw

The object of this invention is to provide an elastomeric spring expansion joint-seal strip for sealing the gap between expansion members in highways, bridges and the like. The spring expansion joint-seal strip is an elongated seal strip of a substantially M-shaped cross section. The seal strip comprises an elongated web member for spanning a gap between a pair of structural slab members. The web member has flange portions extending along each longitudinal edge thereof. The flange portions support resilient grippers which are urged into sealing engagement with abutments on the slab members by spring means embedded within the elastomeric seal strip.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
An expansion joint seal strip of a substantially M-shaped cross section for bridging a gap between spaced surfaces of a pair of structural slab members, said seal strip comprising: an elongated central resilient web member of a substantially V-shaped cross section spanning the gap; a longitudinally extending flange portion extending transversely to and along each longitudinal edge of said web member, and having one edge of each flange portion integral with an edge of said web member, and the opposite edge of each flange portion free, each flange portion having an outer side surface, and an inner side surface defining an acute angle with said web member; and spring means embedded within said web member for expanding said web member and urging said outer side surfaces of said flange portions into sealing engagement with the spaced surfaces on the slab members when said seal strip is compressed and inserted in the gap between the slab members.
2.
The expansion joint seal strip according to claim 1 wherein said spring means comprises spring wire arranged longitudinally in a serpentine fashion.
3.
The expansion joint seal strip according to claim 1 wherein said flange portions are substantially parallel, said seal strip further comprising gripping ribs on said outer side surface of each of said flange portions for sealingly gripping a corresponding surface on one of the slab members.

Description:
DESCRIPTION Technical Field This invention relates to expansion joint-seals, and particularly to an improved elastomeric spring expansion joint-seal strip.
Expansion joint-seals are used for sealing expansion joint gaps or spaces of the type encountered in highway or bridge construction against the intrusion of dirt, water or other foreign matter.
It is desirable in such applications to provide a joint-seal strip of simple design that eliminates the need for intricate internal channels or grooves to achieve the desired expansive force against the joint walls

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