CA2057248A1 - Tire string - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
- E02B3/20—Equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures, e.g. bollards
- E02B3/26—Fenders
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
- E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
- E01F15/04—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of longitudinal beams or rigid strips supported above ground at spaced points
- E01F15/0453—Rails of materials other than metal or concrete, e.g. wood, plastics; Rails of different materials, e.g. rubber-faced metal profiles, concrete-filled steel tubes
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F8/00—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
- E01F8/0005—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement
- E01F8/0029—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement with porous surfaces, e.g. concrete with porous fillers
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B7/00—Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
- E04H4/06—Safety devices; Coverings for baths
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A30/00—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation
- Y02A30/30—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation in transportation, e.g. on roads, waterways or railways
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Abstract
Abstract:
The object of this patent is the creation of a new composite material fabricated with used or defective tires to make useful structures. It is made of tires strung with cable passing through their eye; the cables have threaded ends which enable end plates to clamp the tires together. This new composite material can replace concrete, steel pannels, wire fencing, steel tubes or pipes, sand bags etc. in the construction or fabrication of the following structures: noise-barrier walls for highways or streets near neighborhoods, windbreakers for highways to prevent snow accumulations, roadrails, military barricades to protect infantry men replacing sand bags (these barrier walls could be inflamed creating a smoke screen), noise and pressure barriers for large caliber firing, noise barriers for small are tunnel-shaped firing ranges and all other types of noise barriers or mufflers thereof, roofs for outdoor water bassins, new type of dike, icebreakers and other similar structures.
The object of this patent is the creation of a new composite material fabricated with used or defective tires to make useful structures. It is made of tires strung with cable passing through their eye; the cables have threaded ends which enable end plates to clamp the tires together. This new composite material can replace concrete, steel pannels, wire fencing, steel tubes or pipes, sand bags etc. in the construction or fabrication of the following structures: noise-barrier walls for highways or streets near neighborhoods, windbreakers for highways to prevent snow accumulations, roadrails, military barricades to protect infantry men replacing sand bags (these barrier walls could be inflamed creating a smoke screen), noise and pressure barriers for large caliber firing, noise barriers for small are tunnel-shaped firing ranges and all other types of noise barriers or mufflers thereof, roofs for outdoor water bassins, new type of dike, icebreakers and other similar structures.
Description
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elated ~atents-There are several patents concsrning the recycle of used tires such as ~aXinq liquld or solid ruels 20or shrstding tires to mix them with asphalt,or making dikes or dams by lyirg thsm ~lat and using thom as soil retainers but the invention which makss the object of this patent is quits differsnt ~rom these products becaus- of its unique design which make it useful for a great deal of applications in the military and in the civil sectors without the need for heavy equipmer.t such as shreaders; fu~hormore,it will use a much grsater number of tires thus reducing the environmental risks involYed in storing them.
Pat~nt ~rYsented by ~aurics ~ourgeo~ L
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, 2~7~s~3 ~ack~round o~ th~ invention The present invention pertains to solving A growin~ ers~ironmentQl threat which is fhe masslve stockpilin~ of used tirss resulting in uncontrollable tire fires very dstrimen.tal to the er.vironment.~qkin~
good economic use of old tires will reduce this stockpiling and the risk associqted with it Even though thess tires will be Srread all over the country they will represent a much lssser risk than b?ing concentrated in monstrous quantities in the same area.
Descri~tion~ he.Prior art To my knowledge there does not exist any composite material whic~ uses recyc~ed or ~eFsctive tires in this manner.P.efer to the .section entitled "P.elated patents" abo~e for further dstails.
S~vm~v of the invention:
Tire strings:(dw~#A-#D) This invention relates to a new composite material called in this ratent "rIRE ~I~IN~" used for various applications or constructions illustrated herewith.
All applications described use conventional materials which when they reach the end of their life cycle create more garba~e to dispose of.The advantage of the tire string over the latter is that its life expectancy in so~e cases may be longer;it reduces significantly if widely ussd the pressnt tlrs disF~osAl problem and will not gensrate more garbage than presently exists.On the other hand the labour cost for the manufacture of such structures will be offset by the lower cost o~ the material The greatest ad~lntnge is to the environment and the land presently used to stockpile old tires which will be free for other uses particularly for countries which to not have much land to spare.
Tire strinqs consist of old or reject tires strung together with a or several cablss with thre_dsd ends (steel nylon or m~de of any other material) or with chains w-th threaded sye-bolts q~t each end clamped bstween two steel plates or any other material ref. dwg~D.(Note :the support for the tires can be obtainsd by other means such as steel rods F~ipss or cables locatsd outside the tires (ex.tire rac~.s d-g#4~ or ~atent presented by ~aurice Bourgeois Z~7~'~8 6Q any other type of structural member using steel or uood beams.The threaded ends ~male or female;ref.dug#B) are used for clamping and installation purposes.Other types of ~astening could be utilized such as steel wed0es.The tires are coated uith a bonding agent such as asphalt ,tar, pitch, resin, stucco, mortar, glue,epoxy,polymers,cement,urethane or any other type of bonding agent thersof uhich can be covered with an aggregative m~terial such as granular colored stones used on roof shingles, small river stones, crushed glas~, glass pellets made from recycled wine bottles, gravel or any other type of aggregative material thereof or any decorative coating such as stucco,paint3,fiber glass, resins,polymsrs or roof sheeting with colored granules .In the case of military usage, camouflage paints or nets or any other type thereof could be used. ~ood studs or steel bars are inserted in the tires to preserve their original shape when they are clamped together . me studs are nailed to keep them in place inside the tires and the steel bars are bolted(ref.dwg #1-#~).Dspending on the wall height desired, one or more tire strings are mour.ted betueen tuo colt,tmns which are made of steel "T" or ~H" beams,wood posts, concrets pillars or any other type thereof.The steel beam i5 slotted (ref.dug#l,detail with steel beam) to enable the bolting of the tire strings . As for the wood posts or concrete pillars,eteel brackets (ref .dwg~ ,detail with wood post ) are used to hold the tire strings in placs.The columns (steel or wood~ are rammed into the ground or eath-covered like electrical postEt or bolted on concrete foundations or poured in concrete . Tires can be oriented at any angle in order to reducs the thickness of the as6embly ~ref.dwg#E~ this is accomplished by using wood or welded steel plate assemoly end fillsr pieces which orient tires at any angle.Tire strings can be mounted horizontally or vertically.Also filler material can be inserted inside the tires to improve accoustical properties such as urethane,sand,any type of insulating foam or wool,concrete or any other type of material ~9 thereof . (ref .dwg#6~Filling is accomplished through holes in the endplates uhich are plugged with threaded,bolted or wslded plugs.
To hold studs aligned from tire to tire, "~"shaped nails are used to clamp t~Q cables to the wood spacers either press or loose fit ~ref.dwg#C~.~oose fit sssembly combines clamping action of endplates and proper EstUt alignment . The use of "~"shaped nails crimping the cable can replace the clamping action of end platss,thUs end plates are screwed to wood spacers in the end tires (ref.dwg#C vieu "B").Tire strings car.
oe clamped with female cable ends ar.d flat-head bolts to have flush ends which facilitates the assembly of noise barrier walls to prevent air gaps caused by clamping nuts which protude and must be masked uith forenz or plywood ref . dwg#B .
Patent presented by Maurice Bourgeois 3 .
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Noise barrier walls:
Noise barrier ~lalls consist of se~eral rows of tire strin~s bolted to columns.Waterproof plrwood or sheets of recycled rubber are installed at each end with holes to enaole the passage of cables and fill the gap cre?ted by the clampin~ nuts.(ref.dr!g#1 and#3).A roren~ ~ref.dwg#4A) or a tire ali~ned with sach row at each end ~ref.dws#4C) can also be bolted to columns to fill the gap in lieu of ths plywQQd or the use of female threaded cabls ends eliminates the ga~ and the need for filler material altogether.The strings are bolted to columns with two ~emale cable ends ;the middle cable holds the strin~ to~ether with flat-head bolts.~ref.dw~#4A).
Cables can be eliminated r1ith a tire rack mQdel in which end plates are screwed to end-tire studs ~sracers) and clampin~ bolts are used with threaded holes in beam flanges ~ref.dwg~4B) to clamps tires together.
100 "V"shaped pieces of wQ~d ~ex.6x6 cut lon~itudinallr through tWQ opPosite corners (diagonally)) or vinyl strips or any other filler and decorative material thereof are installed between tire rows for all barrier wall models;they can be directly screrled to tires ~ref.dw~#~A) or to plywood end pieces ~ref.dw~#3).
Another model uses roQf sheeting with color granules.Strings ~re individually wrapped or draped together.
(ref.dwg#4) Roadrail~:
Roadrails are made with a single row of tires(dwq#5).The ad~antage of such ? system is that the wood posts are installed at greater distances thus reducin~ the nLmber re~uired.The posts are joined with the tire string cables which transmit the 'orces of a colliding car to all the posts.The tires hold ths cables 110 togethsr and act as a barrier to hold the car back and prevsnt it from rolling over the cables or from capsi7ing.This combination of tires and cables will have better shock absorption characteristics than the conventional roadrail because it will have less tendency to be crushed dorm compared to the existing steel pannel and WoQd post model and the cables will distribute the forces to Q greater r.umber of nQsts;also the stsçl brackets to which cable ends are bolted can be made in one piece the bracket acts as a chain link tying individual tire strin~s together;hence a tire string is not solely supported by one post but by all posts and all other tire strings.Furthermore,to increase the strength of the asse~bly,wood posts are replaced with concrete rillars;the latter are well protected by the tire strings th.l!s su~plying ri~idity to the roadrails without increasin~ the risk oF damage or injury to a colliding car or ~n its passengers.
Patent presented by ~aurice ~ourgeois 2~7~8 Tires strings are sQndfàlled to increase mass and inertia for increased stopping power.Tire strinqs can 120 also rest on the ground ~in s!hich case larger si2ed tires are used) and be strung to posts which are installed at even qreater dictances.Earth ~ackinq could also ~e provided for increassd stopping powsr and springs could be added for better shock absorption.(reÇ.dwq#5A).~or dead end applications, tire strinqs are tied to an underqround concrete base with the use of eye bolts installed on cable ends; a cable and sprinq arrangement ties the tire strinq to the concrete base( this arrangement is al~o used for roadrails with or without the spring attachment~.This greatly enhances the shock absorption capabilities and integrety of the system will be maintained throughtout the collision because of the solidity pro~Jided by the concrete base.This syst~m behaves somewhat like the braking cables used on the decks of aircraft carrier ships.(ref.dWg#5D) In curves, strings ars made in shorther segments in order to follow the curved path (ref.dwq#58) or tire 130 spacers on the concave side are mads shorter and end spacers are wedgs shaped to comprsss to a greater sxtsnt the concave side.(reÇ.dwg#5B-#5Ç) Note:Hnndrail~ or ~uardrail~ are constructed in the same fashion as roadrails.
~ilitary barricades:
For the military, barrier walls for infantry mon and women are quickly installed with such a material.Tire strings are prefilled with sand by puncturing holec on the sole of the tires ,filling them with sand and patching the hole afterward or by inserting sand into them through the ~nd plates (ref.dwg#6).8everal rous could be installed; some rous could have empty tires and have a tap hole on the end plate to enable the quick inssrtion of a liquid conbustible material such as gasoline or a liquid 149 explosive to turn the row of tires into a Banqalore torpedo.This device could be inflamed to act as a fire and smoke barrier or could be detonated locally or remotsly to Permit cafer retrieval of our troops while infllcting casualtiss to ths ensmy.
For fast installation and minimal civil work tire strings ars assembled with female cable ends slith flat-head bolts thus enabling butt end to end installations ;posts ars not rsquired and ars replaced uith woQd wedgss or small steel or wood stakes or any other means of preventinq tire strinqs from rolling (dwg#6A).
Rtr$n~s are rolled fro~ transport trucks into their proper location s~hich facilitates the work compared to ~and bags or digging trenches.Truck tires are used for higher barricades;earth backinq is added for increased protection against bullet penetration.
Also for ths military,sand fillsd barriers could be installed around heaYy artillery 150 equipment in a bunker typs fashion protectinq soldisrs from noiss,artillary prsssure and enemy fire.These Patsnt prsssntsd by ~aurics Bourqeois ,. . . , , '.~ , :
- , ~ : '- , :' 2~ '~7?,~8 bu~kers could be installed and dismantlsd ~uickly.(ref. noise-b3rrier walls dun#1-#3) Hindbreakers:
This neu matsrial is also used for windbreaker walls.Spacer pieces of wood or steel (r~f.dwg~7~
which could also be pieces of ~4 uood screued between tires hori70ntally (not illustrated) are inssrted betueen the tires at a certain frequency which prevents the uind frsm hitting R solid uall de~lscting over it and falling back to ground level fifty or one hundred feet further thus sweeping snow onto the roadway.~.7ith the spacers the wind seeps through the voids loosing energy tnuS reducing the ~sts of uind and snow sueeping onto the road.Another model of windbreaker uses different tire si~es (13 in.-l~in.
16g combination)thus creating voids betueen rows instead of using spacers.
Tunnel shaPed noiss barrier or small arm firing range:
P.ound or half-round shaped constructions (ref.dwg~78) are made and used as small arms firing rang~s or as noise barriers.2his is accomplished uith inverted ~" shaped structures ~such as bent "~' or I' steel bsams round or s~uare steel tubes) placed at intervals from five to ten feet ~more or less) to which tire strinns are bolted.2he tires are sand-filled to increase mass and resistance to bullet penetration or filled with any other type of insulating foam or material thereo4 in the case of a noise barrier to improve noise insulation properties of the enclosure.
170 Roof for outdoor water bassin Tire strings are anchored to angle irons uhich are bolted on top of ~he concrete water bassin ualls (ref.dwg#9).This type of roof replaces concrete or wood roofs commonly used to provide shelter against sunligth to prevent bacteria growth and against free7e in t~.e winter time.The main advantages of the tires are durability and low cost compared to the conventional roofs.lf leakage is objecti3naole for a particular application a sealing membrane can be added.The present patent does not limit itself to roo4s on water bassins and is applicable to any type of roo4 rhich could be constructed in the sarme fashion.
~rikes:
This new material is also used 40r dikes or small water dams.A ~-ater-proof membrane is wrappsd 180 around the tire strin~s which can bs prefsrrably sandfilled and is nailed or staprlsd to ths tires (ref.dug#lO).A filler material ~sarth sand clav or any landfilling material) is put in place ~ga ns~ the tirs dike which has bsen previously anchored to the soil uith wood posts or stesl beams ha~nered irto the Patent presented hy llaurice Bourgeois r- 2r~7?.~s' soil or with uedges or stakes which ~re fitted under the tire strinqs to prevent them ~ro~ rolling in the case o$ a butt end single row assembly.~ref.dug#~A).
Icebreaker~:
The tire strings can also be submerged in outside concrete water basins to pre~ent ics to exp~nd against the wells and damage the~.~ref.dwg#11) ~5Z~LL~rl~ dra~nas:
lgO - thirteen or fourteen inch tires ~or greater for applications llke dikes,~ilitary barricades and some roadrails) - steel or nylon cables threaded at both ends - pitch coating with crushed glass or small rive stones - half or three-~uarter inch nuts or larger - uood studs for tire relnforcement - nails or screws to hold wood studs - ~ n ~ls - flat-head socket ccrews and bolts - ~and or lnsulating materlal 200 - stesl plates wlth hole~ for c bles ~nd plu~s for filling ' ' ' ' :,:
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elated ~atents-There are several patents concsrning the recycle of used tires such as ~aXinq liquld or solid ruels 20or shrstding tires to mix them with asphalt,or making dikes or dams by lyirg thsm ~lat and using thom as soil retainers but the invention which makss the object of this patent is quits differsnt ~rom these products becaus- of its unique design which make it useful for a great deal of applications in the military and in the civil sectors without the need for heavy equipmer.t such as shreaders; fu~hormore,it will use a much grsater number of tires thus reducing the environmental risks involYed in storing them.
Pat~nt ~rYsented by ~aurics ~ourgeo~ L
--~' ' ' ~
, 2~7~s~3 ~ack~round o~ th~ invention The present invention pertains to solving A growin~ ers~ironmentQl threat which is fhe masslve stockpilin~ of used tirss resulting in uncontrollable tire fires very dstrimen.tal to the er.vironment.~qkin~
good economic use of old tires will reduce this stockpiling and the risk associqted with it Even though thess tires will be Srread all over the country they will represent a much lssser risk than b?ing concentrated in monstrous quantities in the same area.
Descri~tion~ he.Prior art To my knowledge there does not exist any composite material whic~ uses recyc~ed or ~eFsctive tires in this manner.P.efer to the .section entitled "P.elated patents" abo~e for further dstails.
S~vm~v of the invention:
Tire strings:(dw~#A-#D) This invention relates to a new composite material called in this ratent "rIRE ~I~IN~" used for various applications or constructions illustrated herewith.
All applications described use conventional materials which when they reach the end of their life cycle create more garba~e to dispose of.The advantage of the tire string over the latter is that its life expectancy in so~e cases may be longer;it reduces significantly if widely ussd the pressnt tlrs disF~osAl problem and will not gensrate more garbage than presently exists.On the other hand the labour cost for the manufacture of such structures will be offset by the lower cost o~ the material The greatest ad~lntnge is to the environment and the land presently used to stockpile old tires which will be free for other uses particularly for countries which to not have much land to spare.
Tire strinqs consist of old or reject tires strung together with a or several cablss with thre_dsd ends (steel nylon or m~de of any other material) or with chains w-th threaded sye-bolts q~t each end clamped bstween two steel plates or any other material ref. dwg~D.(Note :the support for the tires can be obtainsd by other means such as steel rods F~ipss or cables locatsd outside the tires (ex.tire rac~.s d-g#4~ or ~atent presented by ~aurice Bourgeois Z~7~'~8 6Q any other type of structural member using steel or uood beams.The threaded ends ~male or female;ref.dug#B) are used for clamping and installation purposes.Other types of ~astening could be utilized such as steel wed0es.The tires are coated uith a bonding agent such as asphalt ,tar, pitch, resin, stucco, mortar, glue,epoxy,polymers,cement,urethane or any other type of bonding agent thersof uhich can be covered with an aggregative m~terial such as granular colored stones used on roof shingles, small river stones, crushed glas~, glass pellets made from recycled wine bottles, gravel or any other type of aggregative material thereof or any decorative coating such as stucco,paint3,fiber glass, resins,polymsrs or roof sheeting with colored granules .In the case of military usage, camouflage paints or nets or any other type thereof could be used. ~ood studs or steel bars are inserted in the tires to preserve their original shape when they are clamped together . me studs are nailed to keep them in place inside the tires and the steel bars are bolted(ref.dwg #1-#~).Dspending on the wall height desired, one or more tire strings are mour.ted betueen tuo colt,tmns which are made of steel "T" or ~H" beams,wood posts, concrets pillars or any other type thereof.The steel beam i5 slotted (ref.dug#l,detail with steel beam) to enable the bolting of the tire strings . As for the wood posts or concrete pillars,eteel brackets (ref .dwg~ ,detail with wood post ) are used to hold the tire strings in placs.The columns (steel or wood~ are rammed into the ground or eath-covered like electrical postEt or bolted on concrete foundations or poured in concrete . Tires can be oriented at any angle in order to reducs the thickness of the as6embly ~ref.dwg#E~ this is accomplished by using wood or welded steel plate assemoly end fillsr pieces which orient tires at any angle.Tire strings can be mounted horizontally or vertically.Also filler material can be inserted inside the tires to improve accoustical properties such as urethane,sand,any type of insulating foam or wool,concrete or any other type of material ~9 thereof . (ref .dwg#6~Filling is accomplished through holes in the endplates uhich are plugged with threaded,bolted or wslded plugs.
To hold studs aligned from tire to tire, "~"shaped nails are used to clamp t~Q cables to the wood spacers either press or loose fit ~ref.dwg#C~.~oose fit sssembly combines clamping action of endplates and proper EstUt alignment . The use of "~"shaped nails crimping the cable can replace the clamping action of end platss,thUs end plates are screwed to wood spacers in the end tires (ref.dwg#C vieu "B").Tire strings car.
oe clamped with female cable ends ar.d flat-head bolts to have flush ends which facilitates the assembly of noise barrier walls to prevent air gaps caused by clamping nuts which protude and must be masked uith forenz or plywood ref . dwg#B .
Patent presented by Maurice Bourgeois 3 .
'' : : ' :, -' :: , ~ ' :
7~
Noise barrier walls:
Noise barrier ~lalls consist of se~eral rows of tire strin~s bolted to columns.Waterproof plrwood or sheets of recycled rubber are installed at each end with holes to enaole the passage of cables and fill the gap cre?ted by the clampin~ nuts.(ref.dr!g#1 and#3).A roren~ ~ref.dwg#4A) or a tire ali~ned with sach row at each end ~ref.dws#4C) can also be bolted to columns to fill the gap in lieu of ths plywQQd or the use of female threaded cabls ends eliminates the ga~ and the need for filler material altogether.The strings are bolted to columns with two ~emale cable ends ;the middle cable holds the strin~ to~ether with flat-head bolts.~ref.dw~#4A).
Cables can be eliminated r1ith a tire rack mQdel in which end plates are screwed to end-tire studs ~sracers) and clampin~ bolts are used with threaded holes in beam flanges ~ref.dwg~4B) to clamps tires together.
100 "V"shaped pieces of wQ~d ~ex.6x6 cut lon~itudinallr through tWQ opPosite corners (diagonally)) or vinyl strips or any other filler and decorative material thereof are installed between tire rows for all barrier wall models;they can be directly screrled to tires ~ref.dw~#~A) or to plywood end pieces ~ref.dw~#3).
Another model uses roQf sheeting with color granules.Strings ~re individually wrapped or draped together.
(ref.dwg#4) Roadrail~:
Roadrails are made with a single row of tires(dwq#5).The ad~antage of such ? system is that the wood posts are installed at greater distances thus reducin~ the nLmber re~uired.The posts are joined with the tire string cables which transmit the 'orces of a colliding car to all the posts.The tires hold ths cables 110 togethsr and act as a barrier to hold the car back and prevsnt it from rolling over the cables or from capsi7ing.This combination of tires and cables will have better shock absorption characteristics than the conventional roadrail because it will have less tendency to be crushed dorm compared to the existing steel pannel and WoQd post model and the cables will distribute the forces to Q greater r.umber of nQsts;also the stsçl brackets to which cable ends are bolted can be made in one piece the bracket acts as a chain link tying individual tire strin~s together;hence a tire string is not solely supported by one post but by all posts and all other tire strings.Furthermore,to increase the strength of the asse~bly,wood posts are replaced with concrete rillars;the latter are well protected by the tire strings th.l!s su~plying ri~idity to the roadrails without increasin~ the risk oF damage or injury to a colliding car or ~n its passengers.
Patent presented by ~aurice ~ourgeois 2~7~8 Tires strings are sQndfàlled to increase mass and inertia for increased stopping power.Tire strinqs can 120 also rest on the ground ~in s!hich case larger si2ed tires are used) and be strung to posts which are installed at even qreater dictances.Earth ~ackinq could also ~e provided for increassd stopping powsr and springs could be added for better shock absorption.(reÇ.dwq#5A).~or dead end applications, tire strinqs are tied to an underqround concrete base with the use of eye bolts installed on cable ends; a cable and sprinq arrangement ties the tire strinq to the concrete base( this arrangement is al~o used for roadrails with or without the spring attachment~.This greatly enhances the shock absorption capabilities and integrety of the system will be maintained throughtout the collision because of the solidity pro~Jided by the concrete base.This syst~m behaves somewhat like the braking cables used on the decks of aircraft carrier ships.(ref.dWg#5D) In curves, strings ars made in shorther segments in order to follow the curved path (ref.dwq#58) or tire 130 spacers on the concave side are mads shorter and end spacers are wedgs shaped to comprsss to a greater sxtsnt the concave side.(reÇ.dwg#5B-#5Ç) Note:Hnndrail~ or ~uardrail~ are constructed in the same fashion as roadrails.
~ilitary barricades:
For the military, barrier walls for infantry mon and women are quickly installed with such a material.Tire strings are prefilled with sand by puncturing holec on the sole of the tires ,filling them with sand and patching the hole afterward or by inserting sand into them through the ~nd plates (ref.dwg#6).8everal rous could be installed; some rous could have empty tires and have a tap hole on the end plate to enable the quick inssrtion of a liquid conbustible material such as gasoline or a liquid 149 explosive to turn the row of tires into a Banqalore torpedo.This device could be inflamed to act as a fire and smoke barrier or could be detonated locally or remotsly to Permit cafer retrieval of our troops while infllcting casualtiss to ths ensmy.
For fast installation and minimal civil work tire strings ars assembled with female cable ends slith flat-head bolts thus enabling butt end to end installations ;posts ars not rsquired and ars replaced uith woQd wedgss or small steel or wood stakes or any other means of preventinq tire strinqs from rolling (dwg#6A).
Rtr$n~s are rolled fro~ transport trucks into their proper location s~hich facilitates the work compared to ~and bags or digging trenches.Truck tires are used for higher barricades;earth backinq is added for increased protection against bullet penetration.
Also for ths military,sand fillsd barriers could be installed around heaYy artillery 150 equipment in a bunker typs fashion protectinq soldisrs from noiss,artillary prsssure and enemy fire.These Patsnt prsssntsd by ~aurics Bourqeois ,. . . , , '.~ , :
- , ~ : '- , :' 2~ '~7?,~8 bu~kers could be installed and dismantlsd ~uickly.(ref. noise-b3rrier walls dun#1-#3) Hindbreakers:
This neu matsrial is also used for windbreaker walls.Spacer pieces of wood or steel (r~f.dwg~7~
which could also be pieces of ~4 uood screued between tires hori70ntally (not illustrated) are inssrted betueen the tires at a certain frequency which prevents the uind frsm hitting R solid uall de~lscting over it and falling back to ground level fifty or one hundred feet further thus sweeping snow onto the roadway.~.7ith the spacers the wind seeps through the voids loosing energy tnuS reducing the ~sts of uind and snow sueeping onto the road.Another model of windbreaker uses different tire si~es (13 in.-l~in.
16g combination)thus creating voids betueen rows instead of using spacers.
Tunnel shaPed noiss barrier or small arm firing range:
P.ound or half-round shaped constructions (ref.dwg~78) are made and used as small arms firing rang~s or as noise barriers.2his is accomplished uith inverted ~" shaped structures ~such as bent "~' or I' steel bsams round or s~uare steel tubes) placed at intervals from five to ten feet ~more or less) to which tire strinns are bolted.2he tires are sand-filled to increase mass and resistance to bullet penetration or filled with any other type of insulating foam or material thereo4 in the case of a noise barrier to improve noise insulation properties of the enclosure.
170 Roof for outdoor water bassin Tire strings are anchored to angle irons uhich are bolted on top of ~he concrete water bassin ualls (ref.dwg#9).This type of roof replaces concrete or wood roofs commonly used to provide shelter against sunligth to prevent bacteria growth and against free7e in t~.e winter time.The main advantages of the tires are durability and low cost compared to the conventional roofs.lf leakage is objecti3naole for a particular application a sealing membrane can be added.The present patent does not limit itself to roo4s on water bassins and is applicable to any type of roo4 rhich could be constructed in the sarme fashion.
~rikes:
This new material is also used 40r dikes or small water dams.A ~-ater-proof membrane is wrappsd 180 around the tire strin~s which can bs prefsrrably sandfilled and is nailed or staprlsd to ths tires (ref.dug#lO).A filler material ~sarth sand clav or any landfilling material) is put in place ~ga ns~ the tirs dike which has bsen previously anchored to the soil uith wood posts or stesl beams ha~nered irto the Patent presented hy llaurice Bourgeois r- 2r~7?.~s' soil or with uedges or stakes which ~re fitted under the tire strinqs to prevent them ~ro~ rolling in the case o$ a butt end single row assembly.~ref.dug#~A).
Icebreaker~:
The tire strings can also be submerged in outside concrete water basins to pre~ent ics to exp~nd against the wells and damage the~.~ref.dwg#11) ~5Z~LL~rl~ dra~nas:
lgO - thirteen or fourteen inch tires ~or greater for applications llke dikes,~ilitary barricades and some roadrails) - steel or nylon cables threaded at both ends - pitch coating with crushed glass or small rive stones - half or three-~uarter inch nuts or larger - uood studs for tire relnforcement - nails or screws to hold wood studs - ~ n ~ls - flat-head socket ccrews and bolts - ~and or lnsulating materlal 200 - stesl plates wlth hole~ for c bles ~nd plu~s for filling ' ' ' ' :,:
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Claims (7)
- Claim 1: A new composite material named "Tire String" which is made of tires clamped together with cables (which can pass outside or inside the tires) and end plates. It is used to replace concrete, steel pannels, wood, sand bags, wire mesh for: noise barrier walls, roadrails, handrails, guardrails, fences, military barricades, windbreakers, tunnel-shaped noise barriers, roofs for outdoor water bassins dikes and icebreakers. The cable ends are threaded to enable clamping of tires between end plates.
Wood spacers are nailed inside the tires maintaining their original shape. They are essential for most applications. "U"shaped nails are used to tie the spacers to the cables and properly locate them (wood spacers) in relation to one another from tire to tire (ref.dwf#A); the nails are similar to the ones used to stapple electrical cables to wood beams thus permitting the slide fit required for the clamping action of end plates. To eliminate the need for end plate clamping, "U" nails are installed tight fit onto cables.
Patent presented by Maurice Bourgeois 7 - Claim 2: The mass of the material is increased by adding sand, concrete or any other type of filler thereof, through holes punctured in the tires and patched afterwards or through holes in end plates which are plugged with a threaded, bolted or welded plugs, by any other means thereof.
- Claim 3: The sound absorption properties are also improved by adding sound proofing insulation:
wool, polyurethene, sand or any other sound proofing material thereof, using the same methods as described in claim 2. - Claim 4: The appearance of the material is enhanced with the use of various coatings such as aggregative materials (small gravel, small colored stones or grannules, small river stones, glass prills, etc.) bonded with asphalt, pitch, tar, stucco, resins, polymers, plaster, cement or any other bonding agent thereof. The coating can also be wood, vinyl or aluminum siding, roof sheeting, paint or any of the above used without an aggregative material.
- Claim 5: The material comes in various configurations. The tires can be oriented at different angles using wedged end plates. The strings are made with steel, nylon or manilla cables, chains or rubber bands with male or female threaded ends. Female threaded ends are used for applications where butt and assemblies are required for dikes or military barricades for example (ref.dwg#10,#6A). Male threaded ends are used to facilitate the assembly of tire strings to structures for applications such as roadrails or noise barrier walls (dwg#5,#1 respectivally). The strings can also be made from structures such as tire racks where the clamping of the tires is achieved with bolts tied to the framework thus eliminating the need for cables. The field of application of this patent restricts itself to the applications described above or to any application which is obviously linked to tires strings. Hence it does not apply to tire racks used for storage purposes only. The present claim is applicable to all the configurations described in the summary.
- Claim 6: The shock absorption properties of the material are improved with the use of compression or tension springs which are located (in the case of compression springs) between the nut which holds the string to the bracket (ref.dwg#5A) or beam or tire string link.(ref.dwg#5D) Patent presented by Maurice Bougeois 8 Tire string links are one piece steel brackets joining two strings together thus making a chain of tire strings which will have a much greater mass and a greater number of anchor points. The principle of chaining strings together with tire string links is also part of this claim.
- Claim 7: The applications using tire strings described in this patent or any obvious applications linked to tire strings not described herewith are part of this claim.
Patent presented by Maurice Buorgeois 9
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