US3734443A - Anchoring mechanism for flexible sheet structures - Google Patents

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US3734443A
US3734443A US00130203A US3734443DA US3734443A US 3734443 A US3734443 A US 3734443A US 00130203 A US00130203 A US 00130203A US 3734443D A US3734443D A US 3734443DA US 3734443 A US3734443 A US 3734443A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
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    • E02B7/00—Barrages or weirs; Layout, construction, methods of, or devices for, making same
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  • ABSTRACT A device for anchoring flexible sheet structures on a solid mass including a plate member mounted in the mass with its opposite end regions representing exposed surfaces coplanar with the mass and said plate having an intermediate section with a configuration offset from the plane of said surfaces all presenting an upper surface.
  • a clamp adapted to be located from said plate and having an engagement surface coinciding with the profile of the upper surface of the plate and anchor means extending from said mass through said plate and said clamp adapted to retain flexible sheet structures between said plate and said clamp.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a plate which is seated in a solid mass wherein a portion of the plate is offset from the planar surface of the mass and a clamp is provided having a surface coinciding with the profile of the plate member and anchor means are provided which will urge the clamp against the material positioned between the clamp and the plate, and retain said material therebetween.
  • a further boject of the invention is to provide a locating pin which will orient openings through the plate, structure to be anchored and clamp so that the entire assembly may be positioned on the anchor means.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of a modified form of anchoring mechanism
  • FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a section of the anchorin mechanism illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of a second modified anchoring mechanism.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 While the anchoring mechanism generally designated illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown as applied to a flexible collapsible dam 12, it should be noted that the anchoring mechanism 10 can be adapted for use for clamping down or holding various structures such as oil tank covers, water tank covers and/or reservoir covers.
  • anchroing mechanism 10 may be of short sections in transverse aligned relationships, it is preferable that it be a continuous member extending the entire width of the material to be retained to assure proper anchoring thereof.
  • FIG. 4 there is illustrated an elongated anchoring mechanism 10.
  • the bottom 18 is generally a solid mass such as concrete, macadam or other solid structure.
  • the anchoring mechanism 10 includes a rigid plate 22 preferably of steel which is mounted in the bottom 18 so that the top surface 24 of the plate 22 is flush with the surface 20 of the mass 18.
  • the rigid plate 22 intermediate opposed ends 26 and 28 is formed with an upwardly projecting transverse rib 30 which extends the entire length of the plate 22.
  • the plate 22 is bent to form the upwardly projecting rib 30.
  • any type of an upward transverse projection formed on the top surface 24 of the rigid plate 22 can be used to form an offset in the planar surface 24 without departing from the spirit of the invention.
  • the projecting rib 30 is preferably rounded in cross section so as not to cut into the material to be maintained thereon and cause it to tear or become damaged. Adjacent the end 28 of the plate 22 is a bore 32 which extends through the plate.
  • a clamp member 34 adapted to be positioned over the rigid plate 22.
  • the clamp member is of the same dimensional length as the plate 22 and includes a generally flat body portion 36 having opposed inner and outer generally parallel surfaces 38 and 40.
  • Extending from the body portion 36 of the clamp member 34 is a generally hook-shaped clamping head 42, which in FIG. 2, includes a concave inner surface 44 and convex outer surface 46 joining surfaces 38 and 40, respectively.
  • the concave inner surface 44 has a cross sectional profile coinciding with the profile of the upwardly projecting rib 30.
  • Extending through the flat body portion 36 of the clamp member 34 is a bore 48 adapted to be aligned with the bore 32 in the rigid plate member 22.
  • an anchor means 47 including an anchor bolt 48 which extends upwardly above the surface 20 and is adapted to pass through the bore 32 and bore 49 as well as the flexible inner and outer sheet members 14 and 16 such as viewed in FIG. 2. Appropriate openings may also be formed in the sheet material 14 and 16 so that they are aligned between the respective bores 32 and 49, when positioned between the plate 22 and clamp member 34.
  • an orientation means 50 in the form of a pin 52 having a head 54, which pin 52 is adapted to be inserted through a bore 56 in the flat body portion 36 of clamp member 34 and through appropriate openings in the sheet material 14 and 16 into a preformed bore 57 in the bottom or mass 18.
  • anchor means 48 and orientation means 52 While only one anchor means 48 and orientation means 52 have been described, it should be apparent from FIG. 4 that a plurality of these bolts may be spaced along the entire length of the anchor mechanism 10 to maintain the flexible sheet structure along its entire width.
  • FIG. 3 there is illustrated a modified form of anchor mechanism 10 wherein the plate 22' instead of having an upwardly projecting rib, includes a transversely extending downwardly projecting groove 60 which is preferably rounded so as to prevent damage to the structure maintained therein and the groove 60 is intermediate the respective opposed ends 26' and 28 so that the configuration of the plate 22 is offset from the upper plane 24' of the plate 22. While the plate 22 is bent to achieve the groove 60, any means may be utilized to form said groove, such as by cutting or grindmg.
  • the clamp member 34 When a plate structure, such as illustrated in FIG. 3 is utilized, the clamp member 34 includes, projecting from the flat body portion 36', a downwardly depending bulbous generally hook-shaped clamping head 42 having an inner surface 62 conforming to the rounded configuration of the groove 60.
  • the anchor means 47' and orientation means 50 are the same as previously described.
  • FIG. illustrates a second modification of the anchoring mechanism
  • the plate 22" includes a plurality of elongated parallel corrugations 62 and the clamp member 34" includes a plurality of corresponding elongated parallel corrugations 64 transversely formed to mate with the corrugations 60".
  • a rigid plate with generally flat end sections mounted in the mass with its opposite ends presenting exposed upper surfaces co-planar with the first mentioned surface, and an intermediate section with a configuration vertically offset from the plane of said surfaces, said intermediate section presenting an upper surface in the form of an arcuate segment;
  • a clamp having a lower engagement surface generally coinciding with the profile of the upper surface of the plate including a generally flat end section corresponding to the end section of the plate where the post is located, and an opposite end section presenting a vertically offset lower surface in the form of an arcuate segment generally concentric with the arcuate segment of the plate; the sheet material being disposed on the upper surface of the plate on the end section through which the post extends and on the upper surface of the intermediate section, the post extending through the sheet material; and

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EP0978591A3 (en) * 1998-08-04 2001-03-14 Bridgestone Corporation Flexible membrane mounting metal fitting and flexible membrane inflating structural body
US6354762B1 (en) 1999-04-05 2002-03-12 Bridgestone Corporation Mounting member and flexible membrane dam
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US2567743A (en) * 1948-05-19 1951-09-11 Doyle Holder for screen or other fabrics
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DE473636C (de) * 1927-07-28 1929-03-19 Parisienne De Carrosserie Auto Klemmverbindung, insbesondere zum Festlegen des Fussbodens an einem festen Teil in Kraftwagen
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US2567743A (en) * 1948-05-19 1951-09-11 Doyle Holder for screen or other fabrics
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US3943670A (en) * 1974-05-28 1976-03-16 Miller Milton J Anchor system for mobile homes and similar structures
EP0978591A3 (en) * 1998-08-04 2001-03-14 Bridgestone Corporation Flexible membrane mounting metal fitting and flexible membrane inflating structural body
US6354762B1 (en) 1999-04-05 2002-03-12 Bridgestone Corporation Mounting member and flexible membrane dam
US20100178150A1 (en) * 2006-08-16 2010-07-15 Fargo Richard N Elevator belt installation assembly and method of installing a belt
US10927520B1 (en) * 2020-02-07 2021-02-23 Mooring Manufacturing LLC Watertight flexible flood barrier system

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