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«2 United States Patent ‘Yee (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 7,677,832 B2 *Mar. 16, 2010 (54) PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB SYSTEM AND. METHOD THEREFOR (73) Inventor: Alfred A. Yee, Honolulu, (US) (73) Assignee: Kwik Slab, LLC, Honolulu, Hf (US) (4) Notice: Subject to any diselaimer, the tem of this patent is extended or adjusted under 38 USC. 154(b) by 726 days. Tsp i sujet wo tein di 21) Appl. Nos 11829.585 (22) Filed: Sep. 29, 2006 6s) Prior Publication Data US 2007/0081858 A Apr 12,2007 Related US. Application Data (63) Continuation-in-par of application No, PCT/US2005/ (010306, fled on Mar. 28, 2008, () Ince. E01 508 (200601) (2) US.CL 404/40; 408/49; 404/62 (58) Fleld of Classification Search “408/40, 408/47, 49, 50, $6, 62,63, 70,72, 52/5862, 52/592.1; 403/292, 381, 375 See application file for complete search history. 66) References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS A SI9IT Moret A 21995. Kling et 145.153 A ¥1979 Faso etal 436226 121982 Ruck 4619095 101986 sa30Jo1 A 71993, SSaxo58 A 81990 8 526299 A Si1997 S62.535 A 11/1997 Tllerst a 6058672 § 52000 McClellan GS71AS2 BL 62003. Wang {6.607.329 B28 2003. Smi ‘92003 Kwon 122003 Expisito (Continved) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS oso igs (OTHER PUBLICATIONS “Super Stab The Fort Miler Co, Ins, (date wake). Primary Examiner Gary § Hartman (14) Attorney, Agent, oF Firm —Iocobson Holman PLLC on ABSTRACT A pre-fabricated conerete slab system and method ave ‘matching rectangolar slabs with cooperatively iting male ‘and female type connectors which ft adjacent w each other ia ‘checkerboard fashion. The labs include spaced reinforing rms extending longitudinally and transversely therethrough. In atleast some ofthe slabs, the rods’ distal ends protrude ‘outwardly away from ane or more side edges ofthe slabs 10 orma plurality of male connectors. Correspondingly, a least some ofthe slbs include a plurality of eoresponding female sockels on one oF more sides thereof, each female socket receiving a comeponding male connector when dropped therein, Through islercoanection of correspooding female sockets and male connectors stee reinforcing bars extend ‘ng in both the longitudinal and transverse directions, a com- ‘invous tension reinforcement is established between adi- ‘eat slabs in both the longi and transverse directions, 1.26 Drawing Sheets US 7,677,832 B2 Page 2 USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS 7.34805 2 11/2006. Yoo 40450 pena eee 20020170259 AL 11/2002 Ferris 6802168 BI 10.2004 Minnick {6952908 B2 102005 Nickel tal * cited by examiner U.S. Patent Mar. 16,2010 Sheet 1 of 26 US 7,677,832 B2 U.S. Patent Mar. 16, 2010 Sheet 2 of 26 US 7,677,832 B2 2 FIG. U.S, Patent Mar. 16,2010 Sheet 3 of 26 FIG. 3 U.S. Patent Mar. 16, 2010 Sheet 4 of 26 US 7,677,832 B2 US 7,677,832 B2 U.S, Patent U.S, Patent Mar. 16,2010 Sheet 6 of 26 FIG. 6 FIG. 7 U.S. Patent Mar. 16, 2010 Sheet 8 of 26 US 7,677,832 B2 FIG. 8 30 28 20 46 43 | 44 18 45 48 50 my U.S. Patent Mar. 16,2010 Sheet 9 of 26 US 7,677,832 B2

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