Concrete weldment
View Patent ↗A weldment that is embedded in a precast concrete building member that is used to join the concrete building member to other concrete building members. The weldment has a top plate, side plate, and outstanding top and bottom legs. The surface of the top plate and side plate are not embedded in the precast concrete building member. The legs are integrally formed with the top plate and side plate. The top plate and side plate present weldable surfaces to join by welding the precast concrete building member to another building member.
1. A combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member comprising:
a precast concrete member having a length, a width and a height, a front face, a top surface and a bottom surface, an edge between the top surface and the front face of the precast concrete member,
a concrete weldment comprising a top plate having a top plate front edge and top plate rear edge, a side plate having a side plate top edge and a side plate bottom edge, the entire top plate front edge and entire side plate top edge connected at substantially 90° to each other, a first leg having a first leg proximal end and a first leg distal end, the first lea proximal end connected to the side plate bottom edge with the first leg embedded in the precast concrete member, a second leg having a second leg proximal end and a second leg distal end, the second leg proximal end directly connected to the top plate rear edge with the second leg embedded in the precast concrete member,
the top plate having an exposed top surface which presents a weldable surface along the top surface of the precast concrete member and which is not embedded in the precast concrete member, and
the side plate having an exposed surface which presents a weldable surface along the front face of the precast concrete member that is not embedded in the precast concrete member.
2. The combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member of claim 1 and further comprising a saw tooth cut into the first and second legs to increase the holding force of the concrete weldment within the precast concrete member.
3. The combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member of claim 2 and further comprising a tab bent at substantially 90° to the distal ends of the first and second legs.
4. The combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member of claim 3 wherein the top plate, side plate, first leg, second leg, and tabs are all integrally formed from a single piece of metal.
5. The combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member of claim 4 wherein the first leg is bent at an angle substantially 30° from the rear edge of the top surface.
6. The combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member of claim 5 wherein the second leg is bent at an angle substantially 60° from the bottom edge of the side plate.
7. The combination concrete weldment and precast concrete member of claim 1 , wherein the top plate is mounted on the top face of the precast concrete member and the side plate is mounted on the front face of the precast concrete member.