Patent ID: 11933037
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A system for preventing cracks in structural concrete associated with a building structure, the building structure having at least one wooden support column for supporting a portion of the building structure above a concrete floor, the wooden support column having a base supported by a ground surface underneath the building structure, the system comprising:
at least one crack prevention member having a polygonal shape and a first surface, a second surface, a first outer side wall, a second outer side wall, a third outer side wall, and an inner side wall defining a cut-out portion,
further wherein said crack prevention member is configured to be separable at a separation region where said first outer side wall connects to said second outer side wall by at least one of flexing said first outer side wall and said second outer side wall at said separation region, and cutting at least partially through said separation region;
the base of the wooden support column being positioned within said cut-out portion of said crack prevention member;
wherein the concrete floor is poured to a level such that the floor concrete only contacts said outer side wall of said crack prevention member and does not contact the wooden support column;
further wherein no other structural concrete contacts the wooden support column;
and wherein said crack prevention member remains in the concrete floor after the concrete floor has set.