Patent ID: 11959270
Assignee: MORSE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 11:
12. A method of reinforcing a concrete structure comprising a column portion and a slab portion, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a form;
providing a plurality of rail portions;
providing a plurality of cross portions;
supporting a plurality of pin projections on each of the plurality of rail portions;
arranging a plurality of support projections to extend from at least one of
the plurality of the rail portions, and
the plurality of the cross portions, and

forming a plurality of support openings in at least one of
the plurality of the rail portions, and
the plurality of the cross portions

providing a plurality of support assemblies;
forming at least one stud rail assembly by
arranging each of the plurality of support projections within one of the plurality of support openings such that the plurality of rail portions are rotatably connected to the plurality of cross portions at a plurality of axis points to allow the stud rail assembly to be reconfigured between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration;
before and during pouring of concrete to form the slab portion, arranging each of the support assemblies to support the at least one stud rail assembly at a desired location and orientation relative to the column portion; and
arranging concrete on the form around the stud rail system in the desired location and orientation to form the slab portion such that at least the cross members, the pin projections, the support projections, and the support openings of each stud assembly are outside an area above the column portion.