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

Claim 17:
18. A reinforced concrete structure comprising:
a column portion;
a slab portion;
a stud system comprising a plurality of stud rail assemblies, where each of the plurality of stud rail assemblies comprises:
a plurality of rail portions,
a plurality of cross portions,
a plurality of pin projections each supported by one of the plurality of rail portions, and
a plurality of support assemblies, where each of the support assemblies engages one of the plurality of rail portions such that the plurality of rail portions are rotatably connected to the plurality of cross portions to allow the stud rail assembly to be reconfigured between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration
a plurality of support projections extending from at least one of
the plurality of the rail portions, and
the plurality of the cross portions, and

a plurality of support openings formed in at least one of
the plurality of the rail portions, and
the plurality of the cross portions; wherein

each of the support projections extends through one of the 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, the plurality of support assemblies is arranged to support the plurality of stud rail assemblies at desired locations and orientations relative to the column portion; and
when supported at the desired locations and orientations during pouring of the concrete slab portion, the plurality of stud rail assemblies is arranged within 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.