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

Claim 7:
8. A system for preventing cracks in structural concrete associated with a building structure, the building structure having a plurality of wooden support columns for supporting the building structure, each 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 each wooden support column being positioned within said cut-out portion of said crack prevention member;
wherein the shape and dimensions of said cut-out portion are substantially similar to the shape and dimensions of the base of the wooden support column positioned within said cut-out portion;
further wherein no structural concrete contacts the wooden support column.