Patent ID: 9428880
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: E01F,E02B,E02D,E03F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A module for use in an assembly including a plurality of modules for managing the detention or retention of fluid beneath a ground surface, the module comprising: a deck portion having a main section, the deck portion having first and second side edges extending in a first direction, first and second ends each having a corresponding end edge extending in a second direction, and a thickness; first and second spaced-apart supports that extend downward from the deck portion; wherein the deck portion is located on top of the first and second supports, and the first and second supports are load-bearing; wherein the first support is spaced inwardly from the first side edge so that part of the deck portion extends beyond an outside edge of the first support to form a first cantilevered section of the deck portion extending laterally from the main section; wherein the second support is spaced inwardly from the second side edge so that another part of the deck portion extends beyond an outside edge of the second support to form a second cantilevered section of the deck portion extending laterally from the main section; wherein the first and second supports together with the main section of the deck portion define an interior channel extending in the first direction permitting fluid flow therein; wherein the first one of said supports includes a first pair of spaced-apart, load-bearing legs; wherein the first cantilevered section and the first support define at least partially a first outer channel in the first direction permitting fluid flow therein beneath the first cantilevered section; wherein the second cantilevered section and the second support define at least partially a second outer channel extending in the first direction permitting fluid flow therein; and wherein the deck portion including the first and second cantilevered sections and the supports comprise a single, integrally-formed piece of precast concrete.