Patent ID: 8955287
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: E01C,E04F

Abstract:
1. A method of installing an expansion joint comprising: measuring the length of the expansion joint groove; cutting a length of new expansion joint based upon the measured length, the expansion joint being comprised of an elongated expansion joint body formed from a flexible material having a transverse cross section configured with opposite sidewalls that extend downward from a top of the expansion joint body, the top of the expansion joint body having no recess or cavity formed therein along the length of the expansion joint body, the lower end of the expansion joint body having a transverse cross section that is configured as a triangle, and wherein a pair of opposite projecting lips emanate from each of the sidewalls at the upper end of the triangle; and positioning the length of expansion joint within the expansion joint groove; and optionally removing any old preexisting expansion joint material of an expansion joint groove between two previously installed and hardened concrete slab sections prior to positioning the length of expansion joint within the expansion joint groove.