Patent ID: 6457912
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
A method of constructing a foundation using recycled automotive tires, said method comprising;providing a plurality of automotive tires each having a tread and two side walls, each side wall including an associated bead, where the side walls potions are interconnected by the tread; cutting the tires to separate the tread from the two side walls to leave the two side walls each with its associated bead and each defining a flat annular member; providing an area of ground to be covered by the foundation; forming a single continuous substrate layer by: laying on the ground the side walls so as when laid to form an overlapping pattern; each sidewall as it is laid having at least one portion of a bottom surface thereof in contact with the ground and at least one portion of the bottom surface thereof overlapping an already laid sidewall; an underside of the single continuous layer which is in contact with the ground being formed solely by the bottom surfaces of the side walls without the treads being located between the bottom surface and the ground; and covering the substrate layer with an aggregate material.