Patent ID: 7823354

Claim:
A reinforcing system, comprising: a concrete structure having a crack; a plurality of first recesses formed in said concrete structure on opposite sides of said crack; a rigidified reinforcing member having a first leg, a second leg, and a continuous bridge portion, said first leg extending from a first end of said bridge portion and adapted to penetratingly engage said concrete structure at a corresponding one of said plurality of first recesses, said second leg extending from a second end of said bridge portion and adapted to penetratingly engage said concrete structure at a corresponding another of said plurality of first recesses, said first and second legs are formed integral to said bridge portion and angularly extend from said bridge portion, said rigidified reinforcing member is coated with a first adhesive that is cured to rigidify said rigidified reinforcing member wherein said first leg, said second leg and said bridge portion are each rigidified in a generally planar configuration; a second adhesive injected into said crack; and a third adhesive adhering said rigidified reinforcing member to said concrete structure with said first leg and said second leg adhered within said plurality of first recesses and said continuous bridge portion adhered to a face of said concrete structure and overlapping at least a portion of said crack.