US 12,352,045 B2
Modular slab, slab system, piles and methods of use thereof
David John Stretch, Arrowtown (NZ); and Warrick Weber, Arrowtown (NZ)
Assigned to JUNCTION7 LIMITED, Arrowtown (NZ)
Filed by Junction7 Limited, Arrowtown (NZ)
Filed on Dec. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/396,434.
Application 18/396,434 is a continuation of application No. 17/609,904, granted, now 11,891,802, previously published as PCT/NZ2020/050043, filed on May 7, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 753353 (NZ), filed on May 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125120 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. E04B 5/02 (2006.01); E02D 27/01 (2006.01); E04B 5/04 (2006.01); E01C 3/00 (2006.01); E01C 5/10 (2006.01); E01D 19/12 (2006.01); E01D 101/28 (2006.01); E02D 27/16 (2006.01); E02D 27/34 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 5/023 (2013.01) [E02D 27/016 (2013.01); E04B 5/04 (2013.01); E01C 3/006 (2013.01); E01C 5/10 (2013.01); E01D 19/125 (2013.01); E01D 2101/28 (2013.01); E02D 27/16 (2013.01); E02D 27/34 (2013.01); E02D 2300/002 (2013.01); E02D 2600/20 (2013.01); E04B 2103/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pile comprising an elongated shape and configured to, at one end, be recessed at least partly into ground and, at an opposing end, comprising an opening therein, a size and shape of the opening corresponding to a shape of a plinth received into the opening, and the pile configured to locate and retain the plinth and a pre-cast slab on the plinth in place relative to the opposing end of the pile, and further comprising an insulating layer located between the plinth and the pile, the insulating layer configured to provide a thermal break between the plinth and the pile.