US 12,442,189 B2
Structural support system for rockwork with mechanical fastening of adjacent chip assemblies
Zsolt Hormay, Tokyo (JP); Philip J. Jackson, Glendale, CA (US); Tammy Tosounian, Altadena, CA (US); Robert W. Jewell, Winter Garden, FL (US); Angela M. Orovets, Los Angeles, CA (US); Robert Pontrelli, Glendale, CA (US); and Maeis Heshmati, Tujunga, CA (US)
Assigned to DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,957.
Application 18/638,957 is a division of application No. 17/541,001, filed on Dec. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,987,982.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263451 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04C 5/16 (2006.01); E04C 5/18 (2006.01); E04G 21/12 (2006.01); E04F 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04C 5/163 (2013.01) [E04C 5/16 (2013.01); E04C 5/167 (2013.01); E04C 5/168 (2013.01); E04C 5/18 (2013.01); E04G 21/122 (2013.01); E04F 13/047 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A crimp for mechanically joining rebar for use in a support system for a physical structure, comprising:
a body with at least two recessed surfaces each configured for receiving one of a first piece of rebar or a second piece of rebar, the body reconfigurable via plastic deformation under a deforming force from a first configuration to a second configuration; and
a pair of spaced-apart arms at least partially enclosing an interior space of the body including the at least two recessed surfaces,
wherein in the first configuration, a first tip of a first arm of the pair of spaced-apart arms at least partially defines a first opening to the interior space and a second tip of a second arm of the pair of spaced-apart arms at least partially defines a second opening to the interior space,
wherein the first configuration is a non-deformed configuration in which each of the first and second openings has a dimension greater than an outer dimension of the first and second pieces of rebar, and
wherein in the second configuration, each of the first and second openings has a dimension less than the outer dimension of the first and second pieces of rebar.