GUY S PUCCIO
Engineering in Amherst, NY

4746129, May 24, 1988

Sep 14, 1987

7/096915

Guy S. Puccio - Amherst NY

F16J 1510, E01C 1110

277205

An expansion joint strip seal for use in roadways, bridges, buildings and the like to seal across a gap defined by a pair of parallel, elongated edge or frame members, which have generally C-shaped cavities opening towards the gap for purposes of supporting opposite lengthwise extending edges of the strip seal. The strip seal is formed of a suitable resiliently deformable material and defined by a web portion sized to span the gap and a pair of mounting bead portions joined to opposite edges of the web portion and adapted for insertion within the cavities of the edge members. Each mounting bead portion includes a solid or non-apertured main mounting portion, which is joined to the web portion and provided with a height essentially corresponding to the height of the cavity and a width less than the width of the cavity; and a tongue portion cantilever supported by the main mounting portion to project in a direction away from the web portion. The tongue portion is resiliently deformed, as an incident to insertion of the mounting bead portion into its cavity for purposes of establishing a bias or lever action on the main mounting portion tending to prevent subsequent disassembly of the seal.

4140419, Feb 20, 1979

Jun 10, 1977

5/805281

Guy S. Puccio - Amherst NY

Acme Highway Products Corporation - Buffalo NY

E01C 1104

404 69

Two concrete slabs separated by a gap are interconnected by a molded expansion joint formed by a pair of composite marginal bodies formed of metal and elastomeric material which are disposed on opposite sides of the gap. Each marginal body includes a groove with an aperture which is open in the direction of the gap. An elastomeric sealing means is disposed to span the gap and be received through the marginal body apertures for mounting in the grooves thereof wherein each marginal body includes a metal mounting plate embedded in the elastomeric material thereof which overlies the groove associated therewith. Anchor means secure each of the marginal bodies against the slabs whereby the mounting plates therein reinforceably urge the longitudinal edges of the sealing means into a firm engagement against the slabs.

4148167, Apr 10, 1979

May 16, 1977

5/797074

Guy S. Puccio - Amherst NY

Acme Highway Products Corporation - Buffalo NY

E01C 1104, E01C 1102

52396

An expansion joint seal for use preferably in walkways and the like having a pair of elongated, parallel spaced-apart slab members defining a gap therebetween with each of the slab members having a generally C-shaped cavity opening toward said gap. The seal includes mounting beads on each of its longitudinal edges for assembly within the aforesaid slab cavities and an intermediate section spanning the aforesaid gap and being attached to the mounting beads. Each mounting bead is of tubular construction and includes an outer wall surface configuration generally adapted for matching engagement with said cavity. The radius of curvature of each mounting bead outer wall portion in an unstressed, disassembled condition is less than the radius of curvature of the corresponding cavity so that upon assembly of the mounting bead within the cavity the outer wall portion is forced to assume the curvature of the cavity resulting in a highly effective mounting of the bead. The intermediate section includes a plurality of obliquely disposed crossbars joined together in a pantograph arrangement. The intermediate section further includes a corrugated top wall disposed generally flush with the horizontal surfaces of the slab members and a corrugated bottom wall whereby vertical movement of the top surface of the seal is minimized due to the pantograph arrangement of the crossbars as the seal undergoes expansion and contraction.