Helically-packaged expansion joint seal system with coiling, tear strips or secondary packaging

Abstract

A foam-based expansion joint seal system packaging which facilitates transport and reduces the need for internal splices.

I claim: 
     
       1. An expansion joint seal system, comprising:
 a longitudinal body of foam in compression; 
 a water-resistant constituent, the water-resistant constituent adhered to the longitudinal body of foam on a first surface or contained within the longitudinal body of foam in compression; and 
 a casing in tension helically compressively encircling the longitudinal body of foam in compression and the water-resistant constituent, 
 the longitudinal body of foam in compression helically curved at a constant radius. 
 
     
     
       2. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the casing having an internal surface, the internal surface contacting the longitudinal body of foam, the internal surface having a low friction coefficient. 
 
     
     
       3. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein a successive section of the casing overlaps a prior section of the casing by 15%. 
     
     
       4. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a board intermediate the longitudinal body of foam in compression and the casing at a first side of the casing, the board having a board height, the longitudinal body of foam in compression having a foam body height, the board height being greater than or equal to the foam body height. 
 
     
     
       5. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a second board intermediate the longitudinal body of foam in compression and the casing at a second side of the casing, the second board having a second board height, the second board height being greater than or equal to the foam body height. 
 
     
     
       6. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 5 , wherein the board and the second board are in parallel planes. 
     
     
       7. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 5 , wherein the board and the second board are askew, and wherein the board has a first end adjacent a first end of the longitudinal body of foam in compression, and the second board has a first end adjacent the first end of the longitudinal body of foam in compression. 
     
     
       8. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein the casing is paper. 
     
     
       9. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein the casing is inelastic. 
     
     
       10. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal body of foam in compression has a length greater than ten feet. 
     
     
       11. The expansion joint seal of  claim 1 , wherein the casing bears a distance indicator at regular intervals. 
     
     
       12. The expansion joint seal of  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression laterally between a first sidewall and a second sidewall. 
     
     
       13. The expansion joint seal of  claim 1  wherein the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression laterally between a first sidewall and a second sidewall and is under compression longitudinally. 
     
     
       14. The expansion joint seal of  claim 1  wherein the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression laterally between a first sidewall and a second sidewall and the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression between a longitudinal body of foam top and a longitudinal body of foam bottom. 
     
     
       15. The expansion joint seal of  claim 1  wherein the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression laterally between a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression longitudinally and the longitudinal body of foam in compression is under compression between a longitudinal body of foam top and a longitudinal body of foam bottom. 
     
     
       16. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein the casing includes an external adhesive surface. 
     
     
       17. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein the casing includes a heat sensitive coating. 
     
     
       18. The expansion joint seal system of  claim 1 , wherein the casing includes a first chemically sensitive coating on a first surface and a second chemically sensitive coating on a second surface, the first chemically sensitive coating reactive to the second chemically sensitive coating bonding the first surface to the second surface. 
     
     
       19. An expansion joint seal system, comprising:
 a longitudinal body of foam in compression; 
 a water-resistant constituent, the water-resistant constituent adhered to the longitudinal body of foam on a first surface or contained within the longitudinal body of foam in compression; and 
 a casing in tension helically compressively encircling the longitudinal body of foam in compression and the water-resistant constituent, and 
 a plurality of internal tear strips, each of the plurality of internal tear strips affixed to the casing at regular intervals. 
 
     
     
       20. An expansion joint seal system, comprising:
 a longitudinal body of foam in compression; 
 a water-resistant constituent, the water-resistant constituent adhered to the longitudinal body of foam on a first surface or contained within the longitudinal body of foam in compression; and 
 a casing in tension helically compressively encircling the longitudinal body of foam in compression and the water-resistant constituent, and 
 a second casing in tension helically compressively encircling the casing.