Motor-Line Reinforcement for Strengthening Brick or Block Walls

Abstract

A reinforcement tie for structural use which comprises two longitudinal bars or plates connected by internal bars or plates, ending in a female end and a male end that is narrower than the female one. In at least one of the male and female ends the cross section of the corresponding internal bars or plates is, totally or partially, less than the cross section of the other internal bars or plates, or in at least one of the male and female ends, the corresponding internal bars or plates have an area where the bar or plate changes direction, with this area forming an entrance slot.

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         7 . A reinforcement tie for structural use, comprising:
 two longitudinal bars or plates connected by internal bars or plates,   the reinforcement tie ending in a female end and a male end, the male end being narrower than the female end,   and including at least one of   a cross section of the internal bars or plates, at least at one of the male and female ends being, at least partially, smaller than a cross section of the other internal bars or plates, and   an area where at least one of the internal bars or plates changes direction, at least at one of the male and female ends, forming an entrance slot in this area.   
     
     
         8 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged as diagonals relative to the longitudinal bars or plates. 
     
     
         9 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged as a continuous bar or plate, forming a triangle lattice inside the male end, and as another continuous bar or plate forming a lattice in the rest of the interior of the reinforcement tie. 
     
     
         10 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged in parallel in transversal position. 
     
     
         11 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein each one of the male end and the female end comprises two internal bars or plates. 
     
     
         12 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the longitudinal bars or plates of the female end are folded inward at their free end. 
     
     
         13 . A reinforcement tie for structural use, comprising:
 two longitudinal bars or plates connected by internal bars or plates,   the reinforcement tie ending in a female end and a male end, the male end being narrower than the female end,   a cross section of the internal bars or plates, at least at one of the male and female ends being, at least partially, smaller than a cross section of the other internal bars or plates.   
     
     
         14 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged as diagonals relative to the longitudinal bars or plates. 
     
     
         15 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged as a continuous bar or plate, forming a triangle lattice inside the male end, and as another continuous bar or plate forming a lattice in the rest of the interior of the reinforcement tie. 
     
     
         16 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged in parallel in transversal position. 
     
     
         17 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein each one of the male end and the female end comprises two internal bars or plates. 
     
     
         18 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the longitudinal bars or plates of the female end are folded inward at their free end. 
     
     
         19 . A reinforcement tie for structural use, comprising:
 two longitudinal bars or plates connected by internal bars or plates,   the reinforcement tie ending in a female end and a male end, the male end being narrower than the female end, and   an area where at least one of the internal bars or plates changes direction, at least at one of the male and female ends, forming an entrance slot in this area.   
     
     
         20 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged as diagonals relative to the longitudinal bars or plates. 
     
     
         21 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 20 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged as a continuous bar or plate, forming a triangle lattice inside the male end, and as another continuous bar or plate forming a lattice in the rest of the interior of the reinforcement tie. 
     
     
         22 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the internal bars or plates are arranged in parallel in transversal position. 
     
     
         23 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein each one of the male end and the female end comprises two internal bars or plates. 
     
     
         24 . The reinforcement tie for structural use, in accordance with  claim 19 , wherein the longitudinal bars or plates of the female end are folded inward at their free end.