TERRAIN COMPLIANT, ECO-FRIENDLY, MODULAR BALLAST SYSTEM WITH OPTIONAL INTEGRATED WIRE MANAGEMENT AND RACKING SYSTEM

摘要

A modular ballast system for supporting objects uses tubing such as pipes of appropriate size for the required ballast. Once in place, the empty pipes are filled with a watery mix (slurry) of sand, silt, gravel, soil, cement or other generally available material to generate a majority of the ballast weight. A two piece clamping mechanism provides fixed placement attachment points suitable for attachment by supported structures. The lower piece of the clamping mechanism sits under the ballast tubing and is designed to both support and disperse the anticipated weight of the objects with minimal impact on the surface beneath it. The upper piece of the clamping mechanism mates to the lower clamping piece and completes a full 360 degree collar around the ballast tubing to create a durable clamping mechanism that both captures the weight and position of the ballast tubing and prevents the ballast tubing from shifting.

主权项

1. A modular ballast system, comprising:
at least a first and a second ballast device, said at least first and second ballast devices configured for being placed in a desired position unballasted and for being at least partially filled with ballast material once said at least first and second ballast devices are placed in said desired position; and at least a first and a second coupling device, said at least a first and second coupling device including a first and second ballast device holding region, for maintaining said first and second ballast devices in a desired position relative to one another and relative to a device to be supported.