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Abstract

An expansion joint cover comprises at least one elongated frame assembly which includes a base member having a bridge-supporting rib adjacent the gap and a cover-supporting flange spaced laterally outwardly from the rib, the cover-supporting flange having an upwardly open groove and an abutment located laterally outwardly from the groove, relative to the expansion gap. A cover member having, in cross-section, a web portion, a bridge-supported flange extending down from the underside of the web portion adjacent to the gap and generally vertically above the rib of the base member and a retainer rib extending down from the underside of the web portion, is fastened to the base member of the frame assembly by longitudinally spaced-apart, generally U-shaped spring clips received on the retainer rib of the cover member and in the groove of the base member. The clips hold the cover member and base member together, and a portion of the cover member outwardly from the clips engages the abutment of the base member and prevents tipping or rocking of the cover plate about the retainer rib in a direction tending to unseat the bridge-supported rib from a supported position on the bridge. A bridge plate spans the expansion gap, and a resilient filler strip is supported by the bridge and retained on at least one of the frames by reception of an edge portion thereof with an inwardly open cavity on the frame.

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