Concrete wall forming system and method thereof
AssigneePaladin Industrial, LLC
InventorGregory M. McDonagh
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Abstract
A tie system and method for forming a wall from a hardenable building material over a footing. The tie system includes multiple wall ties configured to be directly interconnected to form a wall tie stack such that multiple wall tie stacks can be positioned over the footing in a spaced apart, vertically extending arrangement. Each wall tie includes first and second planar surfaces to be directly fastened to respective first and second panel structures. In one embodiment, the tie system includes tabs for supporting multiple insulation panels positioned between the vertically extending tie stacks and between the first and second panel structures.
Claims20
A tie system configured to support a first panel structure and a second panel structure for forming a wall from a hardenable, pourable building material above a footing, the tie system comprising:
- multiple wall ties configured to be directly interconnected to form a wall tie stack such that multiple wall tie stacks are positioned above the footing in a spaced and separate arrangement, the multiple wall tie stacks configured to extend substantially perpendicular between and relative to substantially parallel panel structures of the first and second panel structures, each wall tie including:
- a first wall portion and a second wall portion with a cross-member portion connected and extending therebetween, the first wall portion and the second wall portion configured to extend parallel to each other, the first wall portion having a first planar surface and the second wall portion having a second planar surface, the first planar surface facing directly opposite from the second planar surface, the first planar surface configured to be directly fastened to an inner surface of the first panel structure and the second planar surface configured to be directly fastened to an inner surface of the second panel structure, each wall tie defining a center axis that extends parallel with and equidistant the first and second planar surfaces;
- the cross-member portion including first tabs extending outward from opposing sides of the cross-member portion and second tabs extending outward from opposing sides of the cross-member portion, the first tabs positioned between about the center axis of the wall tie and the second wall portion and the second tabs positioned between the first tabs and the second wall portion;
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- one or more insulation panels positioned between adjacently positioned wall tie stacks, the one or more insulation panels supported by at least one of the first tabs and the second tabs.
A wall tie defining a center axis, the wall tie configured to support a first panel structure and a second panel structure for forming a wall from a hardenable, pourable building material above a footing, the wall tie comprising:
- a first wall portion and a second wall portion with a cross-member portion rigidly connected and extending therebetween, the first wall portion and the second wall portion each extending parallel relative to each other, the first wall portion having a first planar surface and the second wall portion having a second planar surface, the first planar surface facing directly opposite from the second planar surface, the first planar surface configured to be directly fastened to an inner surface of the first panel structure and the second planar surface configured to be directly fastened to an inner surface of the second panel structure, the center axis extending parallel with and equidistant the first and second planar surfaces, the first and second planar surfaces being outer most surfaces so as to define a total wall tie length of the wall tie;
- the cross-member portion including first tabs extending outward from opposing sides of the cross-member portion and second tabs extending outward from opposing sides of the cross-member portion, the first tabs positioned between about the center axis of the wall tie and the second wall portion and the second tabs positioned between the first tabs and the second wall portion, the first and second tabs and the cross-member portion being a monolithic structure.
A tie system configured to support panel structures for forming a wall from a hardenable, pourable building material above a footing, the tie system comprising:
- a first temporary-use concrete-forming panel structure;
- multiple wall ties configured to be directly interconnected to form a wall tie stack such that multiple wall tie stacks are positioned above the footing in a spaced and separate arrangement, the multiple wall tie stacks configured to extend substantially perpendicular relative to the first panel structure, each wall tie including:
- a first wall portion and a second wall portion with a cross-member portion connected and extending therebetween, the first wall portion having a first planar surface and the second wall portion having a second planar surface, the first planar surface facing away from and directly opposite the second planar surface such that the first planar surface and the second planar surface extend parallel relative to each other, the first planar surface and the second planar surface being outer most surfaces of the wall tie to define a wall tie length, the first planar surface configured to be directly fastened to an inner surface of the first temporary-use concrete-forming panel structure and, upon the wall being formed, the first temporary-use concrete-forming panel structure is permanently removed from the first wall portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.