Shear key former apparatus and method(s)

A method of forming a shear key using a shear key former apparatus, said shear key former apparatus comprising:

• a box having an enclosable, internal volume, wherein the box comprises:
• a base;
• at least one side wall, the at least one side wall extending from the base and terminating in a rim;
• at least one pair of opposing apertures located between the rim and the base, in two opposing portions of the at least one side wall, wherein the at least one pair of opposing apertures define an entrance and an exit in each respective side wall portion and are configured to receive a rigid member, where the rigid member extends between the at least one pair of opposing apertures across the enclosable, internal volume;
• and a closure panel configured to be received into the rim to enclose the enclosable, internal volume to form a closed container,
• wherein said method comprises:
• forming the box having the enclosable, internal volume terminating in the rim lying generally in a first plane;
• arranging the box about a front vertical rigid member of a reinforcement cage so a majority of the enclosable, internal volume lies within the reinforcement cage;
• attaching the box to the reinforcement cage;
• adding a non-compressible flowable material to the box when the first plane is substantially horizontal;
• closing the box with the closure panel to form the closed container;
• and
• rotating the shear key former apparatus comprising the reinforcement cage and the closed container so the first plane is substantially vertical.

A kit comprising at least two shear key former apparatuses, wherein each comprises a box comprising an enclosable, internal volume, wherein the box comprises:

• a base;
• at least one side wall, the at least one side wall extending from the base and terminating in a rim;
• at least one pair of opposing apertures located between the rim and the base, in two opposing portions of the at least one side wall, wherein the at least one pair of opposing apertures define an entrance and an exit in each respective side wall portion and are configured to receive a rigid member, where the rigid member extends between the at least one pair of opposing apertures across the enclosable, internal volume;
• and
• a closure panel configured to be received into the rim to enclose the enclosable, internal volume to form a closed container.