Formwork brace
AssigneeInQuik IP Holdings Pty Ltd
InventorsNicholas Bruce Mullaney, Logan Peter Mullaney
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Abstract
In summary the invention described herein is broadly directed to a module for forming a reinforced concrete structure comprising (a) a formwork member that defines a cavity, (b) a reinforcement structure in the cavity, and (c) at least one formwork brace interconnecting the formwork member and the reinforcement structure.
Claims20
A module for forming a reinforced concrete structure comprising (a) a formwork tray that defines a cavity for reinforcement and concrete, (b) an internal reinforcement structure disposed within the cavity, and (c) at least one formwork brace interconnecting the formwork tray and the reinforcement structure, the formwork brace comprising:
- a body including a central portion and a pair of arms that extend away from opposing ends of the central portion, the body substantially conforming to and extending around an exterior of the formwork tray;
- a first connector that extends across an interior of the formwork tray and engages with each of the pair of arms to thereby tension the body around the formwork tray;
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- an anchor disposed internally of the formwork tray coupling together the body and the internal reinforcement structure through the formwork tray
- wherein the module is configured such that, when concrete fills and cures within the cavity of the formwork tray to at least partially cover the internal reinforcement structure, the formwork tray, the internal reinforcement structure and the formwork brace are integrally combined.
A formwork brace for interconnecting (a) a formwork tray that defines a cavity for reinforcement and concrete and (b) an internal reinforcement structure adapted to sit within the cavity, comprising:
- a body including a central portion and a pair of integrally formed arms that extend away from opposing ends of the central portion, the body configured to substantially conform to and extend around an exterior of the formwork tray;
- a first connector configured to extend across an interior of the formwork tray and to engage with each of the pair of arms to thereby tension the body around the tray;
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- an anchor configured to interleave with the internal reinforcement structure within the formwork tray and to engage with the body from an exterior of the formwork tray to couple the body to the formwork tray,
- wherein the formwork brace is configured such that, when concrete fills and cures within the cavity of the formwork tray to at least partially cover the internal reinforcement structure, the formwork tray, the internal reinforcement structure and the formwork brace are integrally combined.
A method of constructing a formwork tray that defines a cavity for reinforcement and a settable substrate, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a plurality of formwork sections end-to-end such that an end portion of a first formwork section abuts an end portion of a second formwork section;
- locating a formwork brace to cradle overlapping ends of the first and second formwork sections, the formwork brace comprising a body including a central portion and a pair of arms that extend away from opposing ends of the central portion, the body substantially conforming to and extending around an exterior of the formwork sections;
- inserting a reinforcement structure into the cavity;
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- engaging a first connector to extend between and engage with each of the pair of arms of the formwork brace through the first and second formwork sections to thereby hold the first and second formwork sections in tension, with the first connector extending across an interior of the formwork sections such that the formwork brace will integrally combine with the formwork tray and internal reinforcement structure when the settable substrate is poured into the cavity and cures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.