Loop tie for concrete forming panel systems
AssigneeTitcomb Brothers Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsPaul S. Titcomb, Ted Titcomb
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Abstract
A tie rod suitable for use with known concrete forming systems is constructed from a non-metal fiber, such as fiberglass, that is wound about a pair of opposed thimble elements. The resultant tie rod is as strong as a metal tie rod without the drawbacks of conventional metal tie rods. Each of the thimble elements has a main body having a channel formed in an outer surface of the main body, and the fiberglass fiber is disposed within the channel when wound thereabout.
Claims10
A tie rod suitable for use with a concrete forming system, comprising first and second thimble elements,
- a continuous fiber wound between the first and second thimble elements to form the tie rod,
- wherein each of the thimble elements has a main body having a channel formed in an outer surface of the main body, and wherein the continuous fiber is disposed within the channel when wound thereabout,
- wherein the channel of each of said thimble elements has first and second opposed side walls and a bottom surface, and
- wherein the main body has a tab portion that extends outwardly therefrom from one end of the thimble element, and wherein the tab portion is located at a position opposite a closed end of the main body, and wherein the main body of the tie rod has a generally horse-shoe shape.
A concrete forming system, comprising
- a tie rod having
- first and second thimble elements, and
- a continuous fiber wound between the first and second thimble elements to form the tie rod,
- wherein each of the thimble elements has a main body having a channel formed in an outer surface of the main body, and wherein the continuous fiber is disposed within the channel when wound thereabout, and
- wherein the channel of each of said thimble elements has first and second opposed side walls and a bottom surface,
- a plurality of steel frames having, in a first orientation, a pair of vertical side rails and a plurality of horizontal support rails, wherein each of the vertical side rails has a plurality of side slots and a plurality of dado slots formed therein, and
- wherein each of the horizontal support rails has a support rail slot formed therein adjacent to one or more of the vertical side rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.