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US 12,195,961 B2Granted
Formwork system
AssigneeApache Industrial Services, Inc.
InventorKenneth M. Chevis
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Abstract
Various implementations described herein are directed to a bracket of a formwork system. In one implementation, the bracket includes: a first member having a first plurality of openings; and a second member having a second plurality of openings. The first member and the second member are configured to: be perpendicular to each other, and provide lateral adjustment via the first plurality of openings and/or the second plurality of openings.
Claims6
A walkway bracket of a formwork system, comprising:
- a horizontal member;
- a diagonal member coupled to the horizontal member via a coupling point, at least one of the horizontal member and the diagonal member being connected to one or more rails of the formwork system via a clamp, and
- a connector clip attached to at least one of the horizontal member and the diagonal member,
- wherein the clamp is attached to the connector clip via a plurality of openings defined in the connector clip and comprises
- a screw mechanism comprising a screw for adjusting and fixing a size of the clamp in a first linear axis, and for securing the clamp to the rails, wherein the size of the clamp in a second linear axis and in a third linear axis remains constant, and
- at least one swivel mechanism between the clamp and either the horizontal member or the diagonal member, the at least one swivel mechanism configured to swivel ninety degrees to allow the walkway bracket to be coupled to horizontal rails and vertical rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.