Concrete form panel having access openings
OwnerRobert McCrackeninventor
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Abstract
Concrete form panels having a plurality of openings in the exterior flange and crossing interior ribs that provide access from an opening in the exterior flange to any interior section between the ribs. Wires, plumbing, and the like are run through the openings to reach any desired area of the back side of the panel while remaining wholly inside the confines of the form panel, thus reducing the likelihood of the wires or plumbing interfering with workers and equipment in the area behind the form panel. In combination with a backside cover, the openings create a plenum through which a fluid, such as heated or cooled air, is passed over the form to assist in the control of the temperature of concrete curing adjacent the form panel.
Claims9
A concrete form panel, comprising:
- (a) a face sheet;
- (b) a flange extended rearwardly of the face sheet around the perimeter of the face sheet, comprising a pair of opposing side rails having a plurality of spaced apart openings and a pair of opposing end rails having a plurality of spaced apart openings;
- (c) a grid, comprising a plurality of transverse ribs in contact with the face sheet and extended between the pair of opposing side rails of the flange, the transverse ribs having a plurality of spaced apart openings, and a plurality of longitudinal ribs in contact with the face sheet and extended between the pair of opposing end rails of the flange, the longitudinal ribs having a plurality of spaced apart openings;
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- (d) the openings are positioned to provide access to all areas interior of the grid from any opening in the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.