Concrete forming panel having built-in retaining structure for storing loose coupling parts

Abstract

A concrete forming panel has built-in retaining structure for holding loose coupling parts in a safe, secure position when the parts are stored during times of nonuse of the panel. Members on the backside of the face plate of the panel, including but not necessarily limited to bracing or stiffening members of the frame, are provided with webs or wall portions having a series of clearance openings therein. Brush rings are positioned immediately adjacent each opening and have radially inwardly directed resilient bristles that terminate in innermost ends defining a hole aligned with the adjacent opening. Consequently, when a oversized coupling part relative to the brush hole is inserted into such hole, it flexes the bristles and passes through the hole and the adjacent opening in the supporting member to be retained in place in a yieldable, releasable manner by the flexed bristles. In a preferred embodiment, the brush rings are retained in place frictionally on each member by a wedging action between the brush rings and a receiving track on the side of the wall of the member.

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