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AssigneeARXX Building Products, Inc.
InventorsBruce Cooper, G. Scott, Robert Sculthorpe, Graham Knowles
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A building component having first and second high density foam panels and improved bridging members for connecting the panels that extend between and may be molded into the panels. The bridging members include a pair of elongated end plates oriented in a top to bottom direction of the panels, a pair of substantially identical web members joining the end plates and being substantially symmetrically disposed above and below a central horizontal axis of the bridging member, and a pair of strip members oriented in the top to bottom direction of the panels intersecting the web members. The web members have a unique configuration that maximizes load bearing capacity with a minimum amount of material. The strip members may abut against and be substantially flush with respective inner surfaces of the foam panels to assist in positioning and forming the panels during molding. Seating areas for positioning horizontally and/or vertically disposed rebar in predetermined positions are also provided.
A building component defined by opposing panels of an insulated concrete form, and a connecting apparatus extending between and positioning the panels relative to each other, said connecting apparatus comprising:
A bridging member for use in a building component having first and second foam panels each having inner and outer surfaces, top and bottom, and first and second ends, the panels being arranged in spaced relationship with their inner surfaces facing each other, said bridging member comprising:
Apparatus for connecting opposing panels of an insulated concrete form having opposed foam panels, comprising:
Apparatus for connecting opposing panels of an insulated concrete form, comprising:
Apparatus for connecting opposing panels of an insulated concrete form comprising:
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