Wall form support apparatus and method
OwnerRobert Metcalfinventor
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Abstract
An improved moldable material forming system, including but not limited to concrete foundation footing and wall forming system, comprising at least one pair of prefabricated support units or structures designed to hold in place forms, and rebar or other materials intended to be placed within the structure, during the monolithic pouring of the moldable material for the structure, including method of using such support units to allow monolithic pouring of the moldable material for the structure.
Claims13
A monolithic foundation footing and wall form support system for pouring monolithically formed concrete material structures, said system comprising:
- a. a forming unit which includes at least one pair of form support segments laterally positioned and arranged to face each other, appropriately spaced for pouring concrete or other forming materials,
- b. each said form support segment includes at least two laterally spaced vertical members appropriately placed to control the size of the pour of the concrete or other forming materials,
- c. each said form support segment includes at least one horizontal support and spacing member connecting the laterally spaced vertical members,
- d. each said form support segment includes an outside structure for placement and support of the bottom of a foundation footing or wall form such as L-shaped members attached to the outside of said laterally spaced vertical members at the location intended for the bottom of the concrete foundation footing or wall,
- e. each said form support segment comprises a structure for placement and support of the top portion of a foundation footing or wall form such as a hook placed near the edge of the top of each laterally spaced vertical member for attachment of a top clip to hold the foundation footing or wall forming board in place,
- f. each said form support segment includes support or bracing means for maintaining each form support segment in a rigid, generally right angle, relationship with the base or ground and parallel relationship with the corresponding forming unit,
A method for forming a monolithic foundation footing and wall of concrete material structures, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing and positioning at least one pair of form support segments;
- b. providing and positioning a first plurality of reinforcing bar sections in association with said form support segments;
- c. fixing said form support segments into the ground;
- d. providing and positioning longitudinal form panels into brackets on said form support segments;
- e. elevating and positioning said first plurality of reinforcing bar sections between said longitudinal form panels;
- f. fixing a top edge of said longitudinal form panels to said form support segments;
- g. providing and positioning a first vertical wall form panel in an elevated orientation on said pair of form support segments;
- h. providing and positioning a second plurality of reinforcing bar sections in a plane generally parallel to but spaced from said first vertical wall form panel;
- i. providing and positioning a second vertical wall form panel in an elevated orientation on said pair of form support segments so as to enclose on two sides said second plurality of reinforcing bar section;
- j. fixing a spacing between top edges of said vertical wall form panels by positioning at least one cleat between said panels;
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- k. pouring said concrete or other aggregate material into the form established by the previous steps and allowing said material to cure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.