Form for concrete walls
AssigneePlasti-Fab Co. Ltd.
InventorsPatrick Cymbala, R. Hoar, Gary Seabrook
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Abstract
The invention provides a form for use in a concrete wall forming system to define wall sections meeting an intersection region. The form comprises: panels arranged in a spaced relationship to each other to define there between a volume for each wall section and an intersection volume for the intersection region; and a series of ties forming a stack of ties. Each tie has an exterior frame having at least three sides, corners where two adjacent sides meet and a web member spanning generally across an interior volume within the frame. Each tie is located in the intersection region with two sides spanning between opposing sides of opposing panels and has each corner embedded within a panel. The form may be insulated.
Claims20
A form for use in a concrete wall forming system to define a plurality of wall sections meeting at an intersection region, comprising:
- a plurality of panels, arranged in a spaced relationship to each other to define a volume there between for each wall section of said plurality of wall sections and an intersection volume for said intersection region;
- and
- a tie having a corner piece with webs spanning outwardly therefrom, said tie inserted within one panel of said plurality of panels about said transition zone such that said webs span through said transition zone from about a corner of said one panel to points about a corner in an adjacent panel of the plurality of panels.
A tie for use in a form used in a concrete wall forming system, comprising:
- a corner piece with webs spanning radially, horizontally outwardly therefrom;
- a horizontal span linking two ends of two webs of said webs;
- a vertical flange located about an end of one web of said webs;
- and
- a second vertical flange located about said corner piece.
A form for use in a concrete wall forming system, comprising
- a plurality of wall panels forming an intersection region;
- and
- a tie having an exterior frame having at least three sides, corners where two adjacent sides of said three sides meet and a web member spanning generally horizontally across an interior volume within said frame, said tie being located in said intersection region with two sides of said at least three sides spanning between opposing sides of opposing panels of said plurality of wall panels and having each corner of said corners embedded within one of said opposing panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.