Lightweight Crane-Set Forming Panel

A filler insert for selective mounting to a forming panel for receiving thereagainst flowable cementatious material, said filler insert comprising:

• a backing member;
• a bushing mounted to the backing member and having a passage through the bushing;
• and
• a flexible barrier of brush-like filaments mounted on the bushing and extending into the passage.

A bracket for selective positioning along a frame of a forming panel for concrete having a face plate presenting a concrete-receiving surface, said bracket comprising:

• a mounting plate adapted for mounting to the frame;
• a bracket arm;
• and
• pivot structure for pivotally mounting the bracket arm to the mounting plate for shifting the bracket arm about a pivot axis from a position substantially parallel to the mounting plate to a position substantially perpendicular to the mounting plate.

A forming panel for receiving thereagainst flowable cementatious material, said forming panel comprising:

• a frame including an upper rail, a lower rail and spaced-apart side rails, each of said rails including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a front edge, wherein the inner surface includes a first groove located proximate the front edge, the outer surface includes a second groove proximate the front edge, and the front edge includes a flange extending forwardly of the groove;
• a face plate mounted to the frame and received in the first groove of said rails, wherein said face plate includes a panel having a synthetic resin core received between metal sheets;
• and
• a flexible barrier mounted in said second groove and extending generally away from said face plate.

A method of forming a wall of concrete or other cementations material comprising the steps of:

• providing a pair of opposed forming panels each having a face plate and a frame including spaced apart upper and lower rails and a pair of spaced apart side rails positioned along perimeter edges of the face plate;
• coupling the forming panels in opposition to define a concrete-receiving space therebetween;
• pouring concrete into the space between the opposed forming panels;
• allowing the concrete to at least partially cure to a self-sustaining condition;
• and
• removing the forming panels from the concrete,
• wherein said coupling step includes providing a hole through the face plate of each of the forming panels inboard of the upper and lower rails and the side rails, and providing a brush-like flexible barrier adjacent the face plate, and providing a tie member extending between the opposed forming panels extending through their respective holes, positioning the brush-like flexible barrier adjacent the face plate and in engagement with the tie member, and operatively coupling the tie member to the frames of the respective forming panels to inhibiting displacement of the opposed forming panels away from each other.

A method of forming a wall of concrete or other cementations material comprising the steps of:

• providing a pair of opposed forming panels each having a face plate and a frame including spaced apart upper and lower rails and a pair of spaced apart side rails positioned along perimeter edges of the face plate;
• coupling the forming panels in opposition to define a concrete-receiving space therebetween;
• pouring concrete into the space between the opposed forming panels;
• allowing the concrete to at least partially cure to a self-sustaining condition;
• and
• removing the forming panels from the concrete,
• further including the steps of providing a plurality of brackets each including a mounting plate and an arm pivotally mounted thereto, and a support member for receipt on the arm and positioning adjacent to the frame of at least one forming panel, and mounting the brackets to the frame, positioning the brackets at a desired location along the frame, supporting the support member on the arm, removing the support member, and pivoting the arm to a position substantially parallel to the mounting plate.