Insulated concrete panel form and method of making same
OwnerBenjamin Baaderinventor
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Abstract
An insulated concrete form panel system, and method of making same, is provided, the system and method comprising first and second opposed panels forming a cavity therebetween and an internal connector frame serving as a mold for receiving expandable polymer material to form the first and second panels, such that the irreleasably pre-assembled connector frame extends between, and is integral to, first and second panels. The present system provides first and second panel pairs may be mechanically connected to panel pairs positioned adjacent thereto (e.g. above, below, or side-by-side), increasing integrity of the structure.
Claims15
An insulated concrete form panel, comprising:
- first and second panels having exterior and interior surfaces and positioned in opposed spaced relation forming a cavity between the interior surfaces,
- an internal connector frame disposed within the cavity having a plurality of bridge members irreleasably connected to a plurality of stud members,
- each bridge member having
- a first end and a second end, each first and second end having connection means for connecting adjacent bridge members positioned end-to-end, and a plurality of side ends, each side end having opposed first coupling means for coupling the bridge members to the stud members,
- and
- each stud member having
- a first end, a second end, each first and second end having connection means for connecting adjacent stud members positioned end-to-end, and at least one second coupling means corresponding to the first coupling means for coupling the bridge members to the stud members,
- wherein the stud members are integral to first and second panel members.
A method of manufacturing an insulated concrete form panel, the panel having first and second panels in opposed spaced relation forming a cavity therebetween for receiving concrete, the method comprising:
- a. providing assembly means for assembling a mold frame having at least one bridge member irreleasably connected to at least one stud member, the bridge and stud members positioned substantially perpendicularly to each other to form a skeletal matrix,
- b. applying an expandable polymer material for forming the first and second panels to the connector frame,
- c. allowing the polymer material to solidify.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.