Insulated concrete form construction method and system
AssigneeIntegrated Concrete Forming Ltd.
InventorMarjan DAJNKO
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Abstract
A system and method for constructing an insulated concrete form (ICF) wall are provided. Vertically-oriented pairs of ICF foam panels of an ICF structure are erected above a footing, with vertical panel supports located along opposed vertical edges of each set of adjacent vertically-oriented panel pairs. An internal brace support, extending longitudinally along the structure, is installed between the individual panels of the panel pairs. Concrete is poured between the erected vertically-oriented ICF foam panels to complete the ICF wall.
Claims15
(canceled)
An insulated concrete form (ICF) structure, comprising:
- a plurality of pairs of ICF panels adjacent to one another and defining an interior region for receiving poured concrete between individual ICF panels of the plurality of pairs of ICF panels, wherein each pair of ICF panels of the plurality of pairs of ICF panels are coupled to each other by form ties;
- a plurality of internal brace supports disposed in the interior region, the plurality of internal brace supports being positioned below an upper end of the plurality of pairs of ICF panels and completely within the interior region for receiving poured concrete, at least some of the plurality of internal brace supports resting on one or more form ties;
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- concrete disposed in the interior region such that the plurality of internal brace supports are completely submerged in concrete.
A building, comprising:
- an insulated concrete form (ICF) structure comprising:
- a plurality of pairs of ICF panels and at least one internal brace support disposed between individual ICF panels of at least one pair of ICF panels, the at least one internal brace support being supported by at least one form tie retaining the individual ICF panels in fixed relation, the at least one internal brace support contacting and supporting interior surfaces of the individual ICF panels, the at least one internal brace support further being completely submerged in concrete disposed between the plurality of pairs of ICF panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.