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US 2022/0275656 A1Published application
Concrete form assembly
AssigneeLogix Brands Ltd.
InventorKurtis Chapman
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Abstract
Concrete form assemblies having insulating foam panels are created using locking members embedded within the insulating foam panels and ties each having a pair of side rails for coupling two insulating foam panels together at a predetermined distance apart, the locking members and side rails being adapted so that either side rail can be coupled to either locking member and either of the ends of the rails and locking members can be toward the top or bottom of the assembly when the rails are coupled to the locking members.
Claims20
A concrete form assembly comprising:
- a. first locking member having an inner plate, an outer plate, a plurality of struts extending between the inner plate and the outer plate and holding the inner plate and outer plate in spaced relation relative to each other, a plurality of teeth projecting from a first surface of the inner plate and arranged in two rows each having opposing ends and separated from each other by a space, each of said plurality of teeth having a recess open toward the space and an inside surface;
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- b. a tie comprising a first rail having a first rail member, a second rail member, a connecting member, and locking tabs, wherein the rail is adapted to permit the connecting member to slide through the space while the first rail member slides through and is captured by the recesses of the teeth and the second rail member slides across the inside surfaces of the teeth, wherein said locking tabs are adapted to engage the opposing ends of the two rows.
A concrete form assembly comprising:
- a. first and second locking members, each of said first and second locking members having:
- (i) an inner plate, (ii) an outer plate, (iii) a plurality of struts extending between the inner plate and the outer plate and holding the inner plate and outer plate in spaced relation relative to each other, (iv) a plurality of teeth projecting from a first surface of the inner plate and arranged in two rows each having opposing ends and separated from each other by a space, each of said plurality of teeth having a recess open toward the space and an inside surface;
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- b. a tie comprising first and second rails connected and held in spaced, parallel relation to each other by at least one bridging member, each of said first and second rails having:
- (i) a first rail member, (ii) a second rail member, (iii) a connecting member, and (iv) locking tabs at opposing ends of the rail, wherein the tie is adapted to be coupled to the first locking member by aligning the first rail with the first locking member, sliding the connecting member of the first rail through the space of the first locking member while sliding the first rail member of the first rail through the recesses of the teeth of the first locking member and the second rail member of the first rail across the inside surfaces of the teeth of the first locking member until the locking tabs of the first rail engage the opposing ends of the rows of teeth of the first locking member.
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