Spacer device for formwork
AssigneeKrattiger AG Holding
InventorAndreas Krattiger
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Abstract
A spacer device (10) for formwork, comprising a hollow tubular body (2) extending around a longitudinal axis (X-X) is described, said tubular body (2) being configured to house a cross tie rod (7) and comprising: two side tubular portions (2a,2b); each side tubular portion (2a,2b) comprising fastening means at one end; and at the remaining end, a tapered portion (3a,3b) configured to rest on the wall of the formwork; characterised by comprising a ball joint (5a,5b) interposed between each tapered portion (3a,3b) and the respective side tubular portion (2a,2b) to couple each tapered portion (3a,3b) with the respective side tubular portion (2a,2b).
Claims20
A spacer device (10) for formwork of the type comprising two formwork panels arranged so that they face each other;
- each panel having an inner wall (20,21) and an outer wall, the inner wall being the one intended to contact the concrete, said device comprising a hollow tubular body (2) extending around a longitudinal axis (X-X), said tubular body (2) being configured to house a cross tie rod (7) and comprising:
- two side tubular portions (2a,2b);
- each side tubular portion (2a,2b) comprising fastening means at one end;
- and at the remaining end, a tapered portion (3a,3b) configured to rest on the inner wall (20,21) of the formwork;
- characterised by comprising a ball joint (5a,5b) interposed between each tapered portion (3a,3b) and the respective side tubular portion (2a,2b) to couple each tapered portion (3a,3b) with the respective side tubular portion (2a,2b), said ball joint (5a,5b) being integral with a side tubular portion (2a,2b) and being placed in contact with the respective tapered portion (3a,3b).
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