Insulating concrete form buck
OwnerGregory R. Steffesinventor
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Abstract
An insulated concrete form buck has a plurality of generally rectangular buck sections. Each buck section has an inner core surrounded by a layer of foam insulation. The outer surface of the core is pre-treated with an adhesive to adhere the core to the foam insulation. Fasteners hold the buck sections together in the assembled buck. Concrete anchors threaded into the core have looped openings for receiving reinforcing bars in an insulating form concrete wall construction.
Claims19
An insulating concrete form buck for an insulated concrete form wall comprising:
- a top buck section,
- side buck sections joined to the top buck section to define an opening,
- each of the top buck section and the side buck sections having an exposed section face, an internal section face adjacent the opening and opposite ends,
- at least one of the top buck section and the side buck sections having an inner core,
- an outer layer of rigid insulation foam surrounding the inner core, and
- an intermediate layer of adhesive located between the outer layer and the inner core to hold the outer layer on the inner core.
An insulating concrete form buck section for an insulating concrete form buck comprising:
- an inner core,
- an outer layer of rigid insulation foam surrounding the inner core,
- an intermediate layer of adhesive located between the outer layer and the inner core to hold the outer layer on the inner core, and
- at least one concrete anchor attached to the inner core and extending outwardly from the outer layer.
A method of making an insulating concrete form buck section for an insulated concrete form buck comprising:
- providing an inner core,
- the inner core have an outer surface,
- applying adhesive to the outer surface of the inner core, and
- molding an outer layer of insulating foam material to the adhesive whereby the outer layer of insulating foam material surrounds and adheres to the inner core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.