Concrete form extender
AssigneeMudMixer, LLC
InventorsBradley Louis Bishop, Ross Palazzo
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Abstract
A form extender for use with a concrete form includes a body including a first portion, a second portion adjoining the first portion, and a third portion adjoining the second portion. The first and second portions have a first interior angle therebetween, the second and third portions have a second interior angle therebetween, and the first, second, and third portions form an integral tension-based attachment portion configured to receive and to removably retain a form member of the concrete form between the first and third portions.
Claims20
A form extender for use with a concrete form, the form extender comprising:
- a body including a first portion, a second portion adjoining the first portion, and a third portion adjoining the second portion;
- wherein:
- the first and second portions have a first interior angle therebetween;
- the second and third portions have a second interior angle therebetween;
- and
- the first, second, and third portions form an integral tension-based attachment portion configured to receive and to removably retain a form member of the concrete form between the first and third portions.
A method, comprising:
- arranging form members about a perimeter of an area;
- and
- removably coupling to at least one of the form members a form extender having a body including a first portion, a second portion adjoining the first portion, and a third portion adjoining the second portion, wherein the first and second portions have a first interior angle therebetween, the second and third portions have a second interior angle therebetween, the first, second, and third portions form an integral tension-based attachment portion, and the removably coupling includes receiving and removably retaining the at least one of the form members in a grip space between the first and third portions.
A method of manufacturing a form extender, the method comprising:
- selecting a material that is one of a plastic, a polymer, and a composite;
- molding a body including a first portion, a second portion adjoining the first portion, and a third portion adjoining the second portion;
- wherein:
- the first and second portions have a first interior angle therebetween;
- the second and third portions having a second interior angle therebetween;
- and
- the first, second, and third portions form an integral tension-based attachment portion configured to receive and to removably retain a form member of a concrete form between the first and third portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.