Concrete form panel tying apparatus

Concrete form panel tying apparatus for restraining outward movement of a concrete form panel with respect to a tie passing outwardly through a form opening in said form panel, said apparatus comprising:

• a bearing member attachable to said form panel, said bearing member having an opening alignable with said form opening, and an outwardly facing first bearing surface,
• a tie extending through said bearing member opening,
• an outer end portion on said tie having a first transverse dimension,
• an inner end portion on said tie located inwardly of said outer end portion and having a second transverse dimension less than said first transverse dimension,
• an outwardly sloped tie surface extending between said outer end portion and said inner end portion, said outwardly sloped tie surface being arcuate in cross-section,
• anchoring means for engaging said tie, said anchoring means being adjustably positioned between said sloped tie surface and said first bearing surface to compensate for misalignment of the tie with respect to the bearing member and comprising a clamping member and a second bearing surface engageable with said first bearing surface, said clamping member having a clamping member recess of transverse dimension greater than said second transverse dimension and less than said first transverse dimension, said clamping member recess being defined by an outwardly sloped clamping surface of arcuate cross-section complementary to said tie surface and engageable therewith, said clamping member being movable radially with respect to said tie between a clamping position wherein said clamping surface is in engagement with said tie surface to restrain said concrete form panel against outward movement with respect to said tie and a nonclamping position wherein said clamping surface and said tie surface are not engaged with one another.