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US 4,101,111 AGranted
Block and brace assembly
OwnerByron Norman Bishopinventor
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Abstract
An effective, low cost block and brace assembly having utility in the art of tilt-up construction. In the assembled relationship, the block and brace form a right triangle to provide maximum support for a mold form during the pouring of concrete and the subsequent formation of a precast panel.
Claims20
A block and brace member assembly to support a mold form during the formation of a present panel within said mold form, said block and brace member assembly including:
- a block member comprising a plate means and first and second arms connected to respective first and second ends of said plate means, each of said arms being angled with respect to said plate means,
- the first angled arm of said block member adapted to be connected to said mold form, and
- a brace member comprising a plate means and at least a first arm connected to one of first and second ends of said brace member plate means, the first arm of said brace member being angled with respect to said brace member plate means,
- the first angled arm of said brace member adapted to be connected to said mold form at a point above the corresponding connection of the first angled arm of said block member to said mold form,
- the second end of said brace member plate means received by the second angled arm of said block member plate means.
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Structural support means including:
- a first plate member having a base portion and respective first and second ends connected to said base portion, at least a first of said ends turned in an upward direction from said base portion to be connected to the structure to which support is to be provided,
- a second plate member having a base portion and respective first and second ends connected to the base portion of said second plate member, at least a first of said ends of said second plate member turned in an upward direction from the base portion of said second plate member to be connected to the structure to which support is to be provided, whereby the first upturned end of said second plate member extends above the first upturned end of said first plate member, and
- means by which to connect the respective second ends of each of said first and second plate members together.
A block and brace assembly to support a mold form, including:
- a block and a brace, each comprising a plate member having respective first and second ends thereof,
- the first end of said block plate member turning in an upward direction to be connected to said mold form,
- the second end of said block plate member having hollow sleeve means attached thereto,
- the first end of said brace plate member turning in a upward direction to be connected to said mold form at a point above the connection of the first end of said block plate member to said mold form, and
- the second end of said brace plate member having an elongated pin means attached thereto, whereby said hollow sleeve means of said block pivotably engages the elongated pin means of said brace in the assembled relationship.
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A block and brace member assembly to support a mold form, said block and brace member assembly comprising:
- a block member including a plate means and first and second arms connected to respective first and second ends of said plate means, each of said arms being angled with respect to said plate means,
- the first angled arm of said block member to be connected to said mold form,
- the second angled arm of said block member having a slot formed therein, and
- a brace member including a plate means and first and second arms connected to respective first and second ends of said brace member plate means, each of said brace member arms being angled with respect to said brace member plate means,
- the first angled arm of said brace member to be connected to said mold form,
- the second angled arm of said brace member to be received by the slot formed in the second angled arm of said block member.
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Structural support means comprising:
- a first plate member including a base portion, said base portion having first and second ends, at least one of said base portion ends being angled so as to be connected to the structure to which support is to be provided, the other of said base portion ends having a slot formed therein, and
- a second plate member including a base portion, said second plate member base portion having first and second ends, at least one of said second plate member base portion ends being angled so as to be connected to the structure to which support is to be provided, the other of said second plate member base portion ends to be received by the slot formed in the other of said first plate member base portion ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.