Adjustable form brace
OwnerGrove R. Holcomb, Bruce M. Douglasinventors
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Abstract
A cradle for an adjustable brace used for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The cradle is adapted to receive the upper portion of two legs such that the legs can pivot towards and away from each other in a single plane, to enable the lower portion of the legs to be placed for support against opposing support beams positioned at varying distances from each other. The cradle is also adapted to receive and support a shoring member for suppoting the concrete form floor. The cradle may be adjustable for supporting shoring members at varying heights.
Claims14
A cradle assembly adapted to receive a first leg and a second leg to form an adjustable form brace, each of said first and second legs having an upper portion adapted to be attached to the cradle assembly and having a lower portion adapted to be placed against a support beams supporting an elevated concrete form deck, said cradle assembly comprising:
- a first leg socket for receiving the first leg and a second leg socket for receiving the second leg, the first and second leg sockets each having a first end and a second end and being attached together said first ends for pivotal movement of the second ends toward and away from each other in a plane, and the second end of said first leg socket being adapted to receive and hold the upper portion of the first leg and the second end of said second leg socket being adapted to receive and hold the upper portion of the second leg;
- a supporting means for supporting a shoring member placed beneath the concrete form deck, said supporting means being movably attached to the first ends of the first and second sockets;
- and,
- a height adjusting means for moving the supporting means in said plane away from or towards the first ends of the first and second sockets.
A cradle assembly adapted to receive a first leg and a second leg to form an adjustable form brace, each of said first and second legs having an upper portion adapted to be attached to the cradle assembly and having a lower portion adapted to be placed against a support beams supporting an elevated concrete form deck, said cradle assembly comprising:
- a first leg attaching means for attaching the first leg and a second leg attaching means for attaching the second leg, the first and second leg attaching means each having a first end and a second end and being attached together at said first ends by a fastening means for providing pivotal movement of the second ends toward and away from each other in a plane, and the second end of said first leg attaching means being adapted to receive and hold the upper portion of the first leg and the second end of said second leg attaching means being adapted to receive and hold the upper portion of the second leg;
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- a supporting means for supporting a shoring member placed beneath the concrete form deck, said supporting means being movably attached to said fastening means to permit vertical and rotational movement of the supporting means;
- and, a height adjusting means for moving the supporting means in said plane away from or towards the first ends of the first and second attaching means.
A cradle assembly adapted to receive a first leg and a second leg to form an adjustable form brace having only two legs, each of said first and second legs having an upper portion adapted to be attached to the cradle assembly and having a lower portion adapted to be placed against a support beam supporting an elevated concrete form deck, said cradle assembly comprising:
- a first leg attaching means for attaching the first leg and a second leg attaching means for attaching the second leg, the first and second leg attaching means each having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first leg attaching means being adapted to be attached to the first end of the second leg attaching means for providing pivotal movement of the second ends of said first and second leg attaching means toward and away from each other in a plane, and the second end of said first leg attaching means being adapted to receive and hold the upper portion of the first leg and the second end of said second leg attaching means being adapted to receive and hold the upper portion of the second leg;
- a supporting means disposed above the first ends of the first and second leg attaching means for supporting a shoring member placed beneath the concrete form deck, said supporting means being adapted for vertical and rotational movement;
- a fastening means for attaching together along a single axis the first end of the first leg attaching means, the first end of the second leg attaching means, and the supporting means;
- and,
- a height adjusting means for moving the supporting means in said plane away from or towards the first ends of the first and second attaching means.
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