Interlocking corrugated panel wall cast in-situ
OwnerMichael Butlerinventor
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Abstract
An interlocking corrugated fluted panel for use in constructing a foundation wall for a building where a plurality of the panels are attached to a presupported building member and the panels hang downwardly into a foundation support opening. At the bottom portion of each fluted panel, the flutes extending outwardly from the building are cut along a bend line and the bottom portion of the panel is bent inwardly approximately 90°, the bent portion forming an anchorage when concrete is placed around the bottom of the panels. At the lower edge of each panel a cut flute is bent into either an interlocking male or female shape.
Claims12
An interlocking corrugated panel for use in constructing a foundation wall above ground for a building wherein an elongated physical guide has been presupported along a line above ground at which the top of said foundation wall is to exist and wherein a plurality of said interlocking corrugated panels is attached to said elongated physical guide and the lower portion of said panels hang downwardly into a foundation support opening and a flowable hardenable building material is placed in said opening and around said lower portion of said panels, said panel comprising:
- first and second corrugated panels each having a top, bottom and first and second edges, each of said panels having flutes extending from top to bottom,
- anchorage means carried at the bottom of each of said first and second panels, each of said anchorage means forming an angle with said first and second panels whereby said panels are straightened horizontally, and each of said anchorage means having end portions extending to said first and second edges of said panels, and
- anchorage interlock means formed in said anchorage end portions whereby the anchorage interlock means formed at the second edge of said first panel is interlockable with the anchorage interlock means formed at the first edge of said second panel.
An apparatus for constructing a foundation wall for a building, where an elongate physical guide has been presupported along a line at a predetermined height above ground at which the top of said foundation wall is to be formed, said foundation wall to extend downward between said elongate physical guide means and the earth, the earth having been prepared for foundation support to achieve predetermined foundation design loads, including lateral loads and bearing loads, the foundation wall construction apparatus comprising in combination:
- an elongate physical guide means presupported along a line at a predetermined height above ground at which the top of said foundation wall is to be formed,
- a panel body having a top, bottom and first and second edges, with flutes extending from top to bottom,
- anchorage means carried at the bottom of said panel body, said anchorage means forming an angle with said panel body and straightening said panel horizontally, and
- wherein said anchorage means comprises the bottom section of said corrugated fluted panel wherein flutes extending in one direction relative to said building have been cut or punched horizontally and the uncut flutes are bent in an opposite direction relative to said building.
An apparatus for constructing a foundation wall for a building, where an elongate physical guide has been presupported along a line at a predetermined height above ground at which the top of said foundation wall is to be formed, said foundation wall to extend downward between said elongate physical guide means and the earth, the earth having been prepared for foundation support to achieve predetermined foundation design loads, including lateral loads and bearing loads, the foundation wall construction apparatus comprising in combination:
- an elongate physical guide means presupported along a line at a predetermined height above around at which the top of said foundation wall is to be formed,
- a panel body having a top, bottom and first and second edges, and
- anchorage means carried at the bottom of said panel body, said anchorage means formed from a portion of said panel body bottom and adapted to interact with concrete or other foundation support material and
- interlocking edge means carried at said first and second edges for interlocking with edges of adjacent panels.
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