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US 6,488,257 B2Granted
Attach plate bracket for structural concrete forming
OwnerGregory A. McSwaininventor
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A structural attaching plate bracket system for use to temporarily support the forms used to construct concrete walls, slabs, or foundations. The structural attaching plate bracket system includes a linear plate affixed to a support member with removable fasteners. The attached plate bracket is positioned long the full length of the support member. Mounting devices included attach surfaces which are provided along the full length of the support members. A series of brackets are positioned intermediate along the attached plate brackets for attachment of a load bearing member into the concrete wall construction. The brackets can be positioned intermediate along the attached plate brackets for the attachment for two or more load bearing members in the concrete wall construction. The attached plate brackets includes an integral attachment fastener to secure the load bearing members to the attached plate bracket where attachment of the bracket to the load bearing member in the concrete wall, slab and foundation construction.
A structural concrete forming system for use for concrete forming of one of a concrete wall, slab, or foundation, said system including a series of support members, at least one support brace for temporarily connecting to the support members and to hold them into position for concrete forming, an attach plate bracket secured to at least one side of each support member, and another attach plate bracket secured to at least one side of the support brace, and a series of attach fasteners interconnecting between the attach plate brackets of both the support members and the support brace, and when tightened, further securing and tightening of the attached plate brackets of the support members with that of the support brace, thereby securing the structural concrete forming system for usage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.