System and method for forming concrete structures

A method of using forms for creating concrete structures comprising the following steps:

• (A) providing panels, ties, perforated L-shaped brackets, and locking mechanisms, the ties holding pairs of panels in spaced-apart parallel orientation with ends of the ties penetrating through the panels and perforations of the L-shaped brackets located on the outside of the panels, the locking mechanism holding L-shaped bracket and panel in place on the end of the tie to form an assembled pair of panels well as further connecting assembled pairs of panels into a form for creating a concrete structure;
• (B) assembling a first form to create a concrete footing using panels, ties, L-shaped brackets and locking mechanisms;
• (C) making a concrete footing using the first form to create a concrete footing and incorporating the ties of the form into the concrete footing;
• (D) removing locking mechanisms, L-shaped brackets, and panels from the concrete looting;
• (E) assembling a second form to make a concrete wall using panels, ties, L-shaped brackets, and locking mechanisms;
• (F) attaching the second form to make a concrete wall to ties incorporated in the footing by protruding a support tab of the tie into a perforation of L-shape bracket of the second form;
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• (G) making a concrete wall upon the concrete footing using the form to make a concrete wall.

A method of assembling a form for creating a concrete structure comprising the following steps, but not necessarily in the order shown:

• (A) providing a plurality of panels, each panel having two or more sets of spaced-apart tie apertures, each set of tie apertures being set in a longitudinal orientation upon the panel, each set of tie apertures being spaced apart from one another in a parallel configuration upon the panel;
• (B) providing a plurality of ties, each tie having a rectangular body located between two ends, each end having a locking aperture to receive a locking mechanism;
• (C) providing a plurality of panel L-shaped brackets having top and bottom flanges connected along a common edge in perpendicular orientation to one another, each flange further having a respective set of spaced-apart perforations located along the center length of the flange;
• (D) providing a plurality of locking mechanisms that attach to ties as well as connect L-shaped brackets to one another;
• (E) locating two or more ties between and perpendicular to at least a pair of opposing panels to hold the panels in spaced-apart, parallel orientation;
• (F) longitudinally locating the panel L-shaped bracket on the outside of the panel to aligning the perforations of one flange of the bracket with the set of tie apertures;
• (G) inserting the end of the tie through a respective tie aperture and corresponding perforation of panel L-shaped bracket;
• (H) engaging at least one of the plurality of locking mechanisms with respective locking aperture of the end of the tie to complete an assembled pair of panels, and
• (I) connecting two or more assembled pairs of panels in a continous and tandem manner by overlaying a first L-shaped bracket over a first portion of one L-shaped bracket from one assembled pair of panels and over a second portion of another L-shaped bracket from the other assembled pair of panels.