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US 9,038,338 B2Granted
Insulated concrete form wall having a bracket attaching a rim joist thereto
AssigneeBailey Metal Products Limited
InventorJohn Rice
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AssigneeBailey Metal Products Limited
InventorJohn Rice
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The present invention provides in one aspect for a bracket for use with insulated forms for concrete walls. The bracket has an attachment plate for overlying the exterior of the insulated form to provide for a means of attaching the header or rim joist to the bracket. The bracket is provided an anchoring plate extending from the attaching plate for insertion into the interior of the insulated form. The present invention also provides for a method of attaching a header or rim joist to a concrete wall formed using insulated forms. The method involves cutting a vertical slot in the insulated form and inserting a bracket into the slot. The bracket has an attachment plate for overlying the exterior surface of the insulated form and an anchoring plate extending from the attachment plate through the slot into the interior of the insulated form. Concrete is poured into the form and allowed to set, after which the header or rim joist is attached to the brackets.
A building structure comprising a concrete wall constructed using insulated forms having an interior containing concrete and an exterior, the concrete wall including a bracket having a header or rim joist attached thereto, the bracket comprising a unitary metal body being of a rigidity and stiffness sufficient to support the load of a floor through the header or rim joist, the bracket having a floor joist load supporting portion located to the exterior of the insulated form to which the header or rim joist is attached, and an anchoring portion extending from the floor joist load supporting portion and projecting a substantial distance into the interior of the insulated form and embedded within the concrete therein, the anchoring portion having an anchoring structure embedded within the concrete, the anchoring structures including a concrete flow passage providing a continuity of concrete through the anchoring portion.
A building structure as claimed in 1 wherein the unitary metal body is formed from a 12 or 16 gauge steel sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.