# US 9,038,338 B2 · Insulated concrete form wall having a bracket attaching a rim joist thereto

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- Number: US 9,038,338 B2
- Document ID: US9038338B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/528,433
- Filed: 2014-10-30
- Published: 2015-02-26
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 1998-10-19
- Assignees: Bailey Metal Products Limited
- Applicants: International Steel Corporation
- Inventors: John Rice
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038338B2

## CPC

- E04B 1/41: Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete or masonry ({joist hangers E04B1/2612; shear dowels E04B1/483;} spacers {other than masonry wall ties} for cavity walls E04B2/30, E04B2/44; connectors for reinforcing elements E04C5/16; fastening frames to the border of openings E06B1/56)
- E04B 1/167: {with permanent forms made of particular materials, e.g. layered products}
- E04B 2/02: built-up from layers of building elements
- E04B 2/86: made in permanent forms
- E04B 2/8647: {with ties going through the forms}
- E04B 5/10: with metal beams or girders, e.g. with steel lattice girders (E04B5/14 takes precedence)
- E04B 5/12: with wooden beams (E04B5/14 takes precedence)
- E04B 7/045: {with connectors made of sheet metal for connecting the roof structure to the supporting wall (connectors made of sheet metal for wooden elongated load-supporting elements in general E04B1/2608)}
- E04C 5/18: {Spacers} of metal or substantially of metal {(E04C5/168 takes precedence)}
- E04B 1/2612: {Joist hangers}
- E04B 2/8617: {with spacers being embedded in both form leaves}
- E04B 2001/389: {Brackets}
- E04B 2001/4192: {attached to concrete reinforcing elements, e.g. rods or wires}
- E04B 2103/02: of ceramics, concrete or other stone-like material
- E04B 2103/06: of metal
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})
- E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S)

## Abstract

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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2

A building structure as claimed in 1 wherein the unitary metal body is formed from a 12 or 16 gauge steel sheet.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A building structure as claimed in claim 2 wherein the anchoring portion is generally U-shaped with two anchoring structures located at a top and bottom of the anchoring portion, each of the anchoring structures having a concrete flow passage comprising an opening through which the concrete passes.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A building structure as claimed in claim 3 wherein the each of the openings have steel reinforcing bars passing therethrough.