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US 9,777,492 B2Granted
Core form device
AssigneeCor-Form, LLC
InventorsMichael Freeman, John Hancock
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Abstract
A core form device including a circular plate and a plurality of bendable arms extending from the circular plate which when bent about the circular plate form the core form device.
Claims18
A core form device comprising:
- a core form having a completely solid circular plate and a plurality of discrete bendable arms extending therefrom;
- wherein the bendable arms are positioned around and extending from a perimeter edge of the solid circular plate, the bendable arms remain bent in a bent configuration to form the core form, and at least one said bendable arm includes an aperture for receiving a fastener that permanently secures the core form in a core hole;
- wherein the core form is a unitary structure of one-piece construction composed of a single piece of material;
- and
- wherein the core form is configured to be inserted into the core hole of a concrete structure.
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A method for filling a core hole in a concrete slab, the method comprising:
- providing a one-piece solid circular plate including a plurality of bendable arms extending from the solid circular plate;
- bending the bendable arms about the solid circular plate such that the bendable arms remain bent to form a core form for filling the core hole in the concrete slab;
- inserting the core form into the core hole in the concrete slab;
- permanently attaching one or more of the bendable arms to the concrete slab;
- and
- pouring concrete into the core form to repair the core hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.