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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871055 | Lightweight composite concrete formwork panel A lightweight concrete formwork panel has a wooden rectangular frame with perimeter members and inner ribs that define openings in the frame. A lightweight core material substantially fills the openings in the wooden frame. An outer skin substantially covers the fra... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7226033 | Transportable forms for concrete buildings and components and methods of manufacture and use of same A method for manufacture and assembly of a concrete structure includes manufacturing, at a first location, wall sections and floor/ceiling sections. The wall sections include interior form walls of adjustable separation, and may include interior and exterior finish ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182308 | Concrete form connecting apparatus An assembly (20) for releasably interconnecting a pair of concrete form panels (22, 24) having adjacent, apertured walls (30) is provided which completely eliminates loose parts and significantly reduces panel setup and knock-down times. The ass... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7146770 | Angle-section column-beam connector A column/beam interconnection employing angular connectors which wrap complementarily around an outside corner in a column. Each connector includes, on each of two, next-adjacent column faces, a cantilever-projecting deflectable tab which is nominally spaced from an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7051988 | Brace for concrete forms A brace for securing concrete form members to a casting surface. First and second leg members are spaced to form an angle. A bridging member extends between opposing ends of the leg members and a strut extends between the joined ends of the leg members and the bridg... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6916001 | Concrete form apparatus and method for assembly thereof A concrete form apparatus includes a rectangular panel having first connector elements along a first edge thereof and second connector elements along a second edge thereof. The first connector elements are aligned with the second connector elements and are complemen... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6202978 | Removable side wall system for a casting mould A side wall system for a concrete casting mould, including a side part (2, 3) which is removably attachable to a casting bed (1) by means of one or several magnets (7). The body (6) of the magnet part that carries the magnet (7) includes a pivoting shaft ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5709809 | Modular wall form assembly A modular wall form assembly includes two adjacent form units and a fastening lever. Each of the form units has an upright flat panel, a connecting plate extending rearwardly and inclindedly from the mating edge of the flat panel. Each of the connecting p... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5620628 | Device for connecting concrete form panels assembled on stepped footing A device is provided for connecting structural panels used to make pouring forms for concrete. It includes a pair of connecting elements dimensioned to fit between adjacent structural panels and having adjustably positioned latches and latchbolts. The dev... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5609323 | Modular wall form assembly A modular wall form assembly includes two upright wall form panels, a bridging plate interposed removably between the wall form panels, and a plurality of coupling devices for connecting securely the wall form panels and the bridging plate. Each of the co... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5456444 | Concrete form wall assemblies and methods A wall form assembly (10, 10", 10'") has a pair of form wall assemblies (12A, 12B) which are kept in preselected spaced parallel relationship by means of cross members (16) fitted within end slots (36) and interlocked by means of pins (38) with elongate b... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5397095 | Modular building system A modular building system for constructing the frame of a structure. Standardized foundation forms, vertical forms, and tie beam forms are attached to each other. The vertical forms are hinged so as to be capable of defining a corner of any angle. Cover p... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5368272 | Formwork panel having at the edges thereof projecting edge webs of flat material A formwork panel has a board and a frame for the board. The frame is made up of strips of sheet material which extend along respective edges of the board and project from the edges at right angles to the board. Each strip has a flat longitudinal marginal ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5282603 | Clamping and fixing device, form tie and form A clamping and fixing arrangement which functions to fixate the various elements of formwork or shuttering, preferably intended for moulding concrete. The arrangement is mainly characterized by an eccentric locking device which is provided with an expanda... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5205944 | Universal cornering system The present invention includes a concrete corner forming device of solid metal construction for forming a 45° angle, 90° angle, off set angle, and the hinge type angle that forms other various degree angles. The hinge type corner can adapt to most any a... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5125618 | Casting formwork Formwork structure for erecting continuous surfaces on one or both sides of a casting cavity. A formwork member with a plurality of openings defines the surface of the casting cavity. Form stays (32) extend through the openings in the formwork member surf... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5064163 | Connecting device for shuttering panels A form for the pouring of concrete has first and second panels which are disposed edge-to-edge. Each of the panels has a flange projecting from the major surface of the respective panel and the flanges have confronting first surfaces which are perpendicul... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4520990 | Device for separably connecting neighboring panels in concrete forms A device which serves to temporarily and releasably connect two neighboring panels of a concrete form has two sections which are coupled to each other by a pivot pin, and two parallel projections each of which is carried by a discrete section. One of the ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4450120 | Concrete form and method of assembling and dismantling the same A form for supporting from below a layer of concrete during pouring and hardening has several square or rectangular panels having neighboring marginal portions with downwardly extending reinforcing skirts which are separably connected to each other by bol... | 05/22/1984 |
