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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229062 | Retention apparatus and method for stabilizing concrete forms Presented is an apparatus for stabilizing the form boards or members that define a cavity to receive wet concrete. The apparatus includes metal stakes having two sets of through-bores. The through-bores of one set are perpendicular to the through-bores of the other ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7185875 | Steps made easy for concrete only An adjustable template apparatus for setting up risers in manufacturing concrete steps for enhancing the speed of set up for risers with regard to level and spacing. The adjustable template apparatus for setting up risers in manufacturing concrete steps includes a h... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182309 | Concrete curbing forming device A cleat device (20) is taught for forming concrete curbing that jointly retains a back board form (22) and a front board form (24) with a spreader (25) spaced apart between the forms. The cleat device consists of three basic elements firs... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7097147 | Non-destructive form brackets and methods of using the same A non-destructive form bracket assembly and method of using the same is provided including a bracket having a vertical supporting side and horizontal supporting side for maintaining a form vertically upright; an attachment device having a first and second foundation... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6860460 | Method and apparatus for assembly of stair forms Construction forms for making concrete forms for making stairs have a bracket with a stringer mount face and a riser mount face. Each mount face has mounting structure located thereon. A longitudinally extending stringer stop extends away from and perpendicular to a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6176462 | Stake protector A securing apparatus including cap adapted for slidably receiving a top end of a stake. Also included is an alignment member adapted for receiving a top edge of a form board and for slidably receiving the stake such that stake is rigidly held substantiall... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5205942 | Lipped channel formwork A formwork for concrete including a lipped channel edge form having a lipped cavity and an edge form supporting bracket. The supporting bracket having a base member with an aperture therein and an upright member which is perpendicular to the base member. ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5133530 | Adjustable mold for casting a concrete stairway An adjustable mold for casting stairways of concrete enables the total length of a stairway and also the dimension of the separate steps to be adjusted. The mold includes a longitudinal horizontal frame supporting two identical parallel articulated arm sy... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5096155 | Concrete form supporting bracket A form supporting bracket for supporting a concrete form on a support surface, including a form-engaging member having a base plate with an aperture therein. A rod extends through the aperture for preventing lateral movement, and a clamp secures the base ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5076536 | Concrete form supporting bracket A form supporting bracket for supporting a concrete form including an upright form supporting member, a lower prop leg connected to the upright member, an upper prop leg connected to the upright member at one end and a slidable member at its other end. Th... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5076535 | Foundation form brace A foundation brace and securing device capable of holding both wall forms and foundation forms in position is disclosed. The brace allows one person to pour one continuous piece of foundational concrete.... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5026018 | Apparatus for forming risers for concrete steps An apparatus for forming risers for concrete steps between a pair of spaced vertical walls. The apparatus takes the form of a bracket which is to connect with a length of wood such as a conventional 2×6. A threaded member associated with the bracket in t... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5016855 | Beam clamp system A beam clamp system for securely engaging a pair of concrete form panels for maintaining them in generally vertical position against inadvertent dislodgment or dislodgment due to outward pressure from recently poured liquid concrete. Each clamp has a hori... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4898358 | Form-work for concrete Concrete form-work includes: (a) an edge beam including an elongated edge plate having a front face and a rear face, a pair of web portions projecting outwardly from said rear face and a flange member joined to the free end of each web portion, each flang... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4846437 | Bracket for supporting concrete formwork Mold fabrication apparatus for forming molds is disclosed. The mold fabrication apparatus includes edge members (10) with lipped flanges (12) which extend rearwardly from the mold face (11), and brackets (14) which are notched to engage with the lipped fl... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4775131 | Device for assembly of stair forms An apparatus as disclosed for making concrete forms for making stairs. A substantially planar member has a riser end and a pivot end substantially opposite the riser end and has first and second. A pivot point rotatably fixes the pivoting end to a stringe... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4723752 | Form brace A concrete form brace comprises a base having openings therein through which stakes are driven to immobilize the base relative to the ground. A form support is pivotally mounted to the base and engages conventional wooden concrete forms. A diagonal strut ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4635895 | Concrete form spreader bracket A spreader bracket for positioning concrete forms for concrete foundations, particularly the stem wall of a housing foundation. The spreader bracket is fabricated in the fashion of a strut to elevationally support and space an inner form member from an ou... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4616800 | Swimming pool bond beam form system A system of forms for pouring a concrete bond beam, curb and gutter in the construction of a concrete swimming pool to have waterline and curb tiles in place. A set of form boards is provided which define the bond beam waterline, gutter line and curb line... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4498807 | Drainage channel with means for maintaining proper slope during installation An anchor 20 is disclosed for supporting an open top drainage channel 40 within a trench. Anchor 20 permits accurate placement and easy adjustment of channel 40 and thereafter permits the entire channel 40 to be embedded in concrete in a single pour. The ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4494725 | Concrete form holders A clip or retainer for supporting wood members for the creation of forms for concrete pours, primarily for curbs and gutters comprised of a pair of spaced, both of which are usually horizontal, members joined at their ends to front and rear bars, the rear... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4066237 | Adjustable form stake assembly A form stake assembly for adjustably holding a concrete form at a prescribed grade. It includes a pointed stake that has an elongated slot slidably receiving the shank of a carriage bolt. The headed end of the bolt abuts one side of the stake. The bolt sh... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4022437 | Batter-board support A support for a batter-board encircling a skating surface. The support includes a vertical fluke which is driven into the ground and a horizontally extending arm which is secured to the fluke. The batter-board rests against the horizontal arm and the vert... | 05/10/1977 |
