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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311294 | Jack bar with extendable tubes and fixturing mechanism A jack bar includes an outer tube, an inner tube and a positioner tube coaxially located. The positioner tube is extendable to adjust a length to the jack bar in use while enabling the jack bar to be retracted for storage. The jack bar further includes a clamp confi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7159262 | Bridge overhang bracket An overhang bracket has a top member, a side member and a diagonal member. The side and top member may be connected together through a removable connecter. A guardrail post holder allows a guardrail post to be installed at a variety of angles to the top member. Rota... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7070158 | Support system for concrete column formwork and related bracket Formwork for erecting a crown on a top end of a structural concrete column of a highway bridge is supported by a pair of vertically positioned elongated jack-screws. Lower ends of these jack-screws are threaded respectively into adjusting nuts seated on outer ends o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032268 | Bridge overhang bracket A bridge overhang bracket includes an elongate top member having inner and outer ends an elongate diagonal member having an inner end and an outer end, the outer end of the diagonal member pivotally attached to the outer end of the top member, upper and lower pivot ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6969040 | Former for a reinforced concrete slab The invention provides for a removable former which is interlockable with other, similar formers between spaced-apart ribs to form shuttering between the ribs for a reinforced concrete slab. The former includes a hollow block (110) which has a top face (11... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6770228 | Method for successive concreting of high vertical walls A method for successive concrete of high vertical walls by using a climbing shuttering system having a support structure on which various concrete shuttering elements are loaded hanging downwards. The top supporting carrier and the climbing shuttering system can be ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6715729 | Overhanging form system and method of using the same An overhanging form system for attachment to a support structure is disclosed. The support structure includes an upper portion and a lower portion, and the overhanging form system comprises a pair of spaced apart hangers, with each of the hangers being adapted to en... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6397535 | Height-adjustable concrete mold supporting system and method for constructing concrete building Disclosed are a height-adjustable concrete mold supporting system and a method for constructing concrete floors and concrete walls, by which a concrete building can be easily and precisely constructed with enhanced cost-effectiveness. The system has a bot... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390438 | End latch for removable support for concrete slab construction and method A removable support structure for concrete slab fabrication is described. A horizontally length adjustable latch device may be secured to both ends of shoring girders or shoring beams, or to just one end with a fixed in place latch secured at the other en... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378837 | Reusable concrete support frame A reusable concrete support frame removably supported by horizontal supporting beams while a concrete slab is poured on top of it to build a bridge. The frame has an angle iron end member at each end of the frame which removably engages the horizontal sup... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6317915 | Energy efficient deck framing system and method An energy efficient deck framing system and method is disclosed. In a deck framing system having structural framing members that support a deck panel structure, individual deck panels are inserted between pairs of the framing members. Supporting rods exte... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6158710 | Concrete forming system An improved concrete forming system comprising a concrete forming unit which includes at least one pair of oppositely disposed and laterally spaced apart form segments Each form segment includes an upright wall forming section and a foundation footer form... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5755981 | Bridge overhang system for connecting forms from above a girder beam A bridge overhang system which enables forms to be secured to a bridge girder member without the necessity of a construction worker standing under the girder to secure the form to the girder. More particularly described, a funnel bracket unit connected to... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5720067 | System and method for installing deck framing A system and method for installing metal deck framing. One or more deck panels are secured with respect to and between two elongated structural framing members to form a deck panel structure. The deck panel structure is then positioned between two primary... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5683609 | Ceiling mold support The invention concerns a support for ceiling mold elements for concrete. It is effected in that, on both edges of its upper surface (2, 48) one row each of projections (3, 4, 53, 54) is provided for, the projections protruding upwardly and outwardly at se... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5669188 | Lining board with a support with an approximately U-shaped cross section The form panel (1) has a lining skin (2) and girders (4) supporting the lining skin (2) on the side averted from the concrete, as well as possibly marginal webs (3) which run approximately parallel to the girders (4) and enable adjacent form panels (1) to... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5651914 | Support with removable support head The invention concerns a support with a removable support head for concrete moulding which exhibits, on its under side, an extension which engages a hollow section of the upper end of the support. The invention exhibits a spring-loaded ratchet (6, 16, 27)... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5303527 | Removable pool cover support apparatus A removable support apparatus for supporting a swimming pool cover employs adjustable frame assemblies capable of spanning between opposite edges at opposite sides of the pool. Each frame assembly includes a pair of separate frame members placed in side-b... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5273415 | Flying form apparatus for use in construction A concrete forming apparatus for use in construction of buildings having poured concrete floors spanning between two adjacent supports at a desired height is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame having extensible strut members extending capable of te... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5271596 | Method and apparatus for bracing elevated concrete forms An adjustable brace for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The adjustable brace is formed from a single leg pivotably attached to a cradle assembly for supporting half of a shori... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5092559 | Concrete form support assembly A concrete form support assembly for the form structure needed to pour concrete for bridge floors and the like. Such form structures include a plywood flooring supported at a desired uniform depth relative to the plane of the upper surface of the bridge b... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5085398 | Adjustable form brace An adjustable brace for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The adjustable brace is formed from two legs which are connected together at their top to a cradle assembly such that t... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5083739 | Concrete form support bracket for bridge overhang decks A concrete supporting bridge overhang bracket system which can be lifted and transferred in gang fashion from a first section of a bridge after it has been formed to a subsequent section. The system includes a series of longitudinally spaced apart lateral... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4957269 | Recoverable self-supportable cribwork for slabs on prefabricated beams Apparatus is provided for arch centering for slabs formed on prefabricated beams of reinforced or prestretched concrete, steel, wood, or the like, which includes elements of steel plate or another material having similar properties, constructed in a flat ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4880203 | Adjustable form brace A cradle for an adjustable brace used for supporting an elevated concrete form floor between support beams during the curing of the concrete is provided. The cradle is adapted to receive the upper portion of two legs such that the legs can pivot towards a... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4826639 | Moulding process and apparatus for making arch-shaped concrete structures An apparatus for moulding prefabricated curved concrete sections for use in the construction of arched or vaulted structures comprises a curved, upwardly convex mould made up of a series of reusable substantially flat mould plates pivotally supported by v... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4660800 | Bridge overhang bracket and hanger A hanger and bracket attached to the hanger for supporting formwork for steel and concrete during the curing stage of a bridge deck overhang is described. A hanger attached to the beam of the bridge supports a connector carrying the bracket. The connector... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4505088 | Method of constructing arcuate structures A method of assembly adapted for use with underground structures having an arcuate, elongated configuration and constructed of substantially identical blocks joined together with substantially identical fastening means and extending from both sides of a c... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4386754 | Device for constructing in situ a concrete reservoir The invention relates to a device for constructing a structure constituted of a floor and vertical walls (9) in concrete, comprising an external framework (2) made up of panels erected on a lower levelled surface (1) and comprising at its upper part an ou... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4349491 | Method for forming a concrete deck The method for forming a concrete deck includes top adjustable removable hangers depending from opposed walls, beams or girders to support length adjustable ledgers, which ledgers support deck joists and decking associated therewith and upon which concret... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4348002 | Hanger for concrete deck forming apparatus Top adjustable removable hangers depend from opposed walls, beams or girders to support length adjustable ledgers, which ledgers support deck joists and decking associated therewith and upon which a concrete deck will be poured to form a slab supported up... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4342440 | Concrete deck forming apparatus Apparatus for forming a concrete deck includes top adjustable removable hangers depending from opposed walls, beams or girders to support length adjustable ledgers, which ledgers support deck joists and decking associated therewith and upon which a concre... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4325207 | Arch forming assembly A collapsible arch forming assembly comprising a flexible member and two tension line lengths with one tension line length threaded through even number guides, counted from one end of the flexible member and the other tension line length threaded through ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4227672 | Beam form and shoring structure A beam form and shoring structure capable of precise alignment with adjacent vertical columns of a building structure to enable pouring of a beam between the columns. The beam form is supported along its length by a plurality of shoring frames which are r... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4223866 | Adjustable bracket The bracket is of a U-shaped structure with an adjustably positioned plate for removably receiving a joist. The plate is held on a bolt which is threadedly received in another plate being held in the U-structure, and an L-shaped element is secured to the ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4123031 | Improvements in concrete roadway-slab forming and form-elevation adjusting means Concrete-slab forming means and more particularly improvements in means for supporting and adjusting the elevation of the forms for concrete roadway slabs which bridge the space between spaced-apart pairs of in-place girders. The forming means per se comp... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4070845 | Multi-purpose concrete formwork structural member with novel facilities for extending the effective length thereof A multi-purpose, extruded metal, joist-like, structural member which is designed for use in connection with concrete formwork, the member being generally of I-beam configuration and having associated therewith novel facilities whereby its effective length... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3993282 | Construction form support member A reusable, longitudinally adjustable, readily removable form support member for supporting a concrete construction form in an array of structural members in a building construction. In one embodiment the form support member comprises a spanning member ha... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3989219 | Adjustable means connecting a deck member to a support For use in establishing the prescribed elevation difference between an adjustably movable deck member and a relatively stationary support member, an elevation gauge comprising a case, a float disposed in the case and guided for vertical movement, a lead s... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3960357 | Form support means for use with performed girders An improved deck form supporting system for supporting sectional floor forms between bridge girders, for example concrete girders on top of which floor forms cementitious material is poured to form a concrete floor. The novel supporting system is located ... | 06/01/1976 |
