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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331148 | Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331560 | Concrete form systems A system for holding poured concrete in a desired shape until it sets is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of forms having two opposing end sections. Each of the end sections has an end bracket attached to it. A plurality of footing stakes are used to co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290749 | Concrete form systems with concrete ties A system for holding poured concrete in a desired shape until it sets is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of forms having two opposing end sections. Each of the end sections has an end bracket attached to it. A plurality of footing stakes are used to co... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270384 | Support assembly for a refrigerator storage pan A refrigerator drawer assembly includes a pan support that includes a wire member that has a first side and a second side. A first bracket is coupled to the first side using a first coupling system. A second bracket is coupled to the second side using a second coupl... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7174681 | Concrete from stake system with self-sealing plug Method and apparatus for securing a building foundation form disposed on a moisture barrier membrane. The method includes the steps of positioning one end of a concrete form stake in a mating structure of a plug, penetrating the moisture barrier membrane with a tip ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7131624 | Landscape edging form assembly and method A landscape edging form assembly for forming a concrete edging in place, includes first and second sidewalls and a series of flexible connectors extending between and interconnecting the sidewalls. The flexible connectors are spaced apart from each other in the dire... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6962462 | Method of forming, installing and a system for attaching a pre-fabricated pavement slab to a subbase and the pre-fabricated pavement slab so formed A pre-fabricated pavement slab having a binder distribution system and an interconnection system formed for attachment of the bottom surface of the slab, wherein both the binder distribution system and the interconnection system are accessible from the top surface o... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6918567 | Concrete panel with gripping ribs and method of use A concrete forming panel and its method of use is provided wherein the forming panel has a face plate including a frame, a front side and a back side, and one or a plurality of pairs of ribs which extend longitudinally along the back side. The pairs of ribs are prov... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6866239 | Concrete form assembly A form assembly for forming a concrete structure during drying of the concrete. The form assembly is formed of an elongated plastic form having a front wall for engaging the concrete and a rear wall. The front wall is spaced apart from the back wall to define a pock... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6742758 | Light-weight reinforced, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies Lightweight, reinforced, non-biodegradable, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies which may contain stake-engaging bores and/or are nailable to each other and/or to supporting stakes. The form members are water-repellant to resist absorbing and bonding... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6705582 | Concrete form & stake assembly and method of making same An assembly of concrete forms for use in the placement of concrete, the assembly having a pair of longitudinal form members and a ground engaging member that is in contact with at least one of the longitudinal form members. A first longitudinal form member slidably ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6629681 | Flexible form assembly A flexible form assembly for forming concrete structures during setting of the concrete is provided. The flexible form assembly includes an elongated form having a front side for engaging the concrete and a rear side. The rear side includes a back wall di... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6021994 | Flexible concrete form A flexible concrete form which can be arranged to provide both straight and curved configurations, and is adapted to flex both horizontally and vertically. The form includes a face panel and upper and lower flanges having lips on their back edges. An inte... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5863453 | Form connector An apparatus for interconnecting form structures, such as formboards and the like, is disclosed which allows for the permanent or removable attachment of a connecting device to the ends of adjacent form structures and which provides for the quick and easy... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5564235 | Foundation and floor construction means A foundation structure comprises a plurality of light metal parts which assemble and secure in place prior to placement of foundation in situ concrete. Assemblage is supported by coarsely threaded rods which screw directly into earth and attach to parts b... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5562272 | Splicers for aggregate construction forms Metallic channel members hold forms for making pads, sidewalks, foundations, headwalls, and other structures. In a first embodiment, a channel member of linear configuration has a width that tightly receives abutting forms and has sidewalls of differing h... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5475950 | Foundation footing form assembly A lightweight permanent concrete footing form section includes a base sheet that is horizontal with substantially planar upper and lower surfaces. Side walls integral with the base append upward from the base in a generally vertical and planar direction. ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5406758 | Combined form and drian title, and method of using same A combined drain tile and form for a foundation perimeter drainage system includes a hollow tubular drain tile, having a longitudinal opening along one side, connected along the longitudinal opening to a planar form portion. The tubular portion has a plur... | 04/18/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5015117 | Construction materials with end connectors End plastic connectors on the ends of two construction members like concrete forms. Each connector has a pair of bosses on opposite corners and a pair of openings in opposite corners so that the bosses on one connector mate with the openings in the other ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4824068 | Flexible form for street and sidewalk curbs A flexible form for making street and sidewalk curbs uses C-channels such as is utilized in straight portions of street curbs, said C-channels carrying "V" openings spaced regularly evey 6 inches or so, to facilitate gradual bending, such opening being eq... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4776555 | Concrete forming device A concrete forming device made from plastic components which can be assembled in the location of use to form a desired shape and fastened to the ground with steel stakes driven through brackets attached to components. After use, the stakes are removed and... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4750703 | Form assembly for cement A form assembly for cement or the like comprising interlocking form members. One form member is longitudinally straight and can be provided with horizontal stiffening ribs at its upper and lower edges. The other form member has upper and lower ledges at l... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4712764 | Flexible forms An elongated flexible form is disclosed. The elongated flexible form may be shaped to fit the contour of a concrete structure of variable shape and is held in position by a plurality of positioning brackets. The flexible form is made out of a flexible mat... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4690367 | Wood-form splice stake and carrier A wood-form splice stake includes an elongated stake member having a lower end adapted to be driven into the ground. A pair of flat flanges extend laterally outwardly in opposite directions from the upper end of the stake member for securement to respecti... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4659054 | Lightweight concrete form having a detachable equipment rail A concrete form includes a horizontal base and a vertical face joined to the base. Load bearing brackets are coupled at spaced apart intervals along the exterior side of the concrete form to loosely support a detachable equipment rail from below while mai... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4579312 | Flexible form An elongated flexible form is presented. The elongated flexible form may be shaped to fit the contour of a concrete structure of variable shape and is held in position by a plurality of positioning brackets. The flexible form is made out of a flexible mat... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4411404 | Holding clips for stakes supporting metal concrete forms A metal concrete joint form is shown supported on a plurality of spaced metal stakes. The top end of each stake is flattened. The concrete joint form is an elongated sheet metal member having an inverted hook portion at the top edge of the form for receiv... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4340200 | Spring clip and molding form utilizing same An apparatus for constructing a molding form for a concrete deck structure is disclosed. U-shaped spring clips secure flexible form boards to vertically anchored support stakes, with a flat side of each form board positioned along a desired border of the ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4202145 | Cast-in-place concrete slab pouring form This invention relates to a quickly assembled prefabricated metal concrete pouring form for slabs and the like that remains in place as an integral part of the finished structure. The basic elements of the structure are exterior wall sections with each co... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4121804 | Adjustable concrete form A concrete form construction unit includes a plurality of like length sections telescopically arranged. The unit is made from lightweight but rigid material, preferably aluminum, for convenience in storage and manual handling and has sections preferably o... | 10/24/1978 |
