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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338230 | Plate concrete dowel system A disc dowel system is interposed between adjacent first and second concrete pours defining a pour joint therebetween. The disc dowel system comprises a positioner bracket, a pocket former and an orthogonally shaped dowel plate. The positioner bracket has a vertical... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7267788 | Cavity-creating tool for foaming operation A tool creates a fastener-receiving cavity within a foam-filled structure that includes a panel with a slot for receiving the fastener and foam backing that is cast in place against on the underside of the panel. The tool includes a clip and a plunger. The clip is i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255319 | Form frame for concrete footings having means to prevent relative movement between the form boards and the ground surface A square tubular steel frame extends between inner and outer concrete footing form walls and prevents the inner and outer form walls from bowing inwardly and causing an undesirable narrow footing width, or bowing outwardly and causing a form blowout. The steel frame... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7001102 | Construction of roads The invention relates to the use of stabilizing body in the construction of roads. The stabilizing body comprises a substantially rigid, planar body (20) that can be inter-engaged with other similar bodies in a configuration in which an extended, substantiall... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6761345 | Concrete form A concrete form having a first wall defining a predetermined thickness and a peripheral edge of a concrete slab and a second wall transverse to the first wall for supporting a temporary extended border portion of the slab having a thickness less than the predetermin... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6529664 | Method and apparatus for installing in swimming pool a track for receiving optical fibers A method and apparatus mounts one or more optical fibers in a channel in a track along the periphery of a pool. The method and apparatus prevent slurry from entering the channel during the construction of a coping along the pool periphery. The track is mo... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6502359 | Dowel placement apparatus for concrete slabs An expendable concrete dowel placement apparatus comprising a concrete form and a dowel holder capable of quickly positioning a dowel perpendicular to the surface of the concrete form, thereby allowing the finished concrete slab to expand and contract rel... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6189278 | Method and product for producing contraction joints in poured concrete facings Method and product for the forming of contraction joints in the end face of poured concrete structures that includes a blade-like insert of selective profile configuration corresponding to the profile surface of a form board to be utilized for shaping the... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164873 | Double-wing deformable stop-end pipe for forming the joining surfaces of concrete-cast wall elements A stop-end pipe is used for formation of joining surfaces between adjacent wall elements made from a concrete casting, of the type consisting of a substantially trapezium-shaped profiled section divided up into at least two wings these wings are resilient... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6113311 | Trench drain A modular trench drain for use in a trench drain system. The trench drain includes an open-faced channel including a narrow throat into which water can flow and a wider flow passage. The trench drain can include an integrally formed, removable cover which... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5826391 | Concrete joint and method A formwork comprising a metal panel 11 having an upper portion 12, a lower portion 13 and a intermediate portion 14 displaced laterally out of the line of the panel 11, the portions 12 and 13 have spaced holes 15 through which reinforcing rods 16 project ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5358214 | Mold for concrete modular precastings The mold is comprised of a bottom (4) wherein there are provided grooves (8) extending transversely between containment sidewalls (6); said sidewalls (6) have windows (14) which are aligned with the grooves (8) which preferably are delimited by the faces ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5332191 | Apparatus for making concrete slabs Adjustable forms for pouring precast concrete slabs and similar articles of manufacture. The forms may be used either on site to produce concrete slabs as needed, or at a central manufacturing location, for transport to the site where needed. Concrete sla... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5326190 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing a trench form during construction A method and apparatus for forming a trench with grates or solid covers, comprising an outer shell which is disposed between opposed frame members at a certain position within a ditch and an inner core that is received within a channel in the shell. The c... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5125616 | Stop for concrete formwork A stop (1) for supporting a side of concrete form work (12) includes a deformable section (2) in the form of a collapsible sleeve (2) with an abutment (8). The sleeve is formed monolithically with the stop. A nail (13) with a head (13a) secures the stop (... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4904111 | Adjustable support for use with metal keyway forms for above grade concrete slab This invention discloses an adjustable support securable to metal decking to support a metal keyway form. The adjustable support can be used to establish keyway in concrete poured above ground level, particularly on metal decking. This method of producing... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4901494 | Collapsible forming system and method A collapsible forming system for hardenable material is provided which includes at least one form unit having a pair of wall panels adjustable between operative and inoperative modes. The wall panels, when in either mode, are interconnected by a grid asse... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4786026 | Removable, collapsible bulkhead assembly A collapsible concrete bulkhead is insertable into a framework. The bulkhead has a pivotable divider plate which is located juxtaposition to a bulkhead plate and moves laterally thereof to reside in an offset base portion of the framework. The bulkhead as... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4533111 | Construction system for cast-in-place concrete barriers for roadways A system for constructing concrete barriers on a roadway with adequate spacing between sections of the barrier for proper drainage and expansion of the concrete during changing atmospheric conditions. The process utilizes a specially designed positioning ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4455104 | Metal concrete joint form and adjustable stakes A metal concrete joint form is shown supported on a plurality of interlocking metal stakes for providing a positive, vertically-adjustable, strong locking action between these members. The top end of each stake is flattened and it has a plurality of close... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4428556 | Universal concrete screed system A system of forms for facilitating the pouring of concrete into slabs including a single "universal" screed stake with three vertically spaced pairs of fingers or ear-like members may be selectively used with screeds of four different vertical dimensions,... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4395014 | Pool deck form for vinyl liner swimming pool Improved apparatus for forming the deck and associated coping of a pool. The pool defines and encloses a central area for receiving and retaining water and includes a substantially vertical wall; a horizontal support surface adjacent to and intersecting t... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4387877 | Apparatus for forming pool deck and coping Improved apparatus for forming the deck and associated coping of a pool. The pool defines and encloses a central area for receiving and retaining water and includes a substantially vertical wall and a generally horizontal bond surface adjacent the wall, t... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4355782 | Mold for forming fireplaces This invention concerns molds for forming concrete fireplaces and features mold sections mounted for rolling movement, and apparatus for suspending members in the mold during the casting operation.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4198176 | Concrete expansion joint forming structure A joint forming structure produced integrally as a bent metallic sheet having a continuous cross-sectional configuration. The sheet includes a central trough having a parallel side walls and a perpendicular transverse base wall. It further includes a pair... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4193573 | Clip-and-sleeve arrangement for use with paving form and tie bar A clip is disclosed for insertion in a hole in the side of a paving form. A paper sleeve, diamond-shaped or rectangular in cross section, covers one leg of a tie bar, and the sleeve is supported in the clip. After a slab is poured and the form is removed,... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4012024 | Key-joint forming divider strip with upstanding screed adapted for use with concrete slabs A divider strip with an upstanding screed for use with a pouring of a pair of adjoining concrete slabs, such strip being designed to be supported by a horizontal series of laterally spaced stakes which are set below a predetermined grade level, and being ... | 03/15/1977 |