Form means for fabricating pre-cast structural panels
First Claim
1. Form means for forming pre-cast structural panels, which, when assembled, comprises:
- a form box having a pair of generally opposed side wall assemblies and a pair of generally opposed end wall assemblies defining a generally hollow space interior thereof, each said end wall assembly comprising;
an end wall frame adapted to provide structural rigidity for said end wall assembly, anda plurality of end separator panels, each end separator panel adapted to be releasably attached to said end wall frame for forming said end wall assembly, adjacent end separator panels on said end wall frame being adapted to retainingly support structures positioned therebetween;
a bottom assembly generally abutting bottom portions of said end and side wall assemblies;
divider means positioned within said form box to define a desired number of form compartments in said form box, said divider means being supported in desired position between adjacent end separator panels; and
releasably coupled collar means surrounding said form box generally against the exterior surfaces of said end and side wall assemblies for supporting said wall assemblies, such that said form box is retained in assembled configuration by said collar means, with said collar means urging said end separator panels towards each other to retain said divider means in desired configuration.
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Abstract
A method and associated form assembly for forming pre-cast structural panels includes the steps of and associated apparatus for constructing an open-top disassemblable form box, reinforcing the form box with a collar assembly affixed around the form box for rigidly maintaining the shape thereof, with divider assemblies in the form box to provide a plurality of form compartments adapted to form structural panels disposed on-edge on the form box bottom panels and with insulation panels supported in the form compartments, pouring a hard-setting material into the form compartments, allowing the material to harden into structural panels, and at least partially disassembling the form box to expose a panel for removal. As preferably embodied, end wall separator panels support both the insulation panels in desired positions within the form compartments as well as the divider assemblies, and are releasably attached to and supported by an end wall assembly frame, with bottom separator panels at the bottom of the form box in correspondence with the end separator panels. A method of wall construction further includes the steps of placing a steel cable around the edges of all the concrete layers of the hardened panel, standing the panel up-right, lifting the panel to the desired position on the structure under construction, positioning the panel between reinforcing rods embedded in the structure, removing the cable, and filling the inter-panel spacings, with reinforcing rod encased therein, with mortar.
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1. Form means for forming pre-cast structural panels, which, when assembled, comprises:
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a form box having a pair of generally opposed side wall assemblies and a pair of generally opposed end wall assemblies defining a generally hollow space interior thereof, each said end wall assembly comprising; an end wall frame adapted to provide structural rigidity for said end wall assembly, and a plurality of end separator panels, each end separator panel adapted to be releasably attached to said end wall frame for forming said end wall assembly, adjacent end separator panels on said end wall frame being adapted to retainingly support structures positioned therebetween; a bottom assembly generally abutting bottom portions of said end and side wall assemblies; divider means positioned within said form box to define a desired number of form compartments in said form box, said divider means being supported in desired position between adjacent end separator panels; and releasably coupled collar means surrounding said form box generally against the exterior surfaces of said end and side wall assemblies for supporting said wall assemblies, such that said form box is retained in assembled configuration by said collar means, with said collar means urging said end separator panels towards each other to retain said divider means in desired configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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