Apparatus for forming a poured concrete wall

• US 5,992,114 A
• Filed: 04/13/1998
• Issued: 11/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Insulated Rail Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Insulated Rail Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Zelinsky, Ronald Dean, Godfredsen, Duane Kent
• Primary Examiner(s): Canfield, Robert
• Application Number:
  US09/058,933
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 52/426, 52/428, 52/383, 52/562, 52/565, 52/568, 52/563, 52/564, 249/34, 249/38, 249/42, 249/45, 249/47, 249/190-192, 249/213, 249/216
• US Class Current: 52/426
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/8652 with ties located in the joints of the forms
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/867 Corner details

Abstract

Apparatus for providing an insulated, poured concrete wall which will result, when the concrete is poured, in a wall having internal and external insulation, drywall or other surface preparation connecting areas which are continuous of and extending the entire or selected lengths of the wall and apparatus for the provision of windows into the wall. The apparatus includes a pair of U-shaped lower members attachable to foundation footings to establish the sides of the wall and receive insulating or other material panels, a plurality of H-shaped intermediate members to receive insulating or other material panels which form the pouring area, a pair of U-shaped top members capping the uppermost tier of insulating or other material panels which members may also be utilized to form window openings, a plurality of tie bars frictionally attachable to the H members which provide cross connectors betwen tiers of the panel sections and U-shaped, corner members for both the bottom and top of the wall.

Claims

1. Apparatus for forming a poured, generally vertical concrete wall, including:

a. a concrete footing of predetermined width and having a generally flat upper surface;

b. a first pair of generally U-shaped, longitudinally extending members spaced laterally on and attached to said upper surface of said footing;

c. first longitudinally extending panel members of a predetermined width and selected material received into said U-shaped members and providing an upper edge;

d. a first pair of generally H-shaped, longitudinally extending members, each providing a pair of opposed cavities having one cavity thereof positioned on and receiving said upper edge of one of said panel members and positioned to receive additional panel members in the opposite cavity thereof;

e. second, longitudinally extending panel members receivable into said opposite cavity of said H-shaped members to be in substantially vertical relation with said first pair of panel members;

f. additional pairs of H-shaped members and panel members arranged in sequential vertical relation to one another to a desired wall height having panel edges exposed at such height;

g. a second pair of U-shaped members positioned on and receiving said uppermost panel edges;

h. said first pair and each additional pair of said H-shaped members being provided with connector members on one side thereof whereby said connector members of said first pair and each of said additional pairs of said H-shaped members are in opposed relation to each other;

i. extending tie members having connector means on the ends thereof connectable with said connector members of said H-shaped members whereby said H-shaped members and said panels are held in spaced relation to provide a concrete receiving cavity therebetween;

j. said connector members of said H-shaped members including a christmas tree connection element; and

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k. each of said tie members including a longitudinally extending body and a cooperative, connectable christmas tree element on the respective ends thereof.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and said second pair of U-shaped members including a christmas tree connection element on one side thereof arranged and constructed for connection to said correctable christmas tree element of said tie members whereby said second pair of U-shaped members are held in spaced apart relation.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and said christmas tree connection elements including male and a female elements, said female elements including a pair of biased leg members having grasping ends for engaging select portions of said male elements.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and each of said tie members including a pair of rebar locating elements along said body whereby a rebar may be positioned on said tie members.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 and said tie members having a generally X-shaped cross section through said body.