Bracket assembly and forming system for structural foundation footings
First Claim
1. A system for retaining a flowable and curable building material to form a portion of a foundation of at least a portion of a structure of interest, the system comprising:
- side walls receiving and retaining the building material in a channel bound by the side walls, the side walls disposed in a predetermined configuration suitable for the portion of the foundation, the side walls including a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall is comprised of two or more stacked components, at least one of the components having an interior cavity that traverses the component;
a bracket assembly retaining the side walls in the predetermined configuration, the bracket assembly including;
two or more reinforcement posts;
a separator bar having a first end, a second end opposed from the first end, and a plurality of apertures disposed along a length of the separator bar, the plurality of apertures including a first set of apertures disposed proximate the first end and a second set of apertures disposed proximate the second end, the first set apertures and the second set of apertures are sized to receive and retain a pair of the reinforcement posts at locations to establish a width of the components of the first side wall, a width of the components of the second side wall and a width of the channel being formed therebetween; and
two or more spacers mounted to and at a vertical location about the two or more reinforcement posts to horizontally and vertically offset the two or more stacked components of the at least one first side wall and the second side wall such that a cross section of the channel being formed approximates a trapezoid shape.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for retaining a concrete to form a foundation of a structure. The system includes side walls that receives and retain the concrete and a bracket assembly that retains the side walls. The side walls include a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one of the first and second side walls is comprised of a component having an interior cavity. The bracket assembly includes reinforcement posts and a separator bar. The separator bar has a plurality of apertures disposed along its length. The apertures include a first set and a second set. The first set and the second set of apertures are sized to retain the reinforcement posts at locations corresponding to nominal widths of the component and building materials that comprise the components to form a cross section of the foundation approximating one of a rectangle, a trapezoid or combinations thereof.
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1. A system for retaining a flowable and curable building material to form a portion of a foundation of at least a portion of a structure of interest, the system comprising:
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side walls receiving and retaining the building material in a channel bound by the side walls, the side walls disposed in a predetermined configuration suitable for the portion of the foundation, the side walls including a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall is comprised of two or more stacked components, at least one of the components having an interior cavity that traverses the component; a bracket assembly retaining the side walls in the predetermined configuration, the bracket assembly including; two or more reinforcement posts; a separator bar having a first end, a second end opposed from the first end, and a plurality of apertures disposed along a length of the separator bar, the plurality of apertures including a first set of apertures disposed proximate the first end and a second set of apertures disposed proximate the second end, the first set apertures and the second set of apertures are sized to receive and retain a pair of the reinforcement posts at locations to establish a width of the components of the first side wall, a width of the components of the second side wall and a width of the channel being formed therebetween; and two or more spacers mounted to and at a vertical location about the two or more reinforcement posts to horizontally and vertically offset the two or more stacked components of the at least one first side wall and the second side wall such that a cross section of the channel being formed approximates a trapezoid shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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