Hybrid insulated concrete form and method of making and using same

• US 9,074,379 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 07/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca
• Original Assignee: Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca
• Inventors: Ciuperca, Romeo Ilarian
• Primary Examiner(s): Bodawala, Dimple
• Application Number:
  US13/834,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20140263942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 249 40- 41, 249 78- 80, 249/134, 249/148, 249/163, 249189-190, 249/216, 249/168, 249/169, 523/097, 523/091.1, 264/333
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/0032 Moulding tables or similar mainly horizontal moulding surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/346 Manufacture of moulds
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/348 of plastic material or rubber
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 33/02 with incorporated heating or cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/4178 Masonry wall ties with insulation-layer locating devices E04B1/7616; replacing or adding wall ties E04G23/0222
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/8647 with ties going through the forms
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/867 Corner details
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/8682 Mixed technique using permanent and reusable forms
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/8688 Scaffoldings or removable supports therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 11/12 of elements and beams which are mounted during erection of the shuttering to brace or couple the elementsE04G11/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 17/047 simultaneously tying two facing forms
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 17/0658 remaining completely or partially embedded in the cast material
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 17/14 Bracing or strutting arrangements for formwalls; Devices for aligning forms E04G25/00 takes precedence; connecting and aligning E04G17/04
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 2009/028 with reinforcing ribs on the underside
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 9/065 the form surface being of wire mesh
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 9/10 with additional peculiarities such as surface shaping, insulating or heating, permeability to water or air

Abstract

The invention comprises a product. The product comprises a foam insulating panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface. A removable concrete form is spaced from the foam insulating panel and a concrete receiving space is defined between the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel and the removable concrete form. A method of using a hybrid insulated concrete form is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A form for concrete comprising:

a removable concrete form panel;

a foam insulating panel spaced from the removable concrete form panel defining a space therebetween, wherein the foam insulating panel has a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface;

a plurality of anchor members extending through the foam insulating panel and extending outwardly from the first primary surface into the space between the removable concrete form panel and the foam insulating panel whereby an end of each of the plurality of anchor members is disposed between the foam insulating panel and the removable concrete form panel;

an elongate hollow sleeve disposed between the removable concrete form panel and the foam insulating panel;

a first rod extending through the foam insulating panel and into the elongate hollow sleeve; and

an elongate panel bracing member supporting the foam insulating panel.

2. The form of claim 1 further comprising:

a second rod extending through the removable concrete form panel and into the elongate hollow sleeve.

3. The form of claim 2, wherein an end of the first rod is attached to the elongate panel bracing member.

4. The form of claim 3, wherein an end of the second rod is attached to a frame member of the removable concrete form panel.

5. The form of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of anchor members has a first end and an opposite second end and wherein a flange is disposed adjacent the first end and extends radially outwardly therefrom and wherein the flange contacts the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel.

6. The form of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of anchor members has an enlarged portion adjacent the second end disposed between the foam insulating panel and the removable concrete form panel.

7. The form of claim 5 further comprising a layer of reinforcing material on the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel whereby at least a portion of the layer of reinforcing material is captured between the flange of each of the plurality of anchor members and the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel.

8. The form of claim 7, wherein the layer of reinforcing material is a discontinuous material.

9. The form of claim 8, wherein the layer of reinforcing material is a fabric, a mesh or a web.

10. The form of claim 9, wherein the fabric, mesh or web is made from polymer fibers, fiberglass, basalt fibers, aramid fibers, or carbon fibers.

11. The form of claim 7, wherein the layer of reinforcing material is a fiberglass mesh.

12. The form of claim 1, wherein the removable concrete form panel is a removable insulated concrete form panel.

13. The form of claim 1, wherein the removable concrete form panel is a removable electrically heated concrete form panel.

14. The form of claim 1, wherein the removable concrete form panel comprises:

a face panel having a first primary surface for contacting plastic concrete and a second primary surface opposite the first primary surface, wherein the face panel is made from a heat conducting material; and

an electric heating element in thermal contact with the second primary surface of the face panel.

15. The form of claim 1, wherein the foam insulating panel has an R-value of greater than 4.

16. The form of claim 12, wherein the removable insulated concrete form panel has an R-value of greater than 4.

17. The form of claim 12, wherein the removable insulated concrete form panel has an R-value of greater than 4 and the foam insulating panel has an R-value of greater than 4.

18. The form of claim 12, wherein the removable insulated concrete form panel has an R-value of greater than 4 and the foam insulating panel has an R-value of greater than 8.