Anchor member for insulated concrete form

• US 9,624,679 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2015
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca
• Original Assignee: Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca
• Inventors: Ciuperca, Romeo Ilarian
• Primary Examiner(s): FERENCE, JAMES M
• Application Number:
  US14/628,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20150368916A1
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/161 with vertical and horizontal slabs, both being partially cast in situ
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/21 Connections specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/38 Connections for building structures in general
• 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 2/40 the walls being characterised by fillings in all cavities in order to form a wall construction
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/8647 with ties going through the forms
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/8688 Scaffoldings or removable supports therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 5/38 with slab-shaped form units acting simultaneously as reinforcement; Form slabs with reinforcements extending laterally outside the element beams placed against one another and acting as permanent forms E04B5/23
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/245 by means of screws, bolts or clamping strips held against the underside of the supporting construction E04B9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/20 of plastics
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/168 Spacers connecting parts for reinforcements and spacing the reinforcements from the form
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/18 Spacers of metal or substantially of metal E04C5/168 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/20 of material other than metal or with only additional metal parts, e.g. concrete or plastics spacers with metal binding wires E04C5/168 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0803 with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0832 without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 11/06 for walls, e.g. curved end panels for wall shutterings; filler elements for wall shutterings; shutterings for vertical ductsE04G11/04 takes precedence
• 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 11/48 Supporting structures for shutterings or frames for floors or roofs struts E04G25/00
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 17/0654 remaining completely or partially embedded in the cast material
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 17/0658 remaining completely or partially embedded in the cast material
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 17/0754 : 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: Y10T 29/49632 : Metal reinforcement member for nonmetallic, e.g., concrete, structural element

Abstract

The invention comprises connector for a pair of opposed spaced concrete forming panels. The connector comprises an elongate spacer member having flanges formed thereon intermediate a central portion thereof and each opposite end thereof. A portion of at least one end of the spacer member is sized and shaped to selectively engage an elongate panel bracing member. A composite insulated concrete form and a method of using the insulated concrete form are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A product comprising:

an elongate body member having a first end, an opposite second end and a first portion having a cross-sectional area;

a first set of teeth formed on the elongate body member adjacent the first end thereof;

a first cap member adapted for mating with the first set of teeth and disposed on the elongate body member adjacent the first end;

wherein the first cap member defines a central opening for receiving the first end of the elongate body member and a latch disposed adjacent the central opening in the first cap member configured for mating with the teeth on the elongate body member by longitudinal motion of the elongate body member relative to the first cap member;

a second set of teeth formed on the elongate body member adjacent the second end thereof;

a second cap member adapted for mating with the second set of teeth and disposed on the elongate body member adjacent the second end;

a first flange extending radially outwardly from the elongate body member intermediate the first and second end thereof and longitudinally spaced from the first set of teeth, wherein the first set of teeth are disposed between the first end and the first flange; and

a second flange extending radially outwardly from the elongate body member intermediate the first and second end thereof, longitudinally spaced from the first flange and longitudinally spaced from the second set of teeth, wherein the second set of teeth are disposed between the second end and the second flange.

2. The product of claim 1, wherein the elongate body member has a plus-sign (“

+”

) transverse cross-sectional shape.

3. The product of claim 1, wherein the elongate body member comprises four legs extending radially outwardly therefrom and equally spaced from each other.

4. The product of claim 3, wherein the first set of teeth are formed on at least one of the four legs.

5. The product of claim 3, wherein the first set of teeth are formed on each of the four legs.

6. The product of claim 1, wherein a portion of the elongate body member extends longitudinally beyond the first set of teeth.

7. The product of claim 6, wherein a portion of the elongate body member extends longitudinally beyond the second set of teeth.

8. The product of claim 1, wherein a second portion of reduced transverse cross-sectional area relative to the cross-sectional area of the first portion is formed in the elongate body member intermediate the first end thereof and the first set of teeth.

9. The product of claim 8, wherein a third portion of reduced transverse cross-sectional area relative to the cross-sectional area of the first portion is formed in the elongate body member intermediate the second end thereof and the second set of teeth.

10. The product of claim 1 further comprising a first annular slot formed in the elongate body member intermediate the first end thereof and the first set of teeth.

11. The product of claim 10 further comprising a second annular slot formed in the elongate body member intermediate the second end thereof and the second set of teeth.

12. A product comprising:

an elongate body member having a first end, an opposite second end and a plus-sign (“

+”

) transverse cross-sectional shape and comprises four legs extending radially outwardly therefrom and equally spaced from each other, wherein a first portion of the elongate body member has a cross-sectional area;

a first set of teeth formed on each of the four legs of the elongate body member adjacent the first end thereof; and

a second set of teeth formed on each of the four legs of the elongate body member adjacent the second end thereof;

a first flange extending radially outwardly from the elongate body member intermediate the first and second end thereof and longitudinally spaced from the first set of teeth, wherein the first set of teeth are disposed between the first end and the first flange;

a second flange extending radially outwardly from the elongate body member intermediate the first and second end thereof, longitudinally spaced from the first flange and longitudinally spaced from the second set of teeth, wherein the second set of teeth are disposed between the second end and the second flange; and

a disk-shaped cap member disposed on the elongate body member adjacent the first end;

wherein the disk-shaped cap member defines a central opening for receiving the first end of the elongate body member and a latch disposed adjacent the central opening in the disk-shaped cap member configured for mating with the teeth on the elongate body member by longitudinal motion of the elongate body member relative to the disk-shaped cap member.

13. The product of claim 12, wherein a second portion of reduced transverse cross-sectional area is formed in the elongate body member intermediate the second end thereof and the second set of teeth.

14. The product of claim 12 further comprising a first annular slot formed in the elongate body member intermediate the first end thereof and the first set of teeth.

15. The product of claim 14 further comprising a second annular slot formed in the elongate body member intermediate the second end thereof and the second set of teeth.

16. A product comprising:

an elongate body member having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the elongate body member comprises four legs extending radially outwardly therefrom and equally spaced from each other;

a plurality of teeth formed on at least one of the four legs of the elongate body member adjacent the first end thereof;

a cap member adapted for mating with the plurality of teeth, wherein the cap member defines a central opening for receiving the first end of the elongate body member and a latch disposed adjacent the central opening in the cap member configured for mating with the plurality of teeth on the elongate body member by longitudinal motion of the elongate body member relative to the cap member;

a flange extending radially outwardly from the elongate body member intermediate the first and second end thereof and longitudinally spaced from the plurality of teeth, wherein the plurality of teeth are disposed between the first end and the flange.

17. The product of claim 16, wherein the cap member is disk-shaped.