Abstract: A form system for a swimming pool may include outer form panels to be coupled in side-by-side relation corresponding to a desired swimming pool shape. Each outer form panel may include an outer wall panel having opposing first and second ends to be coupled to respective first and second opposing ends of adjacent outer wall panels and a magnet adjacent one of the first and second ends of the outer wall panel. Inner form panels may be coupled in side-by-side relation, and support members couple the outer form panels in spaced relation from the inner form panels to define a wall space therebetween. The form system may also include a tension member to be magnetically coupled to the at least one magnet between adjacent ones of the outer form panels so that the tension member extends across the wall space and between adjacent inner form panels.

Abstract: Described is a building structure comprising a basic horizontal element, substantially flat and forming a treadable surface, comprising a plurality of stirrup bodies rising from the surface and aligned for identifying at least one habitable room, a plurality of wall elements each comprising a pair of panels parallel to each other and spaced at a predetermined distance so as to form a hollow space between them for receiving a construction material and an upper horizontal element connected to the upper ends of the wall elements for delimiting the top of the habitable room. The hollow space is filled with a volume of clayey soil having a percentage of between 19% and 26% of inert material and delimited by lower connection means anchored to the stirrup bodies and upper connection means anchored to the upper horizontal element; the volume of clayey soil compacted such as to have a compression strength of at least 22 kg/cm2 and a shear strength of at least 4 kg/cm2.

Abstract: In a formwork in concrete construction, particularly for a round vessel, in which, for a further construction section, formwork elements enclose an upper edge of a completed wall portion, are secured to this completed wall portion, and protrude over this wall portion for filling with concrete, vertical members are arranged parallel to, and at a distance from, the wall portion, and a slide is displaceable at every vertical member, and formwork elements are connected to the slide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shuttering element for a trench wall and to a method for producing the trench wall. To form the trench wall in the ground a first trench is produced initially, which is filled with a hardenable mass for forming a first trench wall segment. After the production of the first trench and before a hardening of an infilled mass into the first trench wall segment a shuttering element is arranged on at least one front face of the first trench. The shuttering element has a board-shaped base body comprising a first shuttering surface and a second shuttering surface, between which a receiving bead is arranged which is recessed with respect to the two shuttering surfaces. In the receiving bead a sealing tape is arranged which extends along the base body. The receiving bead is covered by a cover element, wherein a receiving space is enclosed in which the sealing tape is arranged.

Abstract: The invention is a formwork system and a method of using the formwork to construct rammed earth walls. The formwork comprises end panels which can be quickly assembled and disassembled to provide end stops to support side panels without the need for through-ties. The end panels comprise integral handholds for access to the full height of the formwork. The end panels are stackable, rotatable and interchangeable, such that one set of formwork may be used to create several different wall configurations. The finished wall contains an internal support structure and insulating core, without through-holes.

Abstract: The metallic formwork system of the invention is used for concrete molding in constructions, by virtue of a diversity of metallic accessories that allow interconnection between metallic formwork modules providing a versatile, easy-to-use and portable system.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting formwork panels in wall construction comprises a pair of rails for supporting the lower edges of a pair of formwork panels. Spacers fixed to the floor engage the rails to maintain them parallel to one another a predetermined distance apart.

Abstract: A wall forming system utilizing flowable construction materials, such as concrete, to construct walls. The wall forming system comprises a wall forming assembly and a method of using the wall forming assembly to form a wall having an exterior surface. The wall forming assembly comprises an exterior first panel having a plurality of openings therethrough and a second panel. The first and second panels are spaced apart so that a cavity is formed therebetween for receiving the flowable construction material. The flowable construction material will flow through the openings in the exterior panel and extend beyond an external surface of the exterior panel. The flowable construction material that extends beyond the external surface can be shaped to form various surface designs. The exterior panel and the flowable construction material become a substantially monolithic structure when the flowable construction material is set.

Abstract: A crack inducer controls propagation of cracks in set concrete containing reinforcing bars. The crack inducer has an elongated, rigid core that is relatively narrow in a direction that is parallel to outer surfaces of the concrete. The core has a core width in a first plane that intersects the outer surfaces of the volume, that is at least 20% of the concrete volume width so that a crack in the volume of concrete is induced to propagate from the core and along the first plane. A plurality of spaced cross-plates are connected to the core and a water-stop may be included around part of the core.

Abstract: The invention is a formwork system and a method of using the formwork to construct rammed earth walls. The formwork comprises end panels which can be quickly assembled and disassembled to provide end stops to support side panels without the need for through-ties. The end panels comprise integral handholds for access to the full height of the formwork. The end panels are stackable, rotatable and interchangeable, such that one set of formwork may be used to create several different wall configurations. The finished wall contains an internal support structure and insulating core, without through-holes.

Abstract: A wall forming system utilizing flowable construction materials, such as concrete, to construct walls. The wall forming system comprises a wall forming assembly and a method of using the wall forming assembly to form a wall having an exterior surface. The wall forming assembly comprises an exterior first panel having a plurality of openings therethrough and a second panel. The first and second panels are spaced apart so that a cavity is formed therebetween for receiving the flowable construction material. The flowable construction material will flow through the openings in the exterior panel and extend beyond an external surface of the exterior panel. The flowable construction material that extends beyond the external surface can be shaped to form various surface designs. The exterior panel and the flowable construction material become a substantially monolithic structure when the flowable construction material is set.

Abstract: An insulated concrete form system having a pair of bottom U-shaped channels secured to a concrete slab that serve as a footprint for a concrete wall. Exterior and interior foam sheets are aligned within the bottom U-shaped channels that define the wall. Top U-shaped channels are slipped over a top edge of the foam sheets. A plurality of strongbacks are used to provide structural support for the foam sheets during a concrete pour of the wall. The strongbacks each have a pair of hangers adapted to be secured over the top U-shaped channels to secure the strongbacks to the foam sheets. A top wall spacer is used to join a strongback on one side of the wall cavity to a strongback on a second side of the cavity to resist pressure exerted outward on the foam sheets during a concrete pour to form the wall.

Abstract: A prefabricated, monolithic, structural building panel of box-like configuration includes face, side and end members, all constructed of fiber reinforced concrete, the panel having a plurality of internal truss members, also constructed of fiber reinforced concrete, extending angularly between the panel face members. Forms for the casting of the structural components making up the panel are fabricated from a light weight, insulative material that is left in place within the panel after casting to provide heat and sound insulation.

Abstract: A device for connecting and maintaining a first panel and a second panel of a concrete formwork in a fixed, spaced relationship during a wall building process includes a first connector embeddable within the first panel and having a non mold-abrading surface. A bridge links the first connector with the second panel, and at least a portion of the bridge is made of a fire-resistant material. Due to the properties of the device, it does not unduly scratch molding equipment during formation of an insulated panel in which it is to be embedded, and resists passage of smoke or flames through the formed concrete wall in the event of a fire.

Abstract: The apparatus may include moveable partitions that may be positioned in a side-by-side arrangement. The partitions may be moveable with respect to each other to facilitate installation of liners and reinforcing material and the removal of the concrete structures from the apparatus after the concrete has hardened. Cavities may be defined between the partitions for receiving concrete to form panels for use in barriers, walls and other structures. Removable liners may be temporarily secured to the partitions in a manner that does not comprise the integrity of the liners. Further, the liners may be secured to the partitions utilizing a combination of mechanical and magnetic coupling. The liners may also include a molded portion for forming surface treatments in the panels. Removable bulkheads placed into the cavities allow the dimensions of the cavities to be variable to thereby permit the formation of panels of different dimensions using the same partitions.

Abstract: An insulated concrete form holder is provided for holding insulated concrete forms that form the first course of a wall so that the first course of insulated concrete forms are formed integrally with the foundation of a building. The form holder has a support surface for supporting the form holder in a foundation form and a form support surface for contacting the bottom of the insulated concrete form and supporting the insulated concrete form thereon. The form support surface is positionable between the top and the bottom of the foundation form, said form support surface is spaced from the top of the foundation form a distance less than the height of the insulated concrete form so that the top of the insulated concrete form is positionable above the top of the foundation form. The form holder includes form support upright portions extending upwardly from the form support surface for contacting the sides of the insulated concrete form and restraining lateral movement of the insulated concrete form.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing reinforced wall panels and reinforced roof panels and using the pre-manufactured reinforced wall and roof panels in the construction of a building structure at a building site. The reinforced wall and roof panels are molded using a molding medium consisting of two part polyurethane which is mixed with Portland cement. Reinforcing members and exterior weather resistant materials are placed within a mold and the mold is filled with the molding medium by injection or by pouring. The filled mold is then placed within a press to ensure against expansion by internal pressure caused by curing of the molding medium, thus ensuring dimensional accuracy of the finished panel. After hardening of the molding medium, the mold is removed from the press, opened and the finished panel is removed from the mold and is stored until the molding medium has completely cured. The reinforcing members and weather resistant material constitute integral components of the building panel structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formwork metallic form the molding in concrete in construction works and substructure. The invention is easy handle for uses numerous, with characteristic modular to facilitate the connection between them by means accessories metallic. These formworks metallic are modules which form steel sheets with reinforcements and are sizes according the requirements in work. These formworks by given its vicinity the give the form to concrete especially walls flagstones and mezzanine's slabs. The production is made in steel sheet from 2 to 3 mms of thickness and the conformed units can have a weight of up to 43 kilograms and in dimensions that vary from the 5 to 80 cms of wide, and from the 20 cms to 240 cms of height, with growing scales of 5 cms among the different measures.

Abstract: A concrete wall forming system of mold units that include first and second panel members and a plurality of connecting members. The panel members each have a horizontal length of three to thirty feet and a vertical height of three to twenty feet. The inner sides of the panels include slots extending vertically therethrough. The connecting members are detachable and securable with respect to the panels and extend the length vertically therebetween to maintain a spatial distance for defining a molding chamber. The connecting members include flanges detachably and securably extending within the slots in the panels. A mid-section portion in the connecting members contains a plurality of pour holes spaced along its length vertically. Concrete can be poured into the molding chamber and through the pour holes and once allowed to set and harden forms an insulated concrete wall.

Abstract: A concrete wall forming system including a plurality of mold units for forming a wall of concrete. The mold units include a bond beam form extending into the body lengthwise, defined by a first wall, a second wall, a bond beam form bottom, a first end and a second end where the first wall and second wall extend a depth defined by a portion of the distance from the top surface to the bottom surface and where the bond beam form does not touch the first side or the second side. First and second ledges extend lengthwise along the body from the first and second sides respectively to the first and second walls respectively of the bond beam form. The bond beam form bottom extends from the first wall to the second wall. At least two column forms extend from the bond beam form bottom to a bottom surface.

Abstract: A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the pair of side walls. A pair of flanges extends from the side walls. The flanges are aligned with each other and positioned between the front wall and the pair of inner walls. A portion of each stud is adapted for complementary engagement with the cross members. The cross members are attached to at least one of the inner walls and the flanges of the cut portion of the studs, and the plywood is mounted to the rear wall.

Abstract: The invention concerns a formwork system (1) for forming a transition of reinforcement (8) between a concrete component and a further concrete component located adjacent thereto in a connecting direction (14), comprising two formwork elements (2, 3) and a central element (5), wherein the central element is disposed between the formwork elements in the region of one end of the formwork elements, and wherein elastic sealing lips (7) are disposed each between the formwork elements (2, 3) and the central element (5), which is characterized in that the formwork system comprises mounting positions (40–43) for spacers (6; 32–39), wherein one mounting position (41, 42) each is provided on the two outer sides, of the central element, facing the formwork elements, and one mounting position (40, 43) each is provided on the inner sides of the formwork elements opposite to these outer sides of the central element, several spacers can be mounted on top of each other at each mounting position, at least one spacer is mounted

Abstract: A structure for forming a vertically orientated wall comprises a flexible front panel having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and substantially continuous front surface; a flexible rear panel positioned rearwardly and parallel to the front panel; and a plurality of cross members connecting the front and rear panels. The front and rear panels define an upwardly opening cavity therebetween for accepting filler material, such as concrete therein. The rear panel includes at least one longitudinally disposed laterally deformable portion, such as a channel or zig zag pattern, which allows for the associated expanding and contracting of the rear panel during adjusting of the arcuate configuration of the wall structure.

Abstract: A system for the realization of caissons for containing concrete during capstan and which are due not to be removed in a following phase, includes: panels for containing the concrete, with air spaces or with spaces filled with insulating material; inserts for connection panels in vertical and horizontal direction, for hooking the caisson to the reinforced concrete and for controlling the position of metal reinforcements; containing squares that may be realized out of various materials with holes for hooking the panels during casting and for the perfect falling plumb of the pillars; connection rods for the squares; nails for fixing the rods and squares; at the end of the concrete casting the last components—nails, rods and squares are removed so as to be used again.

Abstract: A concrete form has an embossed panel for molding a facade of brickwork in a particular pattern on a concrete wall or the like. Specially constructed support beams, struts and flanges are secured to the panel on the back of the panel to prevent undesired deformation of the borders. Each flange has a panel engaging surface and a plurality of projections on the surface adapted to be received within depressions in the borders presented by the brickwork pattern. The panel is embossed to resemble a brickwork pattern, and the marginal borders vertically traverse the pattern through vertically aligned joints in alternate courses, the flanges having similarly arranged projections to be received within the spaced depressions presented by the aligned, vertically spaced joints.

Abstract: A system for the realization of caissons for containing the concrete during capstan and which are due not to be removed in a following phase, comprising: panels (P) out of bricks or other material having the function of containing the concrete, with air spaces or with spaces filled with insulating material; inserts (IS) for connection panels (P) in vertical as well as in horizontal direction, for hooking the caisson to the reinforced concrete and for the control of the position of the metal reinforcements; containing squares (SQ) that may be realized out of various materials with holes for the hooking of the panels during casting and for the perfect falling plumb of the pillars; connection rods for said squares; nails for fixing said rods and squares; at the end of the concrete casting said last components—nails, rods and squares are removed so as to be used again.

Abstract: A method for successive concrete of high vertical walls by using a climbing shuttering system having a support structure on which various concrete shuttering elements are loaded hanging downwards. The top supporting carrier and the climbing shuttering system can be supported on completed wall sections. There is at least one lifting device that brings about a relative movement between the too supporting carrier and a lower support carrier of the climbing shuttering system. The shuttering elements can be positioned in a substantially even surface to form a shuttering and at the same time the top supporting carrier can be positioned on the shuttering elements placing them respectively against the walls.

Abstract: A concrete forming panel with lightweight siderail includes a face plate and a frame, the frame including at least one siderail and a bushing plate coupled thereto, the bushing plate having thereon a wear member of a material having greater hardness than the bushing plate. The wear member is positioned adjacent an opening in the bushing plate, the hole being in registry with a corresponding hole in the siderail, whereby fasteners passing through the hole and opening to couple the forming panel to other structural members in a concrete forming system, such as another forming panel, will engage the wear member. The use of a wear member permits the use of lighter weight siderails and bushing plates.

Abstract: A concrete forming panel and its method of use is provided wherein the forming panel has a face plate including a frame, a front side and a back side, and one or a plurality of pairs of ribs which extend longitudinally along the back side. The pairs of ribs are provided sufficiently closely together to grip an element passing through the face plate or to grip a wedge which in turn engages the element. The element may be a nail, stake, or other fastener used to hold the forming panel in the ground, to connect the forming panel to other forming panels, or to indicate a desired level for concrete poured against the front side to be cured and hardened into a finished structure, such as a foundation for a building. The ribs may be provided with slots for receiving a reinforcing element of a relatively harder material, and the reinforcing element may be shiftably received in the slot so that its position may be changed as the reinforcing element wears during use.

Abstract: A forming panel is provided which includes at least one and preferably a number of elongated channels each having inwardly projecting ribs which permit threadable attachment of hardward components such as bolts, externally threaded rings, collars and the like directly to the channel along an infinite number of locations. The channels may be parallel to one another, perpendicular to one another, or both. The forming panel may be used with other forming panels and are configured to receive therethrough anchoring members such as anchor bolts and tie rods which pass into the gap between opposed forming walls where concrete is poured. The forming panels may be used as cap forms whereby after the concrete is cured, forming panels below the cap form may be replaced and reattached above the cap form.

Abstract: An assembly of concrete forms for use in the placement of concrete, the assembly having a pair of longitudinal form members and a ground engaging member that is in contact with at least one of the longitudinal form members. A first longitudinal form member slidably overlaps a second longitudinal form member such that the length of the combination of longitudinal form members is adjustable. Inverted U-shaped channels are provided at the top of each of the longitudinal form members which allow a male/female overlapping relationship and provide a location to receive the ground engaging member. A radius form member includes a longitudinal form member with a horizontal component or inverted U-shaped channel having successively spaced apart slots thereon, so that the radius form member is flexible. To create an angle, a corner forming bar is also provided for the assembly, extending between two of the longitudinal form members.

Abstract: A concrete form apparatus includes a rectangular panel having first connector elements along a first edge thereof and second connector elements along a second edge thereof. The first connector elements are aligned with the second connector elements and are complementary and structure. The first and second connector elements can connect a plurality of the panels together with the first and second edges thereof adjacent to each other. Third connector elements are connected to the panel in spaced-apart relationship and are engageable with clamps for securing walers to the panel. For example, the first connector elements may be hook-like latches and the second connector elements may be buttons. The third connector elements may be buttons. A plurality of the rectangular panels are arranged adjacent to each other in edge-by-edge relationship. The rectangular panels are connected together.

Abstract: A wall and port form for forming a concrete wall having a port for mounting a window or a door includes a building wall form having a wall form perimeter wall and a wall form bottom wall; a portal form for placement within the building wall form perimeter wall for defining an opening for one of a door and a window, the portal including a portal form perimeter wall configured as a closed loop encompassing a port space and preventing concrete poured into the wall form from flowing into the port space encompassed by the portal form, and a form spacing and dislodgement mechanism for spacing the portal form from the building wall form bottom wall upon curing of concrete within the wall form and thereby dislodging the portal form from the grip of the concrete.

Abstract: A compensating element (23) is permanently connected to a first formwork element (21) and a second formwork element (22) wherein the compensating element (23) has openings formed like elongated holes on the side along its axial direction through each of which one tube penetrates which terminates in one housing each on both sides of the compensating element (23). The housings can be displaced along the tube and be moved via a rod assembly. When the compensating element (23) is displaced into a formwork dismantling position, the formwork elements (21, 22) and the compensating element (23) are released from the concrete surface and the entire device can be moved.

Abstract: A concrete form has a pair of opposed upstanding and spaced apart side panels. A space is defined between the side panels. Each side panel has a respective upper edge and a respective lower edge whereby a top opening is defined between the upper edges and a bottom opening is defined between the lower edges. At least one bottom soffit panel is coupled to the form and is movable between a first soffit position closing off the bottom opening and a second soffit position providing access to the space through the bottom opening. At least one transverse top beam is coupled to the form and is movable between a first top beam position across the top opening and a second top beam position providing access to the space through the top opening. A method of setting up the concrete form includes assembling the form, opening the top beam if closed, installing at least one steel reinforcing element within the forming space through the top opening, and closing and securing the top beam.

Abstract: A construction form 10 for forming a concrete wall having an acute female corner 26 includes an outer wall 14, an inner wall 16, an intermediate wall 18 defining an inside corner 20 and an outside corner 22. The form 10 includes a corner assembly 12. mounted to the inner wall 14 by fasteners 30 which allow separation of the inner 14 and outer 16 walls from the corner assembly 12. Thereafter, the corner assembly 12 is movable in any radial direction within the female corner 26.

Abstract: This invention relates to a form assembly for pouring a concrete beam, which form assembly comprises at least a basic element (1) with a bottom (3) and two side walls (4, 5) standing thereupon and extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, whereby the upper edges of the side walls (4, 5) of the basic element (1) are connected to each other by means of connecting means, for example, an upper wall (6) with openings (7). On one or both extremities of said basic element (1), an end piece (2) or a connecting piece can be slid and fixed thereupon.

Abstract: A pre-fabricated building foundation form assembly is installed beneath a pre-existing temporarily supported structure in its final position, and a footing dug below the line of the lowest building timber. A rigid sheet form element is positioned along the upper and outside perimeter side portion of the lowest building timber. The brackets are positioned over the lowest timber and against the sheeting at specified intervals and held in place with connectors. Adjustable supports are attached to the brackets and connectors attach brackets to sheeting. J-bolts along with structural steel are installed. A rigid sheet form element is laterally positioned along the inside perimeter of the inner side of the brackets and held with connectors, which completes the suspended enclosure.

Abstract: A concrete footing and wall system for increasing the efficiency in forming concrete foundations for building structures. The concrete footing and wall system includes a first preformed wall, a second preformed wall connected to the first preformed wall, and a lower reservoir formed within the lower portions of the walls for receiving a volume of concrete. The walls are distally spaced apart and receive a volume of concrete along with the reservoir being filled. The reservoir is preferably comprised of a flexible material such as plastic or textile. The walls are supported a finite distance in a level manner above a ground surface by the usage of a plurality of support members. The reservoir has a pair of end openings which allows the concrete to merge and bond with adjacent walls and reservoirs.

Abstract: An apparatus for building stem wall forms which can be easily deployed by a form laborer to set up stem wall forms at a building site. The apparatus is collapsible for easy deployment and removal from a stem wall form. The preferred embodiment is comprised of a collapsible rectangular center structure coupled to a board holder and a board support arranged in diagonal relation to each other. The board holder allows the apparatus to hang from a first form board and the board support allows a second form board to rest thereon. In use, the apparatus functions by holding opposing form boards of a stem wall form in a parallel relation to each other, so that the form boards can be staked and nailed into place. Once the form boards are staked in place, to create a stem wall form, the apparatus can be collapsed, and removed from the form to be reused again at another location.

Abstract: An adjustable support bracing system for an upright structure includes a substantially vertical main frame and a support plate member pivotally secured to the main frame. The support plate extends on a first side of the main frame and provides supporting engagement of the upright structure. An adjustment device is connected to the main frame and bears on the support plate for selectively pivoting the support plate to a desired support angle. An adjustable length leg extends on a second side of the main frame opposite the first side.

Abstract: A corner form assembly for forming inside corners of concrete structures. A pair of double bias form components, each of which has an acute angle between a side rail and the face sheet are arranged with the side rails in contact engagement to form a form assembly with an inside angle equal to twice the acute angle of the side rails. A reverse bias coupler is used to join the double bias form components with conventional wall form panels having 90° end rails. The corner assembly acts to release the forces imposed on the components by the poured concrete upon disassembly and so allows the components to be readily stripped from the poured wall.

Abstract: Lightweight, reinforced, non-biodegradable, tubular plastic footing form members and assemblies which may contain stake-engaging bores and/or are nailable to each other and/or to supporting stakes. The form members are water-repellant to resist absorbing and bonding to wet concrete compositions so that they can be removed and cleaned for repeated reuse. Alternatively they can be left in place, since they are inexpensive and non-biodegradable, and can support a porous drain conduit adjacent the formed footing.

Abstract: Metal concrete form panels having a face sheet to which is attached a rearwardly extended perimeter flange. Stiffeners on the back side of the face panel are to the back side of the face sheet and are arranged so that pressure on the front of the face sheet induces a tensile force in the face sheet.

Abstract: A wall system is disclosed involving wall panels of corrugated sheets as a stay-in-place forming system for concrete for building a shelter for protection from severe weather conditions, e.g., tornadoes, hurricanes, etc. The corrugated sheets are joined together, both in adjacent and opposing positions, forming a crevasse between the corrugated sheets into which concrete is poured. Each corrugated sheet has a horizontal reinforcement member rigidly attached to the internal side of the corrugated sheet wherein a horizontal reinforcement member is an L-shaped angle steel having a plurality of connecting holes on its horizontal element. A plurality of uniting rods are used to connect two opposing wall panels by inserting each end of the uniting rod into the connecting holes of opposing horizontal reinforcement members. A connecting bar assembly is used to more securely connect two adjacent wall panels.

Abstract: In an encasing for fair-faced concrete surfaces with a supporting structure (4) and an encasing skin (6) stayed by the latter, the encasing skin consists of transparent material so that the latter fair-faced concrete surface can be observed while pouring the concrete and possible flaws can be eliminated by applying extra compression before the concrete settles.

Abstract: Footing forms border the bottom of an open space into which concrete may be poured. The forms are adjustable to various widths and lengths, and further provide support for commercially available foam wall forms that are used in concrete wall construction. The combination of adjustable footing forms with foam wall forms allows wall and footing to be poured together to form a monolithic concrete structure. The footing forms are adjustable to work in association with various standard and non-standard widths of foamed resin wall forms used in the building construction industry. The footing forms are fully removable from the concrete monolith, while leaving the foam wall forms with the cast concrete. Various corner components are also illustrated.

Abstract: A concrete form panel clamp includes a threaded rod having a first pin mounted at a first end generally perpendicular to the rod. A second pin spaced away from and generally parallel to the rod is slidably mounted on the rod. A nut threaded onto the rod selectively forces the second pin toward the first pin.

Abstract: For use in securing a concrete form board, the form pin of the invention includes a clip having first portion substantially in the shape of a cylinder to be forced onto one end of a steel bar driven into sand, shale or clay and of an inside diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the bar, along with a tab portion having a plurality of spaced apertures extending through opposing planar surfaces to receive nails or screws to be removably secured to the concrete form board, and with the tab portion extending outwardly of the cylindrical portion a distance to allow manual grasping thereof in freeing the steel bar from the ground. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the steel bar consists of a rebar having a plurality of rims circumscribing its outer surface, in cooperating with the cylindrical portion of the clip in limiting spinning, or otherwise movement of the clip once forced upon the rebar for use, especially when the clip is constructed of a deformable plastic.

Abstract: A formwork forming unit for use in forming a concrete mold serving as a foundation of a building includes a frame-shaped form panel disposed to define a placing space for concrete and a bar-shaped separator. The form panel includes a plurality of first reinforcing beams and a plurality of second reinforcing beams each of which has a smaller diameter than each first beam and formed into a shape of a frame. The form panel further includes a meshed member fixed thereto so as to cover its inside. The separator is attached to the oppositely disposed form panels so as to bridge the form panels when a plurality of the form panels are disposed to define the placing space for the concrete. The separator has both ends folded so as to be formed into hook portions respectively. The hook portions are engaged with the first beams of the oppositely disposed form panels and crimped such that the separator is fixed to the form panels.