Abstract: A forming apparatus for securing a foam coping core is herein disclosed. The apparatus includes a bracket having a bracket body having an outer face and an opposing inner face, the inner face configured to press against the outer surface of the foam coping core, and one or more slots extending through the bracket body from the outer face to the inner face. A cantilever member is configured for insertion through the bracket body via the one or more slots. The cantilever member secures the bracket to a foam coping core during forming operations.

Abstract: This is a device, which is a construction tool, to ensure that the reinforced steel or rebar is installed appropriately in a footer. It can be installed over the footer casing and secures the rebar in the footer in the appropriate vertical position.

Abstract: Devices for supporting horizontally oriented reinforcing bars in a form for concrete and devices for supporting vertically oriented reinforcing bars are disclosed herein. The devices for supporting horizontally oriented reinforcing bars (horizontal reinforcing bar) engage the side walls of a form, spans the space between the walls, and remains securely in position. The device includes guide members for guiding reinforcing bar sections into a desired position, and members that secure the reinforcing bar in position. The devices for supporting vertically oriented reinforcing bars (vertical reinforcing bar) are used with a generally L-shaped section of reinforcing bar and secured to two parallel sections of horizontal reinforcing bar. The devices can be constructed from any material having properties that make the material satisfactory for use with concrete and provide sufficient strength to support the form side walls against deformation under hydrostatic pressure.

Abstract: Presented is an apparatus for stabilizing the form boards or members that define a cavity to receive wet concrete. The apparatus includes metal stakes having two sets of through-bores. The through-bores of one set are perpendicular to the through-bores of the other set and are spaced intermediately thereof. The stakes are driven into the ground in parallel pairs on opposite sides of the form boards. Nails are driven through one set of through-bores to attach the form boards to the stakes. A retention nail is slidably supported in a bore of the other set of bores so that it lies parallel to the form boards and above the top edges of the form boards. An elongated retention plate extends transversely above the form boards and opposite ends are detachably engaged to the nails that lie parallel to the form boards so as to prevent the form boards from displacing the stakes outwardly by the force exerted by the wet concrete.

Abstract: A novel structural thermal framing and panel system for assembling finished or unfinished walls with multiple combinations for poured and nonpoured walls comprising of a permanent structural framing stud which can be adjusted to different wall thickness, a plurality of permanent forms, wherein the pluralities of permanent forms are interchangeable with various other permanent panel forms with or without defined spaces for receiving filler, and wherein the framing stud substantially conforms to a portion of the pluralities of panel forms and resists bending in the panel forms. The framing stud is the main structural element in the wall. A structural framing system in combination with insulated panel forms with various defined spaces for receiving filler, and wherein panels may not be prefinished to form a rigid substrate.

Abstract: An improved system and methods for forming foundations, walls, buildings and other structures having one or more walls made of concrete or other pourable, hardenable materials. The system uses substantially rigid forming panels and is “open” in that forming panels from a variety of sources can be utilized in the system with limited (if any) changes or alterations to the components used in the system. Such panels particularly include insulating foam panels, and also include other substantially rigid panels of other materials which may provide additional insulating properties. The system and methods provide wall tie rail and corner assemblies that are adaptable for use in a variety of construction applications using forming procedures and techniques readily adaptable from conventional forming system construction and assembly procedures.

Abstract: An apparatus for interconnecting a pair of spaced-apart form panels includes a tie having opposing ends inserted through apertures in the panels, and retainer plates on each end to lock the panels in position. Each tie includes an elongated strap having an expanded lug at each end to prevent movement of the panel inwardly past the lug. A loop member is mounted on each lug which projects outwardly through the panel and which will receive the retainer plate to lock the panel in position on each end of the strap. The retainer plate has an aperture therethrough and a finger extending downwardly into the aperture. The retainer plate finger is journaled through the loop of the strap to lock the retainer plate onto the strap end to hold the form panel in position.

Abstract: A reinforced concrete building structure (10) and method of forming, including first forming a steel framing form (18) of cold formed channel shaped structural steel members of a thickness between 1/32 inch and 3/8 inch including vertical framing members (19,20,21,22) and horizontal connecting members (30A-30E), then connecting a backing form (74) by connectors (76) to flanges (26) on only one side of the vertical framing members (19-22), and only adjacent the lower side of the horizontal connecting members (30A-30E) spaced at least 3/4 inch from the steel framing members. Concrete is then applied pneumatically against the backing form (74) for the vertical side walls (12) with the channel shaped framing members (19-22) comprising the primary steel reinforcing and with opposed flanges (26,27) being covered outwardly by concrete at least 3/4 inch in thickness. The steel framing for a roof of a relatively large span is shown in FIGS.

Abstract: A tie for concrete forms includes an elongated strap with opposing first and second ends. The strap has an upwardly projecting intermediate portion which prevents the movement of form panels inwardly on the strap. A notch in each outer end of the strap receives a waler to hold the form panel from moving outwardly along the strap. Beveled ends allow the strap to be forced through a polystyrene panel without the need for forming an aperture in the panel to insertion of the tie. A removable end piece is also been designed for use with the tie. The end piece is a generally rectangular plate member with a slot in the middle and a pin projecting across the slot which will be received in the notch of the tie. In this fashion, the plate member is pressed against the form panel to prevent outward movement of the panel on the tie. The end piece may be removed as desired from the tie, thereby allowing reuse of the end piece in other locations.

Abstract: A tie for concrete forms includes an elongated strap with opposing first and second ends. The strap has an upwardly projecting intermediate portion which prevents the movement of form panels inwardly on one end of the strap. A notch in the first end of the strap receives a waler to hold form panel from moving outwardly along the strap. A fixed plate on the second end of the strap holds a form panel from moving outwardly along the strap. Beveled ends allow the strap to be forced through a polystyrene panel without the need for forming an aperture in the panel prior to insertion of the tie. A tubular spacer may be utilized on intermittent ties to prevent inward movement of the form panels. The spacer has a notch cut therein to allow concrete to flow within the spacer and around the tie.

Abstract: An improved snap lock retainer mechanism for insulated wall construction apparatus for pouring a composite wall structure which includes a pair of outer poured concrete layers separated by a high density foam insulating panel mounted between the concrete layers and which includes a number of tying mechanisms for holding the insulated layer in place while the concrete is being poured and hardened wherein the holding means are formed of plastic rods upon which two plastic receivers are directly injection molded onto the rod. One of the receivers has a single notch and the other receiver has multiple notches. One of two snap rings which are identical goes first over the single notch receiver and is locked in place and then the rod is extended through the insulating panel and a second snap ring is attached to the multiple notches in a ratchet effect on the multiple notches plastic receivers so as to lock the board in place so that the concrete can be poured.

Abstract: A modular structure is constructed in which includes a wall formed of an inner and outer panel defining a cavity therebetween, wherein a perforated stud is disposed between the inner and outer panels, with one of the panels being secured to a first portion of the stud and the other of the panels being secured to a second portion of the stud such that the first and second portions are relatively movable but are interlocked in a fixed position within the cavity such that the inner and outer panels of the wall can be maintained in spaced apart relationship by a preselected distance. The method of construction includes placing one modular structure on top of another. Additionally, the retainers can be used for maintaining a wall in a selected position relative to a floor and ceiling.

Abstract: An improved heat insulated tie rod allowing to reduce local heat insulation defects of concrete or stratified, concrete wall members. The tie rod includes stoppers for setting and holding together a pair of frame walls in spaced apart relationship with, if desired, a heat insulating panel therebetween. The tie rod is improved in that it is made of two coaxial portions connected to each other through a central, heat insulated body having a high resistance to crushing. Preferably, each tie rod portion has a looped end surrounding the central body which can be a block of hardwood.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for forming insulated walls by pouring concrete directly on a form made in part of insulating material which will remain in place after the concrete sets. An apparatus for spacing the sheets of insulating material from the sheets of other material to create a concrete form is also disclosed, which also provides the function of bringing adjacent sheets of insulating material to create an adequate seal for the concrete. A tie holder for supporting cross members is also disclosed.

Abstract: A concrete wall form with an attachment inserted between extending abutting flanges of form panels to secure a workman's safety belt, the attachment being pivotally mounted and comprising an oval plate having two spaced circular holes.

Abstract: A snaptie shoe assembly having a wedge engaging slot at each end in combination with a pair of snap-on shoes, one for each end of the snaptie, which shoes have a slotted rib with the rib walls and the slot configuration engaging when the rib is interposed between the walls of a form and the slot of the snaptie to form a snug fit.

Abstract: An improved concrete form and tie rod, the concrete form and tie rod being constructed to facilitate disassembly of concrete form assemblies. The tie rods and concrete forms and structured to permit the ends of the tie rods to be broken off following completion of the concrete casting process to thereby facilitate removal of the aligning pins which hold the concrete forms of a form assembly together.

Abstract: A safety key designed specifically for use in connection with concrete wall form panels of the "Steel-Ply" or metal-encased type. The key affords an anchor eyelet or hole for receiving the hook which invariably is provided on one end of a safety belt that is worn by a workman who is obliged to work on the concrete wall form at an extremely high or unsafe level or elevation. The key in one form of the invention embodies a shank and an enlarged head, the shank being received in the opposed notches which are formed in the outermost abutting ribs of the mating and abutting frame members or bars of the marginal reinforcing frames of two adjacent wall form panels, and being removably locked in place by a pair of conventional coacting wedge bolts. The enlarged head on the shank defines the aforementioned anchor eyelet or hole.

Abstract: A form for poured concrete walls includes a plurality of prefabricated, interconnected form panels which are positioned end to end, in two, spaced apart rows to form a wall cavity therebetween. Each pair of associated, opposed form panels has at least two tie bars extending laterally between the panels in a mutually spaced apart and aligned relationship. A pair of mutually parallel and spaced elongate rods are positioned perpendicularly to each of the tie bars and are fixedly attached thereto, and rigidly align and hold the form panels in a set plumb and straight position. One of the rods is shaped for connecting reinforcing mesh thereto, and accurately and positively positions the mesh along a central, predetermined plane between the form panels for improved wall strength, reduced material usage and labor efficiency.