Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a brace. The brace can comprise a base. The brace can further comprise a forming board coupling flange. The base is substantially perpendicular to the forming board coupling flange. The forming board coupling flange defines a plurality of form apertures. The brace constructed to receive a forming board and be coupled to the forming board via a plurality of fasteners extending through the plurality of form apertures.

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 form assembly for forming a concrete structure during drying of the concrete. The form assembly is formed of an elongated plastic form having a front wall for engaging the concrete and a rear wall. The front wall is spaced apart from the back wall to define a pocket for receiving at least one connecting member. The connecting member is secured in the pocket to project a distance beyond an end of the form. A slidable stake holder may also be provided to slide in a C-shaped pocket in the form. The stake holder has right and left flanges that abuttingly engage the rear wall and at least one preformed nail hole is provided in each of the right and left flanges.

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: A flexible form assembly for forming concrete structures during setting of the concrete is provided. The flexible form assembly includes an elongated form having a front side for engaging the concrete and a rear side. The rear side includes a back wall disposed between two rearwardly extending top and bottom walls which, in turn, are connected to downwardly and upwardly protruding lips respectively to form a C-shaped pocket for receiving a stake holder. The stake holder includes right and left flanges that abuttingly engage the back wall and that fit between the top and bottom walls and that are partially disposed between the upper and lower lips and the back wall. The stake holder further comprises a pocket portion that is connected to and disposed between right and left flanges. The pocket portion extends outwardly to define an apex which provides a looped pocket for receiving a stake.

Abstract: A stake suitable for use in construction is formed from an elongate threaded metal member, typically of length between 0.45 meter and 1.8 meter, having two ends. A first end region, tapered to a sharp point over typically 3 centimeters, is suitable to be plunged into earth. A middle region has threads that are both deeply cut, typically at a ratio of root diameter to outside diameter less than 0.80, and steeply inclined, typically at least 1 in 20. A second end region has a feature in the shape of a regular prism suitable to be engaged by a torquing tool for rotation of the entire stake. The second end region feature may be a prism of regular cross section, normally a hexagonal prism, of a diameter everywhere less than the minor diameter of the middle region's threads.

Abstract: A flexible concrete form which can be arranged to provide both straight and curved configurations, and is adapted to flex both horizontally and vertically. The form includes a face panel and upper and lower flanges having lips on their back edges. An intermediate rib spaced below the upper flange provides a ledge on which a rigid core member can be installed to enhance the rigidity for straight areas. The upper and lower flanges have aligned openings for receiving stakes used to anchor the form to the ground. The form is preferably constructed from polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, or polybutylene because of the strength and flexibility of these materials as well as their ability to release from concrete without the need for scraping or release agents.

Abstract: A device 10 is provided for supporting a wall 11 of a form for containing concrete and like fluid materials. It comprises the following components and arrangements thereof relative to each other; and normally but not necessarily arranged as in FIG.

Abstract: A slab joint form structure for pouring of a concrete slab with a continuous shear joint including a pair of longitudinally superimposed edge forms, a flat slab joint shear bar positioned in a generally horizontal plane and lying longitudinally between the superimposed edge forms and extending longitudinally thereof, the superimposed wedge forms being engaged with opposite sides of the flat slab joint shear bar, wedge brackets positioned in superimposed stacked relation, the wedge brackets being attached to the edge forms in superimposed aligned relation with the flat slab joint shear bar being between the superimposed brackets, the wedge brackets providing superimposed wedge pockets, a stake located in the superimposed wedge pockets for ground embedment, a locator positioned between one of the edge forms and the shear bar for positioning the shear bar in a proper fixed position relative to the edge forms and leaving an inner edge projected inwardly a predetermined selected distance beyond the closed sides of

Abstract: A flexible form is presented. The flexible form may be shaped to produce the desired contour of concrete or other plastic material in the construction of various structures and is held in place by a plurality of positioning brackets. The flexible form is made of two or more parts, an outer part which provides durability and wear resistance and an inner part which provides the desired flexibility and is protected by the outer part. The parts are assembled in such a manner that each flexes independently of the other parts.

Abstract: End plastic connectors on the ends of two construction members like concrete forms. Each connector has a pair of bosses on opposite corners and a pair of openings in opposite corners so that the bosses on one connector mate with the openings in the other connector. Each boss has an annular rib sized to press through the associated opening, which is circular with a pair of flats, to latch the connectors together. Each rib is spaced from the remainder of the associated connector a greater distance than the thickness of the material of the connectors around the openings thereby permitting limited angular adjustment in orientation between connectors. Each construction member is a piece of dimensional lumber in one form of the invention, to which the end connectors are attached by nailing. In the other form of the invention, each construction member is a plastic extrusion and the end connectors have protrusions interfitting into the plastic extrusion.

Abstract: Concrete form-work includes: (a) an edge beam including an elongated edge plate having a front face and a rear face, a pair of web portions projecting outwardly from said rear face and a flange member joined to the free end of each web portion, each flange member including a plate portion extending outwardly of said web and substantially parallel to said edge plate and a lip portion extending inwardly of the web, (b) a pair of connector members each comprising a plate with a hole for receiving a stake, an off-set wedge-receiving flange at one edge of the plate and a connector flange at the opposite edge of the plate, said connector flange including a J-shaped hook portion for hooking around a said edge beam flange lip and an abutment face for engaging a stake and (c) a wedge member adapted to engage the off-set flanges of said connector member to hold the connector member and force the connector member abutment faces into tight engagement with a stake.

Abstract: A concrete forming device made from plastic components which can be assembled in the location of use to form a desired shape and fastened to the ground with steel stakes driven through brackets attached to components. After use, the stakes are removed and the components disassembled for use elsewhere. Desirably, the components are formed from fiberglass reinforced resins and additives of a type which impart a surface to the components of such a nature as to have little tendency to adhere to the concrete. This makes it easy to remove the components and to reuse them without cleaning. The components are constructed with suitable adaptors and couplers so that assembly can be accomplished by merely inserting male parts into female parts in a slip fit relationship. Both straight and curved shapes can be formed, as well as shapes that have both straight and curved elements.

Abstract: An elongated flexible form is disclosed. The elongated flexible form may be shaped to fit the contour of a concrete structure of variable shape and is held in position by a plurality of positioning brackets. The flexible form is made out of a flexible material such as natural or synthetic rubber and may be reinforced by metal strips, cable mesh, metal mesh, nylon mesh or a combination of the same. Each of the positioning brackets has a hollow body portion which is molded to a flexible form or welded to a metal plate which is molded to the flexible form. A stake and wedge combination are used to hold each bracket in place. Connecting flanges may be used to attach the end of the flexible form to another flexible form or to a metal form. The connecting flanges are molded or welded to a metal plate which are molded to the end of each form and are held together by a fastening device. The flexible form has a plurality of ribs therealong said form to provide strength and to reduce the required thickness thereof.

Abstract: A concrete form includes a horizontal base and a vertical face joined to the base. Load bearing brackets are coupled at spaced apart intervals along the exterior side of the concrete form to loosely support a detachable equipment rail from below while maintaining the upper surface of the rail parallel to the form base. A rail alignment bracket includes a pair of vertically oriented, spaced apart edges or slots for receiving vertically projecting, spaced apart sides of the equipment rail and maintaining the equipment rail in a fixed position with respect to the form base. A clamping device secures a stake to the load bearing bracket to maintain the concrete form in a fixed position with respect to the subgrade.

Abstract: An elongated flexible form is presented. The elongated flexible form may be shaped to fit the contour of a concrete structure of variable shape and is held in position by a plurality of positioning brackets. The flexible form is made out of a flexible material such as natural or synthetic rubber and may be reinforced by wire, cables, steel belts, nylon cord, ply material or a combination of the same. Each of the positioning brackets has a hollow body portion which is bolted to the flexible form. A stake and wedge are used to hold each bracket in place. Connecting flanges may be used to attach the end of the flexible form to another flexible form or to a metal form. The connecting flanges are bolted to the end of each form and are held together by a fastening device. Another embodiment of the positioning brackets may be bolted to the end of the flexible form and also used for the purpose of attaching the end of the flexible form to another form.

Abstract: The specification discloses a pool wall assembly including first and second pool wall panels and a brace supporting the panels. Structure is included for securing the brace to only the first panel so that the first panel and brace may be aligned together prior to the securement of the second panel. Structure is also included for securing the second panel to at least one of the first panel and the brace. An anchor assembly secures the brace in position. The anchor assembly includes a stake which extends through and slidingly engages the brace and a wedge, telescopically received in the stake, which can be moved with respect to the stake into forcible engagement with the brace to maintain the brace in position. Each panel includes an integral bead extending from the lower portion of its face to define the line to which the pool side wall overlap extends. Also disclosed is a method of erecting a pool wall using the structure disclosed.