US3130470A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Concrete wall form installation
Assignee: General Electric Co
•
Filing: 1961-01-24
•
Granted: 1964-04-28
•
Expires: 1981-01-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George F Bowden
- 👤 Byron E Ruth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:16
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G11/00; E04G11/36; E04G11/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
A CONCRETE FORM INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING, IN A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, A HORIZONTAL FLOOR SLAB, SAID INSTALLATION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART VERTICAL SHORES ARRANGED IN SPACED PARALLEL ROWS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE INSTALLATION, SAID SHORES BEING VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE AND HAVING THEIR UPPER END BRACKETS EACH OF WHICH EMBODIES A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL CHANNEL-SHAPED LEDGE-FORMING MEMBERS EXTENDING OUTWARDS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND LENGTHWISE OF THE INSTALLATION, A SERIES OF ELONGATED NARROW STRINGERS ARRANGED IN END-TO-END RELATIONSHIP AND SUBSTANTIAL CONTIGUITY AND ALIGNMENT, HAVING THE ENDS THEREOF MOUNTED IN AND CONNECTED REMOVABLY TO SAID LEDGE-FORMING MEMBERS OF THE BRACKETS ON THE UPPER ENDS OF THE SHORES OF EACH ROW, AND BRIDGING THE DISTANCES BETWEEN ADJACENT SHORES OF THE ROW, SAID STRINGERS BEING IN THE FORM OF I-BEAMS AND PRESENTING UPPER EDGE SURFACES WHICH LIE IN A COMMON HORIZONTAL PLANE, A PLURALITY OF FORM PANELS DISPOSED BETWEEN EACH SERIES OF ALIGNED STRINGERS AND PRESENTING PANEL FACINGS WHICH LIE IN SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE AND, IN COMBINATION WITH SAID UPPER EDGE SURFACES OF THE STRINGERS, DEFINE A SMOOTH UNBROKEN UPWARDLY FACING SLAB-SUPPORTING SURFACE UPON WHICH THE WET CONCRETE OF THE SLAB IS ADAPTED TO BE POURED, HORIZONTAL SUPPORTING RAILS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE SIDES OF THE STRINGERS AND CAPABLE OF LIMITED VERTICAL MOVEMENTS BETWEEN A RAISED PANEL-SUPPORTING POSITION AND A LOWERED PANEL-RELEASING POSITION, SAID RAILS, WHEN IN THEIR RAISED POSITIONS, PRESENTING UPWARDLY FACING PANEL-SUPPORTING SURFACES WHICH ARE SPACED DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID HORIZONTAL PLANE A DISTANCE EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF THE PANELS SUPPORTED ON SUCH SURFACES, AND MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SUPPORTING SAID SUPPORTS IN THEIR RAISED POSITION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US1596868A
Cited
US1555243A
Cited
US1533960A
Cited
US1546586A
Cited
US2377944A
Cited
US2446255A
Cited
US2570282A
Cited
US2564935A
Cited
US2684824A
Cited
US2974762A
Cited
US2894312A
Cited
US2966718A
Cited
US2951564A
Cited
US2949982A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-04-28 | 1967-10-28 | 1968-04-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-04-28 | 1971-10-28 | 1972-04-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-04-28 | 1975-10-28 | 1976-04-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |