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Wall form for concrete construction

Assignee: H T DUDLEY CO Inc
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Filing: 1963-11-04
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1983-11-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Homer T Dudley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 05:55
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G17/00; E04G17/06; E04G17/075; E04G17/0751; E04G17/0754

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 367 words
A WALL FORM FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED WALL FORM SECTIONS DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID CONSTRUCTION IN OPPOSITION TO A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED WALL FORM SECTIONS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CONSTRUCTION, EACH OF SAID SECTIONS COMPRISED OF: A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT REINFORCED STRUCTURAL WALL BODY HAVING A FRONT SIDE PROVIDED WITH A FACER PANEL FOR CONTACT WITH SAID CONSTRUCTION, AND A BACK SIDE, SAID WALL BODY PROVIDED ALONG TWO ADJACENT EDGES WITH LIP EXTENSIONS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID WALL BODY AND PROVIDED ALONG THE OTHER TWO ADJACENT EDGES WITH CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING OUTWARDLY PRESENTED GROOVES FOR RECEIVING THEREIN THE LIP EXTENSIONS OF ADJACENT WALL FORM SECTIONS; A WALL TIE RECEIVING ELEMENT PROJECTING FROM SAID FRONT SIDE OF SAID WALL BODY; A CIRCULAR PASSAGE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID WALL FORM AND THROUGH THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID RECEIVING ELEMENT TERMINATING FORWARDLY IN A RECTANGULAR PASSAGE THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SAID RECEIVING ELEMENT; AN ELONGATED WALL TIE HAVING A RECTANGULAR TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION AND PROVIDED INWARDLY OF EACH END WITH A WEAK POINT, ONE END PORTION OF SAID WALL TIE EXTENDING FROM SAID FRONT SIDE AT SAID WALL THROUGH SAID RECTANGULAR PASSAGE AND SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE TO A POINT BEYOND SAID BACK SIDE OF SAID WALL FORM SECTION SUCH THAT THE WEAK POINT IN SAID ONE END PORTION IS SITUATED AT LEAST AS FAR REARWARDLY IN SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE AS THE FORWARDMOST POINT IN SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE; A CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONED RETAINER MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID ONE END PORTION OF SAID WALL TIE WITHIN SAID RECTANGULAR PASSAGE AND SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE, THE FORWARD END PORTION OF SAID RETAINER MEANS EXTENDING INTO SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE AND PROVIDED WITH A FIRST LONGITUDINAL DIAMETRIC SLOT FOR RECEIVING THEREIN SAID ONE END PORTION OF SAID WALL TIE, THE REARWARD END PORTION OF SAID RETAINER MEANS EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF SAID WALL FORM SECTION AND PROVIDED WITH A SECOND LONGITUDINAL DIAMETRIC SLOT; MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID ONE END PORTION OF WALL TIE TO SAID FORWARD END PORTION OF SAID RETAINER MEANS; AND AT LEAST ONE WALL FORM SUPPORT ELEMENT REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID WALL FORM SECTION AND INCLUDING DOWNWARDLY AND REARWADLY INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 367 words
A WALL FORM FOR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED WALL FORM SECTIONS DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID CONSTRUCTION IN OPPOSITION TO A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED WALL FORM SECTIONS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CONSTRUCTION, EACH OF SAID SECTIONS COMPRISED OF: A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT REINFORCED STRUCTURAL WALL BODY HAVING A FRONT SIDE PROVIDED WITH A FACER PANEL FOR CONTACT WITH SAID CONSTRUCTION, AND A BACK SIDE, SAID WALL BODY PROVIDED ALONG TWO ADJACENT EDGES WITH LIP EXTENSIONS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF SAID WALL BODY AND PROVIDED ALONG THE OTHER TWO ADJACENT EDGES WITH CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING OUTWARDLY PRESENTED GROOVES FOR RECEIVING THEREIN THE LIP EXTENSIONS OF ADJACENT WALL FORM SECTIONS; A WALL TIE RECEIVING ELEMENT PROJECTING FROM SAID FRONT SIDE OF SAID WALL BODY; A CIRCULAR PASSAGE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID WALL FORM AND THROUGH THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID RECEIVING ELEMENT TERMINATING FORWARDLY IN A RECTANGULAR PASSAGE THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SAID RECEIVING ELEMENT; AN ELONGATED WALL TIE HAVING A RECTANGULAR TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION AND PROVIDED INWARDLY OF EACH END WITH A WEAK POINT, ONE END PORTION OF SAID WALL TIE EXTENDING FROM SAID FRONT SIDE AT SAID WALL THROUGH SAID RECTANGULAR PASSAGE AND SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE TO A POINT BEYOND SAID BACK SIDE OF SAID WALL FORM SECTION SUCH THAT THE WEAK POINT IN SAID ONE END PORTION IS SITUATED AT LEAST AS FAR REARWARDLY IN SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE AS THE FORWARDMOST POINT IN SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE; A CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONED RETAINER MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID ONE END PORTION OF SAID WALL TIE WITHIN SAID RECTANGULAR PASSAGE AND SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE, THE FORWARD END PORTION OF SAID RETAINER MEANS EXTENDING INTO SAID CIRCULAR PASSAGE AND PROVIDED WITH A FIRST LONGITUDINAL DIAMETRIC SLOT FOR RECEIVING THEREIN SAID ONE END PORTION OF SAID WALL TIE, THE REARWARD END PORTION OF SAID RETAINER MEANS EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF SAID WALL FORM SECTION AND PROVIDED WITH A SECOND LONGITUDINAL DIAMETRIC SLOT; MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID ONE END PORTION OF WALL TIE TO SAID FORWARD END PORTION OF SAID RETAINER MEANS; AND AT LEAST ONE WALL FORM SUPPORT ELEMENT REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID WALL FORM SECTION AND INCLUDING DOWNWARDLY AND REARWADLY INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

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