Apparatus for shuttering poured concrete structures

Claim 1

Apparatus for forming a poured concrete structure comprising a wheeled carriage arranged to travel on a support surface, an inverted U-shaped internal shuttering member comprising a pair of laterally spaced side wall plates and a top wall plate extending between the upper ends of said side wall plates, said shuttering member being removable supportable on said wheeled carriage for movement into position for forming the poured concrete structure, means associated with said carriage for displacing said shuttering member from a first position for movement while supported on said carriage and a second position for locating said side wall plates and said top wall plate in position for providing a form or surface for a poured concrete structure, means assoCiated with said shuttering member for securing said side wall plates and said top wall plate in position for providing the form-work surface for the poured concrete structure so that said carriage can be movably displaced whereby it no longer forms a support for said shuttering member, wall means for forming a raised rim wall being spaced upwardly from and supported on at least one said internal shuttering member, and said wall means including at least one rail for supporting auxiliary tools and equipment for use in pouring the concrete into the form provided at least in part by said shuttering member.