US3748806A — Concrete wall form

Claim 1

Independent Claim 336 words

A concrete wall form adapted for quick assembly on site including a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced base members extending in substantially parallel relation, a plurality of upright members extending in horizontally spaced relation to one another and extending vertically from each of said base members and being longitudinally spaced thereon to define between the base members an upright concrete receiving space, said upright members on each base member each including substantially co-extensive with their lengths a flat plate extending lengthwise of the frame and a web projecting outwardly from said plate transversely of the frame, said upright members being removably positionable longitudinally substantially along the length of said base members and means interlocking said upright members to said base members against relative lateral movement, alignment and securing means connecting the webs of said upright members supported on said base members whereby said plates are maintained in substantially the same vertical plane, said alignment and securing means including quick connect and disconnect means for locking said upright members in position, a pair of upright mold panels laterally spaced between said plates forming the walls between the concrete receiving space and having outer surfaces supported and engaged by said upright members, means removably connected to said base members for connecting the same against relative transverse outer displacement, means closing the ends of said spaced panels to provide therewith a mold for forming concrete, said alignment and securing means including elongated members extending longitudinally, said webs of said upright members including openings within which said elongated members are secured, said means for closing the ends of said spaced panels comprising at least one further upright member having its plate extending transversely and its web projecting outwardly, said web of said further upright member having an opening with its axis disposed transversely with respect to said mold, a transversely extending connecting member removably supported in said last mentioned opening, and means removably connecting the ends of a respective elongated member and a respective transverse connecting member together.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 336 words

A concrete wall form adapted for quick assembly on site including a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced base members extending in substantially parallel relation, a plurality of upright members extending in horizontally spaced relation to one another and extending vertically from each of said base members and being longitudinally spaced thereon to define between the base members an upright concrete receiving space, said upright members on each base member each including substantially co-extensive with their lengths a flat plate extending lengthwise of the frame and a web projecting outwardly from said plate transversely of the frame, said upright members being removably positionable longitudinally substantially along the length of said base members and means interlocking said upright members to said base members against relative lateral movement, alignment and securing means connecting the webs of said upright members supported on said base members whereby said plates are maintained in substantially the same vertical plane, said alignment and securing means including quick connect and disconnect means for locking said upright members in position, a pair of upright mold panels laterally spaced between said plates forming the walls between the concrete receiving space and having outer surfaces supported and engaged by said upright members, means removably connected to said base members for connecting the same against relative transverse outer displacement, means closing the ends of said spaced panels to provide therewith a mold for forming concrete, said alignment and securing means including elongated members extending longitudinally, said webs of said upright members including openings within which said elongated members are secured, said means for closing the ends of said spaced panels comprising at least one further upright member having its plate extending transversely and its web projecting outwardly, said web of said further upright member having an opening with its axis disposed transversely with respect to said mold, a transversely extending connecting member removably supported in said last mentioned opening, and means removably connecting the ends of a respective elongated member and a respective transverse connecting member together.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 17 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, one of said panels comprising a material expendable after pouring.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 23 words

The invention in accordance with claim 2, the other panel comprising a sheet of insulating material, integrally bonded to the concrete after pouring.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 30 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, one of said panels including a side with a finished surface forming an inside wall and being secured to the concrete after pouring.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 29 words

The invention in accordance with claim 4, said one panel having an opposite side connected to a sheet of insulating material in turn connected to the concrete after pouring.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 16 words

The invention in accordance with claim 5, the other panel comprising a sheet of disposable material.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 43 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, said base members each having flanges extending upwardly in U-shaped relation and the lower ends of the webs of said upright members having depending tongues removably extending between said flanges and defining therewith said means interlocking.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 44 words

The invention in accordance with claim 7, said means removably connecting said base members including tie rod means, horizontally aligned openings in said upwardly extending flanges and said tie rod means extending transversely through said openings of said flanges of both said base members.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 44 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, said quick connect and disconnect means including vertical aligned openings disposed in said elongated members on opposite sides and adjacent to said webs of said upright members, and wedge shaped elements driving secured through said vertical openings.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 26 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, and including tie rod means extending transversely and being removably connected to transversely oppositely disposed longitudinally extending upright members.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 31 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, said openings in each web of each upright member being relatively vertically spaced and being located adjacent the lower ends of said upright members.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 32 words

The invention in accordance with claim 11, including removable connecting means disposed adjacent the upper ends of said upright members for connecting said upper ends against relative lateral displacement from one another.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 38 words

The invention in accordance with claim 11, said webs including further openings of lesser diameter than said first mentioned openings and being located above said first mentioned openings, and longitudinally extending rods removably extending through said further openings.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 33 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, said web of said upright members being relatively transversely wide at their lower ends and converging upwardly and being relatively transversely narrow at their upper ends.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 32 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, said means connecting said base members including a tie rod, said tie rod being adjustable to accommodate various transverse width spacing of said base members.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 130 words

The invention in accordance with claim 1, said pair of upright mold panels including a first panel defining a removable and disposable exterior lamina having an inwardly facing surface having a relief pattern thereon to cooperate with the soft concrete during its curing stage to form a design on the exterior surface of said concrete, said second panel including a first interior lamina which has an interior surface to present a finished wall surface for the interior of a room inside a building and a second lamina attached to said first lamina, said second lamina being adapted to be bonded to the interior surface of said concrete to fill the form and presenting a heat and sound barrier between the outside of the building and the interior of the room.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 333 words

A concrete wall form adapted for quick assembly on site including a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced base members extending in substantially parallel relation, a plurality of upright members extending in horizontally spaced relation to one another and extending vertically from each of said base members and being longitudinally spaced thereon to define between the base members an upright concrete receiving space, said upright members on each base member each including substantially co-extensive with their lengths a flat plate extending lengthwise of the frame and a web projecting outwardly from said plate transversely of the frame, said upright members being removably positionable longitudinally substantially along the length of said base members and means interlocking said upright members to said base members against relative lateral movement, alignment and securing means connecting the webs of said upright members supported on said base members whereby said plates are maintained in substantially the same vertical plane, said alignment and securing means including quick connect and disconnect means for locking said upright members in position, a pair of upright mold panels laterally spaced between said plates forming the walls between the concrete receiving space and having outer surfaces supported and engaged by said upright members, means removably connected to said base members for connecting the same against relative transverse outer displacement, said alignment and securing means including elongated members extending longitudinally, said webs of said upright members including openings within which said elongated members are secured, said base members each having flanges extending upwardly in U-shaped relation and the lower ends of the webs of said upright members having depending tongUes removably extending between said flanges and defining therewith said means interlocking, said upright plate of each upright member extending between each respective base member and said pair of mold panels, each tongue releasably coupling with a respective pair of flanges limiting lateral movement of said upright member with respect to said base member and being disconnectible from said pair of flanges in the vertical direction.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 333 words

A concrete wall form adapted for quick assembly on site including a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced base members extending in substantially parallel relation, a plurality of upright members extending in horizontally spaced relation to one another and extending vertically from each of said base members and being longitudinally spaced thereon to define between the base members an upright concrete receiving space, said upright members on each base member each including substantially co-extensive with their lengths a flat plate extending lengthwise of the frame and a web projecting outwardly from said plate transversely of the frame, said upright members being removably positionable longitudinally substantially along the length of said base members and means interlocking said upright members to said base members against relative lateral movement, alignment and securing means connecting the webs of said upright members supported on said base members whereby said plates are maintained in substantially the same vertical plane, said alignment and securing means including quick connect and disconnect means for locking said upright members in position, a pair of upright mold panels laterally spaced between said plates forming the walls between the concrete receiving space and having outer surfaces supported and engaged by said upright members, means removably connected to said base members for connecting the same against relative transverse outer displacement, said alignment and securing means including elongated members extending longitudinally, said webs of said upright members including openings within which said elongated members are secured, said base members each having flanges extending upwardly in U-shaped relation and the lower ends of the webs of said upright members having depending tongUes removably extending between said flanges and defining therewith said means interlocking, said upright plate of each upright member extending between each respective base member and said pair of mold panels, each tongue releasably coupling with a respective pair of flanges limiting lateral movement of said upright member with respect to said base member and being disconnectible from said pair of flanges in the vertical direction.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 110 words

The invention in accordance with claim 17, said means removably connected to said base members including transversely extended elongated tie rod means, horizontally aligned openings in each of said pair of upright base flanges, said tie rod means extending transversely through said openings of said upright flanges of both of said base members, and quick disconnect tie means on the outside of each base member coupling with the tie rod means and preventing transverse movement of the tie rod means with respect to the base members and holding them in fixed transverse relation with respect to one another limiting outward movement of one base member with respect to the other.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 30 words

The invention in accordance with claim 18, said quick disconnect means including holes in the tie rod means and pinning means insertable in the holes in said tie rod means.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 58 words

The invention in accordance with claim 17, said alignment and securing means including quick connect and disconnect means for locking the upright members in position and including apertures in said elongated members alongside said webs and pinning means releasably extendable in said apertures adjacent said webs limiting longitudinal movement of said elongated members with respect to said form.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 70 words

The invention in accordance with claim 20, including alongated tie rods extending transversely of said form and having their lateral ends couple with the spaced apart horizontally aligned pair of elongated members and further quick connect and disconnect means coupling said elongated members and tie rods together including aperture means in each of the elongated members and tie rods and releasable pinning means extending through the elongated members and rods.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-07-30	1977-01-29	1977-07-31	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-07-30	1981-01-29	1981-07-31	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-07-30	1985-01-29	1985-07-31	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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