Wall form and method of assembly thereof

Claim 1

A form utilized in the pouring of concrete walls, said form including: (a) a plurality of spaced parallel profiled primary strongback members, each said strongback member including an elongated web having opposed upper and lower longitudinal edges, a pair of lower flanges connected to and extending from the lower longitudinal edge of said web, an upwardly extending stub flange connected to the edge of each said lower flange most distant from said web, a pair of upper flanges connected to and extending from the upper edge of said web, and a downwardly extending stub flange connected to the edge of each said upper flange most distant from said web; (b) a plurality of spaced parallel profiled structural members, each said structural member including an elongated web having upper and lower longitudinal edges, a pair of lower flanges connected to the lower longitudinal edge of said web and being configured to accept a lumber insert therebetween, a pair of upper flanges connected to and extending from the upper edge of said web, at least one downwardly extending stub flange connected to the edge of one said lower flange most distant from said web, and a lumber insert disposed intermediate the lower flanges of said structural member; (c) a plurality of clamp members detachably engageable with said stub flanges of adjacent strongback lower flanges and structural member upper flanges to maintain said strongback and structural members normal to one another; (d) a plurality of plywood panels detachably secured to said lumber inserts; and (e) a plurality of tie plates and cooperating tie bolts detachably secured to the stub flanges of the upper flanges on said strongback members, said tie bolts extending through said plywood panels; said form being capable of connection to, but spaced from, a complementary form whereby each said form can be efficiently assembled so that concrete can be poured between the pair of forms to produce a poured concrete wall.