Wale clamp

Claim 2

A wale clamp for a poured-concrete wall form system, comprising: a main body having a vertical wall and a horizontal wall; operable camming means pivotally connected to said vertical wall and spaced above said horizontal wall, including a cam surface for selective engagement with a wale positioned on said horizontal wall; means connected to said horizontal wall and operable independently of said camming means for holding a wale against said vertical wall and between same camming means and the horizontal wall; and means on said vertical wall for removably attaching said clamp to the wall form system.

Claim 3

The clamp of claim 1, further comprising selectively adjustable means for connecting said holding means to said horizontal wall, said connecting means adapted to permit selective and adjustable movement of said holding means towards and away from said vertical wall, to thereby hold variable widths of wales of said horizontal wall.

Claim 4

The clamp of claim 2, wherein said holding means and connecting means are connected to said horizontal wall so as to hold a wale having a width less than the width of said horizontal wall.

Claim 5

The clamp of claim 2, wherein said holding means and connecting means are connected to said horizontal wall so as to hold a wale of a width greater than the width of said horizontal wall.

Claim 6

The clamp of claim 1, wherein said holding means includes: a generally flat and rectangular bracket having first and second opposing longitudinal edges, said first longitudinal edge being bent vertical to form a short wall; and, means for removably adjustably connecting said bracket to said horizontal wall of said main body.

Claim 7

The clamp of claim 5, wherein the second longitudinal edge of said bracket is bent slightly off-horizontal in a direction opposite that of said short wall, wherein said horizontal wall has a top and a bottom side.

Claim 8

The clamp of claim 6, wherein said bracket is attached to the top side of said horizontal wall with said slightly off-horizontal bent edge projecting upwardly for use in holding a wale having a width less than the width of the horizontal wall.

Claim 9

The clamp of claim 6, wherein said bracket is attached on the bottom side of said horizontal wall with said perpendicularly bent edge projecting upwardly for use in holding a wale having a width greater than the width of said horizontal wall.

Claim 10

The clamp of claim 5, wherein said means for removably, adjustably attaching said bracket to said main body includes wing-nut and bolt means connected through apertures in said horizontal wall and through slots in said bracket, the slots being oriented for selective slidable movement of said bracket in a direction perpendicular to the vertical wall of said main body.

Claim 11

The clamp of claim 2, wherein said camming means includes a pivotable cam having a pair of cam surfaces, and a handle means attached to said cam for pivoting said cam, said cam mounted to pivot to engage one of said cam surfaces with a wale positioned on said horizontal wall when said handle is pivoted in one direction, and to engage the other cam surface with a wale when the handle is pivoted in the opposite direction.

Claim 12

In combination: a system for forming poured-concrete walls, including first and second form panels, said form panels having interlocking upper and lower edges to form a wall of first panels and a wall of second panels, said panels having an outer face, said panels held in fixed parallel, spaced-apart relation by a plurality of tie members, said tie members having first and second ends, said first and second tie ends having a plate thereon perpendicular to the length of said tie and forming a generally T-shaped end, each said T-shaped end being engaged in one of a plurality of T-shaped slots along the upper and lower edges of said first and second panels with said plate parallel to the outer face of said panel, and a wale clamp for holding wale to align said panels, comprising, main body having a vertical wall and a horizontal wall, the vertical wall attached along its lower edge to a side edge of the horizontal wall; camming means pivotally connected to said vertical wall and spaced above said horizontal wall; a cam surface on said camming means for selective engagement with a wale positioned on said horizontal wall; and means on said vertical wall for removably attaching said clamp to a form panel of the wall form system.

Claim 13

In combination: a system for forming poured-concrete walls, including first and second form panels, said form panels having interlocking upper and lower edges to form a wall of first panels and a wall of second panels, said panels having an outer face, said panels held in fixed parallel, spaced-apart relation by a plurality of tie members, said tie members having first and second ends, said first and second tie ends having a plate thereon perpendicular to the length of said tie and forming a generally T-shaped end, each said T-shaped end being engaged in one of a plurality of T-shaped slots along the upper and lower edges of said first and second panels with said plate parallel to the outer face of said panel, and a wale clamp for holding wale to align said panels, comprising, main body having a vertical wall and a horizontal wall, the vertical wall attached along its lower edge to a side edge of the horizontal wall; camming means pivotally connected to said vertical wall and spaced above said horizontal wall; a cam surface on said camming means for selective engagement with a wale positioned on said horizontal wall; and means on said vertical wall for removably attaching said clamp to a form panel of the wall form system.

Claim 14

The combination fo claim 11, wherein said removable attachment means are screw means corresponding with apertures in the vertical wall of said main body, said screw means fastened through one of said panels and into one said plate end of said tie to firmly hold said clamp on said panel.