Tie for foam forms

Claim 1

A plastic form tie for interlocking parallel, spaced apart foam form panels to create a wall form for pouring concrete, the tie comprising: a) an elongate, generally planar strap having a plurality of lattice work openings for flow of concrete therethrough, said strap extending in a longitudinal X axis direction and having top and bottom edges each with notches for receiving rebar, said strap having opposite end portions; b) each of said end portions having parallel plates including an end plate and an inside plate spaced to bracket a foam form panel, with each of said plates extending in a perpendicular Y axis direction to said strap to form a Tee end; c) each of said end portions having structural tension members in the form of vane shelves extending between said end and inside plates in a Z axis direction to said strap for structural engagement of said inside and end plates and for support of a foam form panel; and d) each of said end plates being of a larger size than said inside plates, being of a diamond shape and integrally connected to said vane shelves to resist outward forces on said inside and end plates and said wall form.