IP Library Granted Patent US 7,204,471
Granted Patent B2
US 7,204,471 · App. 10/311,763 · Granted Apr 17, 2007

Method and arrangement for forming construction panels and structures

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,204,471
App. No.
10/311,763
Granted
Apr 17, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A form-work support arrangement for building form-work for moulding a concrete construction panel on top of a previously poured concrete panel ( 58 ). Generally the upper panel to be moulded has the same horizontal dimensions as the previously poured panel ( 58 ), the arrangement including an anchor bracket ( 60 ) adapted to be removably attached ( 66 ) to the previously poured concrete panel ( 58 ), an edge form bracket ( 48 ) adapted to be removably attached ( 16 ) to the anchor bracket ( 60 ), the edge from bracket ( 48 ) adapted to removably support an edge form ( 18 ) having an outer face, the outer face defining an edge of the concrete panel to be poured and positioned so that the outer face is generally above the edge of the previously poured concrete panel ( 58 ).

Claims (18)

1. A form-work support apparatus for building form-work used for moulding a concrete construction panel on top of a previously poured concrete panel wherein the upper panel to be moulded has the same or smaller horizontal dimension as the previously poured panel, said apparatus comprising:

an anchor bracket having an anchor bracket side and an anchor bracket base, said anchor bracket being right-angled with said anchor bracket side and said anchor bracket base attached perpendicular to each other;

an edge form bracket having an edge form bracket side and an edge form bracket base attached perpendicular to each other, said edge form bracket being right-angled with said edge form bracket side and said edge form bracket base attached perpendicular to each other;

and an edge form having an outer face and an inner face on opposing sides of said edge form;

wherein said anchor bracket side is removably attachable to a concrete panel, said concrete panel having a first horizontal dimension ending at said anchor bracket side;

wherein said edge form bracket base is removably attached to said anchor bracket base in a plane of contact parallel to said edge form bracket base and said anchor bracket base;

wherein said edge form bracket base has an aperture allowing horizontally slidable positioning of said edge form bracket base over said anchor bracket base in said plane of contact;

wherein said edge form bracket side is removably attached to and removably supporting said edge form on said inner face; and

wherein said edge form's outer face defines a second horizontal dimension, said second horizontal dimension being parallel and the same or smaller than said first horizontal dimension of said concrete panel.

2. A form-work support apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said edge form supports externally accessible ferrules within the form-work arrangement prior to the concrete being poured, the ferrules then being embedded within the concrete panel.

3. A form-work apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said anchor bracket side is attached to the concrete panel by the use of threaded bolts engaging said anchor bracket side and said ferrules.

4. A form-work apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said anchor bracket has a tilting means to adjust the vertical orientation of said anchor bracket.

5. A form-work apparatus as in claim 4 wherein the tilting means includes a threaded bolt engaging said anchor bracket wherein upon rotation of the bolt in one direction it is caused to abut against the side of the concrete panel and move the anchor bracket side away form said panel and upon rotation in the other direction it is caused to move the anchor bracket side in a direction towards said panel.

6. A form-work apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said edge form bracket base includes a slot extending substantially along its length, said slot adapted to accommodate a fixing means attaching said edge form bracket base to said anchor form bracket base.

7. The form-work support apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising:

a generally rectangular edge form having top and bottom fillets at the outer face of the edge form.

8. The form-work support apparatus as in claim 7 wherein the generally rectangular edge form has a rear channel having inwardly folded flanges.

9. The form-work support apparatus as in claim 8 wherein the edge form bracket side is attached to the edge form utilizing at least one locking block inserted into the rear channel.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2007
From: TILTFORM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: TRANS ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 019114/0842 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2007
From: TRANS ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
To: SRB CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 019114/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2005
From: AUSTRALIAN CONSULTING & TRAINING PTY LTD
To: TILTFORM TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Reel/Frame 017032/0350 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2002
From: PIETROBON, DINO LINO
To: AUSTRALIAN CONSULTING & TRAINING PTY LTD.
Reel/Frame 013946/0257 →