Granted Patent B2

US 12,195,961 · App. 16/805,723 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventor: Kenneth M. Chevis (Metarie, LA)

Assignee: Apache Industrial Services, Inc.

E04B2/8629E04G11/00E04G11/062E04G11/085E04G11/087E04G13/02E04G17/00E04G17/001E04G17/002E04G17/042E04G17/0644E04G17/0652E04G17/14E04G17/16E04B2/14E04G2009/025E04G2009/028E04G2017/008E04G21/3276

Abstract

Claims (15)

1. A walkway bracket of a formwork system, comprising:

a horizontal member;

a diagonal member coupled to the horizontal member via a coupling point, at least one of the horizontal member and the diagonal member being connected to one or more rails of the formwork system via a clamp, and

a connector clip attached to at least one of the horizontal member and the diagonal member,

wherein the clamp is attached to the connector clip via a plurality of openings defined in the connector clip and comprises

a screw mechanism comprising a screw for adjusting and fixing a size of the clamp in a first linear axis, and for securing the clamp to the rails, wherein the size of the clamp in a second linear axis and in a third linear axis remains constant, and

at least one swivel mechanism between the clamp and either the horizontal member or the diagonal member, the at least one swivel mechanism configured to swivel ninety degrees to allow the walkway bracket to be coupled to horizontal rails and vertical rails.

2. The walkway bracket of claim 1 , wherein the diagonal member includes a pipe brace attachment point.

3. The walkway bracket of claim 2 , wherein the one or more rails include a vertical rail.

4. The walkway bracket of claim 2 , wherein the one or more rails include horizontal rails.

5. The walkway bracket of claim 2 , further comprising a vertical support member coupled to the horizontal member and the diagonal member.

6. The walkway bracket of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second clamp,

wherein the clamp connects the horizontal member to the one or more rails, and the second clamp connects the diagonal member to the one or more rails; and

wherein the at least one swivel mechanism is between the clamp and the horizontal member and a second swivel mechanism is between the second clamp and the diagonal member.

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