Granted Patent B2

US 12,595,657 · App. 17/988,640 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Inventor: Kenneth M. Chevis (Metairie, LA)

Assignee: Apache Industrial Services, Inc.

E04B2/8629E04G11/00E04G11/062E04G11/085E04G11/087E04G11/54E04G11/56E04G13/02E04G17/00E04G17/001E04G17/002E04G17/042E04G17/0644E04G17/0652E04G17/14E04G17/16E04B2/14E04G2009/025E04G2009/028E04G2017/008E04G21/3276

Abstract

Claims (31)

1 . A formwork panel of a formwork system, comprising:

a laterally adjustable filler assembly, including:

two side rails;

a laterally adjustable inner rail comprising a first receiving end abutting against one rail, a second receiving end abutting against another rail, and a filler removably attached to and extending between the first receiving end and the second receiving end; and

a tie inserted into a respective one of the two side rails and inserted into the laterally adjustable inner rail thereby connecting the respective one of the two side rails to the laterally adjustable inner rail,

wherein the tie is inserted into the respective one of the two side rails and is inserted into the laterally adjustable inner rail via a press fit and is configured to be removed from the respective one of the two side rails and reconnected to the respective one of the two side rails and the tie is configured to be removed from the laterally adjustable inner rail and reconnected to the laterally adjustable inner rail,

wherein the filler prevents movement between the first receiving end and the second receiving end.

2 . The formwork panel of claim 1 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail is configured to be adjusted incrementally.

3 . The formwork panel of claim 2 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail is configured to be incrementally adjusted in half-inch increments.

4 . The formwork panel of claim 2 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail is configured to be incrementally adjusted in one-inch increments.

5 . The formwork panel of claim 1 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail comprises aluminum or galvanized steel.

6 . The formwork panel of claim 1 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail comprises an inside splice.

7 . The formwork panel of claim 6 , wherein each of the side rails is attached to the inside splice.

8 . The formwork panel of claim 6 , wherein the inside splice is 5 and ½ inches or 8 and ½ inches.

9 . The formwork panel of claim 1 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail comprises two inside splices and at least one outside splice.

10 . The formwork panel of claim 9 , wherein the two inside splices and the at least one outside splice are coupled between the two side rails.

11 . A formwork panel of a formwork system, comprising: a form face; and

a laterally adjustable filler assembly, including: two side rails;

a laterally adjustable inner rail comprising a first receiving end abutting against one rail, a second receiving end abutting against another rail, and a filler removably attached to and extending between the first receiving end and the second receiving end; and

a tie inserted into a respective one of the two side rails and inserted into the laterally adjustable inner rail thereby connecting the respective one of the two side rails to the laterally adjustable inner rail

wherein the tie is inserted into the respective one of the two side rails and is inserted into the laterally adjustable inner rail via a press fit and is configured to be removed from the respective one of the two side rails and reconnected to the respective one of the two side rails and the tie is configured to be removed from the laterally adjustable inner rail and reconnected to the laterally adjustable inner rail,

wherein the filler prevents movement between the first receiving end and the second receiving end.

12 . The formwork panel of claim 11 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail is coupled to the two side rails.

13 . The formwork panel of claim 12 , wherein each of the two side rails is coupled

to opposing respective ends of the laterally adjustable inner rail.

14 . The formwork panel of claim 11 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail is configured to be adjusted incrementally.

15 . The formwork panel of claim 11 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail comprises aluminum or galvanized steel.

16 . The formwork panel of claim 11 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail comprises an inside splice.

17 . The formwork panel of claim 16 , wherein each of the side rails is attached to the inside splice.

18 . The formwork panel of claim 11 , wherein the laterally adjustable inner rail comprises two inside splices and at least one outside splice.

19 . The formwork panel of claim 18 , wherein the two inside splices and the at least one outside splice are coupled between the two side rails.

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