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Modular form tube and clamp system

US6695277B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 16, 2002
Grant dateFeb 24, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04G17/0752
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of constructing a wall form and of forming a wall includes employing a modular concrete form system having a clamping device to clamp adjacent modular form members to one another. The clamping device includes an elongated bar, a pair of clamps mounted on the bar, and a pair of clip assemblies mounted on the bar, the bar being shaped to complementarily engage the perimeter frames of the modular form members. The jaws of the clamps retain the perimeter frames of the adjacent modular form members against the bar, which clamps the form members to the bar and retains them in a flush orientation with one another. The clip assemblies each having a slidable tie clip formed with an opening for receiving a portion of a tie therein. The tie is tapered and is nominally of a circular cross section and formed with a plurality of spaced groves at the alternate ends thereof.

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