Patent ID: 11927012
Assignee: C & M MACHINES LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. The one-piece post-tension tendon pocket former of claim 1, wherein the formwork securing mechanism includes:
an alignment shaft with formwork ribs configured to be inserted into a hole in the formwork; and
wherein the alignment shaft has an extended length that extends from the second end of the pocket section to a distal alignment end of the alignment shaft, where the extended length is sized to extend at least a thickness of the formwork, whereby when the alignment shaft of the formwork securing mechanism is inserted through the hole in the formwork where the second end of the pocket section is aligned with an inner surface of the formwork, the distal alignment end of the alignment shaft and at least one of the formwork ribs on the alignment shaft extend beyond an outer surface of the formwork.