Patent ID: 9273477
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: E04B,E04C,E04G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A key for assembling at least a portion of a stay-in-place form-work for casting a structure from concrete, the form-work comprising first and second elongate panels having first and second edge components and connectable in an edge-to-edge relationship wherein the first and second edge components engage one another, the key comprising: a plurality of connector components for slidable engagement with complementary panel connector components on the first and second panels; and a locking component for forcing the first and second edge components into a locked configuration, wherein the first and second edge components are locked to one another independently of the key, as the key is moved longitudinally relative to the first and second panels while slidably engaged thereto, the locked configuration maintained after disengagement of the key from the first and second panels.