Patent ID: 8413949
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
1. A climbing shoe in combination with a climbing rail for use with a climbing formwork having the climbing rail for construction of a concrete building having a wall and a ceiling, the climbing shoe comprising: a bracket, said bracket structured for mounting to a vertical surface of the wall or ceiling; a connecting shoe section; a first pivot mechanism disposed between and cooperating with said bracket and said connecting shoe section, wherein said connecting shoe section pivots relative to said bracket about a vertical axis defined by said first pivot mechanism; a sliding shoe section, said sliding shoe section structured for guiding the climbing rail within said sliding shoe section; and a second pivot mechanism disposed between and cooperating with said connecting shoe section and said sliding shoe section, wherein said sliding shoe section pivots relative to said connecting shoe section about a horizontal axis defined by said second pivot mechanism, said first and said second pivot mechanisms thereby defining a cardan joint between said bracket and said sliding shoe section.