Patent ID: 6519906
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A corner assembly for concrete form panels comprising:a pair of rigid members, each member having an inner face and a bend therein forming a selected dihedral angle, the rigid members being spaced apart by a selected distance, the inner faces of the rigid members being oriented in a same direction, the pair of rigid members each having a height ranging from six inches to eight feet, at least one connector disposed along the height of the pair of rigid members only between the respective bends in the pair of rigid members, at least one concrete form panel comprising a prefabricated plastic panel juxtapositioned, and connected to each of the rigid members, wherein the concrete form panels may be spaced apart a varying distance, even within a same construction, forming cavities of differing thicknesses, concrete being disposed adjacent to each of the at least one concrete form panels, and the corner assembly retaining the concrete form panel without external bracing and without risk of sag, deformation, separation or blow-out of the corner assembly.