Patent ID: 8042786
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking apparatus for securing adjacent concrete form panels together, the adjacent form panels having adjacent side members including generally aligned apertures and at least one cross member extending generally perpendicularly from one of said side members, the locking apparatus comprising: a mounting block for detachably engaging the cross member of a concrete form panel, said mounting block having a slot extending across its width, a forward slot opening, and a rearward slot stop face collectively defining a cross member insertion plane, said slot including at least one projection extending partially across said slot for engaging such a cross member; and a slide member configured to be mounted to said mounting block for sliding movement relative to said mounting block, said slide member having a projecting end for extension through the generally aligned apertures of adjacent side members, wherein said slide member is movable between a first position wherein said projecting end is positioned toward said mounting block and a second position wherein said projecting end is positioned way from said mounting block.