Patent ID: 8490352
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: E04B,E04C,E04G,H02G

Abstract:
1. An insert assembly operable to be located between a pair of opposed concrete forming panels prior to a concrete pour to form a concrete sandwich wall structure, said insert assembly comprising: a sheet of thermal insulating material presenting a pair of opposed side surfaces; a reinforcing bar assembly located adjacent each of said opposed side surfaces; and connection structure operably securing said reinforcing bar assemblies to said sheet so as to inhibit significant relative movement between said sheet and said reinforcing bar assemblies during said concrete pour, said connection structure comprising a plurality of connector elements extending through said sheet and a plurality of elongated bar elements, each of said bar elements comprising a central segment disposed in abutting relationship to at least one of said opposed side surfaces and a pair of connection ears extending transversely from said central segment, said bar elements interconnecting corresponding pairs of said connector elements on opposite sides of said sheet through attachment of said connector elements to a respective connection ear, said reinforcing bar assemblies also being attached to said bar elements via said connection ears.