Patent ID: 6755387
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A transition system for joining a first concrete-forming panel to a second concrete-forming panel, the system comprising:a first concrete-forming panel having a first thickness and arranged to receive a first attachment mechanism; a second concrete-forming panel having a second thickness, the second thickness greater than the first thickness, the second concrete-forming panel arranged to receive a second attachment mechanism; and a transition strip sized for placement between the first and second concrete-forming panels, the transition strip further including: a first side edge, the first side edge sized to match the first thickness, the first side edge arranged to receive the first attachment mechanism; a second side edge, the second side edge sized to match the second thickness, the second side edge arranged to receive the second attachment mechanism; and a skin having a concrete forming face extending between the first and second side edges, the skin arranged to cooperate with the first concrete-forming panel and the second concrete-forming panel to form a generally uninterrupted concrete-forming surface; and a plurality of stiffeners extending between the first side edge and the second side edge.