Patent ID: 6036165
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
An apparatus for constructing an upper building unit on top of a pre-formed lower building unit, each of the building units including a horizontal concrete floor structure and at least one upright concrete wall structure extending upwardly form the concrete floor structure, said apparatus comprising:a horizontal floor form panel adapted to be disposed on top of the lower building unit for forming the concrete floor structure on the upper building unit thereto, said floor form panel having a hole;an upright wall form assembly disposed above said floor form panel for forming a concrete wall structure on the concrete floor structure of the upper building unit;a tapered positioning peg adapted to be embedded partially in the horizontal concrete floor structure, said positioning peg having an upper section projecting upwardly from said floor form panel supporting said upright wall form assembly, and a lower section passing movably through said hole and projecting downward from said floor form panel;a strut adapted to be mounted on the lower building unit and including a top end connected to said lower section of said positioning peg, a bottom end, and a moving screw means attached to said bottom end for moving said strut upward.