Patent ID: 6886303
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A tie bracket for connecting opposing insulating panels of insulating concrete forms, comprising a first elongate plate, a second elongate plate spaced apart from said first elongate plate, said first and second elongate plates having a height, and a web securing said first plate and said second plate in spaced apart relation, wherein said web forms a plurality of circumferentially closed, rounded openings arranged in at least two horizontal rows when said plates are oriented vertically, wherein each horizontal row includes at least two adjacent said openings; said web further including an additional horizontal row of circumferentially closed, rounded openings, whose centerlines are arranged in a line and located to bisect the height of said first and second elongate plates, the openings of said additional horizontal row being elongated in a horizontal direction and having only a nominal height to accommodate and guide a saw blade, and said web includes a plurality of vertically spaced apart spanning members extending from said first plate to said second plate, including an uppermost spanning member and a lowermost spanning member, and said plates extend above and below both said uppermost and lowermost spanning member, and wherein each said spanning member comprises intersecting straps selectively orthogonally oriented relative to said spanning members thereby maximizing strength thereof.