Patent ID: 6240692
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A concrete form assembly for construction of structures, the assembly comprising:at least a first and a second rectangular insulation panel, each panel having respectively a top, a bottom, a first side, an opposite second side, an inner face and an outer face,a plurality of studs, each stud being a molded plastic strip being formed from a plurality of adjoining trapezoidal members with gussets, each stud having a first end and an opposite second end, a plurality of spaced-apart cylinders being formed on each stud between the first end and the second end thereof, each cylinder being connected to the stud by a connector member, each cylinder having a respective axial hole formed therein,the studs being encased in the respective inner faces of the at least two panels between the tops and the bottoms thereof, wherein the connector members and the cylinders extend outwardly from the respective inner faces of the panels, the studs being parallel to one another and spaced apart by a uniform selected distance,a plurality of bridges, each bridge having a body with a length, a first end and an opposite second end, a collar being formed respectively on the first end and the second end of each bridge, each collar being a hollow cylinder having a slot formed opposite from the body, wherein a selected number of bridges may be disposed between the first panel and the second panel with selected cylinders on the respective panels being frictionally seated in the collars to connect the inner face of the first panel to the inner face of the second panel, the respective slots in the collars straddling the respective connector members,in this manner, the first panel is connected to the second panel by the plurality of bridges and the panels are spaced apart by a distance determined by the length of the bridge such that concrete may be introduced into the space between the inner faces of the first panel and the second panel.