Patent ID: 7617640
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: E04B,E04G

Abstract:
1. An insulated concrete form system comprising: a pair of bottom U-shaped channels that are secured to a concrete slab and serve as a footprint for a concrete wall, wherein the pair of bottom U-shaped channels are parallel to one another and spaced apart in accordance with design specifications; an exterior foam sheet, wherein a bottom edge of the exterior foam sheet is aligned within one of the bottom U-shaped channels that defines an exterior surface of the wall; an interior foam sheet, wherein a bottom edge of the interior foam sheet is aligned with one of the bottom U-shaped channels that defines an interior surface of the wall; an exterior top U-shaped channel is secured to a top edge of the exterior foam sheet; an interior top U-shaped channel is secured to a top edge of the interior foam sheet; a plurality of strongbacks each having a pair of elongated side members equidistantly spaced apart by a center strut, wherein the side members are perpendicular to a pair of lateral flanges disposed about a periphery of the side members; the plurality of strongbacks each further comprising a pair of hangers adapted to be secured over the interior top U-shaped channel and exterior top U-shaped channel; and an exterior strongback of the plurality of strongbacks is adapted to support an exterior surface of the exterior foam sheet and an interior strongback of the plurality of strongbacks is adapted to support an exterior surface of the interior foam sheet, wherein the plurality of strongbacks each further comprising a lip adapted to slip in between the exterior foam sheet or the interior foam sheet and a flange of the bottom U-shaped channel so that a lower portion of each strongback is secured in place.