Patent ID: 6676102
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A system for constructing a concrete column form, the system comprising:a plurality of identical form panels, each of the form panels comprising: a first side edge and a second side edge; a top edge; a bottom edge; and a generally planar skin extending between the first and second side edges and the top and bottom edges; the first side edge of each of the panels including a widened edge member extending entirely rearwardly of the skin, a portion of the edge member forming an abutting surface adapted for abutting contact with the skin of an adjacent panel; first and second vertically oriented gage lines defined on the first side edge and spaced apart a first distance, each of the gage lines of the first side edge including a plurality of attachment holes, each of the attachment holes in the first gage line aligned horizontally with an attachment hole in the second gage line; and a plurality of vertically oriented gage lines defined on the skin and spaced apart a second distance, each of the gage lines of the skin including a plurality of attachment holes, each of the attachment holes in each of the gage lines aligned horizontally with an attachment hole in each of the remaining gage lines; and wherein the attachment holes of the first and second gage lines of the first side edge of each of the form panels are located on the first side edge so as to be registrable with and attachable to the attachment holes of any one of the plurality of gage lines on the skin of an adjacent panel; whereby the column form is created upon attaching a selected one of the first and second gage lines on the first side edge of each of the form panels to a selected one of the plurality of gage lines on the skin of an adjacent one of the form panels.