Patent ID: 6733059
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A building member forming apparatus comprising:dimensioned form work panels; and an outside conversion corner bracket, the conversion corner bracket including: a bracket first leg portion having an outer surface having a plane corresponding therewith; a bracket second leg portion having an outer surface having a plane corresponding therewith, the outer surface of the bracket second leg portion positioned at about a 90 degree angle with respect to the outer surface of the bracket first leg portion; a bracket flat-surfaced portion having a substantially flat outer surface, the flat outer surface disposed adjacent the outer surface of the bracket first leg portion and the outer surface of the bracket second leg portion such that the flat outer surface forms an approximately 45 degree angle with respect to the plane corresponding to the outer surface of the bracket first leg portion and an approximately 45 degree angle with respect to the plane corresponding to the outer surface of the bracket second leg portion; and a bracket rounded-surfaced portion that is located opposite the bracket flat-surfaced portion; wherein the conversion corner bracket can be used in a building member forming apparatus to convert the dimensioned form work panels from one of metric dimensions to U.S. customary unit dimensions and to convert U.S. customary unit dimensions to metric unit dimensions.