Patent ID: 6397538
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: E02D,E04C,E04G

Abstract:
In a concrete foundation frame having vertical sideboards, a horizontal spacer board extending from an upper edge of each of the sideboards to define an outer ledge around the foundation for receiving a masonry veneer, the sideboards and the spacer boards joining each other to form a corner of the foundation, the improvement comprising:a plate having first and second legs, each leg being of substantially the same width as one of the spacer boards; a fastener that secures the plate to a lower side of two of the spacer boards at the corner, with one of the legs located under one of the spacer boards and the other of the legs located under another of the spacer boards; and the fastener being releasable from the spacer boards to enable the spacer boards and sideboards to be removed from the foundation after the concrete has set, leaving the plate at the corner flush with the ledge to avoid bonding of the veneer with the foundation at the corner.