Patent ID: 9206614
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: E04B,E04C,E04G

Abstract:
1. A formwork assembly comprising: a plurality of elongated panels connectable to one another in edge-adjacent relationship, each panel comprising a longitudinally extending outer surface that also extends transversely between a pair of opposing transverse edges; the plurality of panels comprising first and second edge-adjacent panels connectable to one another at corresponding ones of their transverse edge by a connection between a male connector component of the first panel and a female connector component of the second panel; the female connector component comprising a female engagement portion which defines a principal receptacle and the male connector component comprising a male engagement portion which is received in the principal receptacle to form the connection; and the male connector component comprising a first abutment portion and the female connector component comprising a second abutment portion which abuts against the first abutment portion to form the connection; wherein the first and second abutment portions are located outside of the principal receptacle and the first and second abutment portions comprise corresponding first and second abutment surfaces and wherein: the first abutment surface is bevelled at a first interior bevel angle α with respect to the outer surface of the first panel; the second abutment surface is bevelled at a second interior bevel angle β with respect to the outer surface of the second panel; a sum θ