Patent ID: 7661649

Claim:
A concrete mold device for vertically forming a concrete panel, comprising: a plurality of concrete forms for collectively defining a mold cavity for receiving an uncured concrete mixture therein, the concrete forms including: i) a pair of opposing side wall forms configured to define side wall surfaces of the mold cavity; and ii) a pair of opposing end wall forms, configured to define end wall surfaces of the mold cavity; an elongate lower support gasket having an upper surface configured to define a bottom surface of the mold cavity, the lower support gasket having gasket side walls configured to abut against at least a portion of each of the side wall forms to provide a seal between the lower support gasket and the side wall forms to retain the concrete mixture within the mold cavity; and reinforcing structure associated with the lower support gasket to increase a load-bearing capacity of the lower support gasket; wherein the reinforcing structure includes at least one elongate, substantially tubular member.