Patent ID: 8707645

Claim:
A concrete form system, comprising: at least a first elongated form panel having top and bottom surfaces, first and second ends, and opposing longitudinal side edges; at least a first elongated slot formed in the top surface of the panel and extending from end to end, parallel to the side edges, said slot dividing the top surface of the panel into upstanding piers; at least a second elongated slot formed in the panel, said second slot being substantially parallel to the first elongated slot; a C-shaped steel channel stud disposed in the second elongated slot extending from end to end, parallel to one another and side edges, the C-shaped channel having an open portion along the length thereof; and a communication channel in at least one of the piers between the first elongated slot and the open portion of the C-shaped channel for permitting concrete in a pourable state to pass from the first elongated slot to the open portion of the C-shaped channel.