Patent ID: 8266859

Claim:
A concrete wall forming system comprising: a) a first concrete impervious form wall and a second concrete impervious form wall substantially parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another to define a pouring space therebetween constructed to receive and hold reinforcing rods and poured concrete; b) each form wall comprising a plurality of rigid panels, the panels having broad faces spaced apart by a first thickness and straight edges; c) a plurality of elongate panel connectors constructed for interlocking the edges of the panels to one another; d) each panel connector having two channels, each channel having a long axis with a pair of flanges and a web joining the flanges, the web having a web width corresponding closely to the first thickness so that a panel edge fits snugly into the channel; e) a plurality of spaced-apart tie rod brackets extending out orthogonally from the connector at a flange that will be adjacent the pouring space; and f) at least one perforation in each of the rod brackets constructed for receiving a tie rod therein, the tie rod to engage a perforation in a corresponding bracket in an adjacent form wall to define the pouring space between the form walls; and g) the tie rod constructed for supporting reinforcing bars within the pouring space.