Patent ID: 8225580

Claim:
A formwork support comprising: a top chord having a top chord length which extends longitudinally between two top chord ends, the top chord having top recesses extending longitudinally at the top chord ends along a portion of the top chord length, the top recesses including a filler material which is effective for absorbing shock; a bottom chord having a bottom chord length which extends longitudinally between two bottom chord ends, the bottom chord having bottom recesses extending longitudinally at the bottom chord ends along a portion of the bottom chord length, the bottom recesses including a filler material which is effective for absorbing shock; end-face protectors at each end of the top and bottom chords, the end-face protectors overlying the ends of the chords, ends of the web and covering the recesses; and a web which extends between the top and bottom chords, the recesses at the ends of the top and bottom chords being adjacent to and between the chords and the web.