Patent ID: 7805906

Claim:
An insulating concrete block adapted to be interlocked with other insulating concrete blocks to form an insulating concrete form for casting concrete, the insulating concrete block comprising: a first foam panel and a second foam panel arranged in a spaced apart, parallel relationship to form a concrete receiving cavity, each of the first panel and the second panel having a top end, a bottom end, a first end, and a second end; and at least two web structures extending between the first foam panel and the second foam panel, each web structure includes a pair of elongated end plates joined to one another with at least one cross member having a longitudinal axis, one of the end plates being embedded in the first foam panel and the other being embedded in the second foam panel, each of the end plates having an outward facing, continuous even surface, an inward facing surface, and at least one attachment element, the attachment element including a block projecting inwardly a distance from the inner surface of the end plate and a portion of the end plate coextensive with the block so that the combination of the block and the coextensive portion of the end plate defines a thickened area on the end plate for receiving and holding a fastener inserted into the attachment element via the outward facing surface, the block being connected to and in axial alignment with the cross member, the block projecting laterally a distance beyond the periphery of the cross member.