Patent ID: 8261503

Claim:
A system for curing concrete comprising: a concrete form having an opening in an upper end for receiving concrete; a curing blanket for covering said opening in said upper end of said concrete form; and at least one fastener element for securing said curing blanket over said upper end of said concrete form, said fastener element comprising: a wire body; a central portion of said wire body extending laterally for at least a distance of the width of said concrete form; a pair of attachment portions at opposite ends of said central portion securing said fastener element to the outer walls of said concrete form by engaging against an outer side surface of said outer walls of said concrete form; and wherein said fastener element secures said curing blanket over said open upper end of said concrete form by said pair of attachment portions engaging against said outer surface of said concrete form and said central portion of said wire body traversing the open upper end of said concrete form.