Patent ID: 7024833

Claim:
A bracket for use with a form of spaced apart insulation panels defining a cavity into which concrete is to be poured, the bracket being adapted for attaching and supporting a joist the bracket comprising a unitary metal body having a rigidity and stiffness sufficient to support the load of a joist, the bracket having a rigid, planar attachment plate for location to the exterior of an insulation panel of the form to provide for a means of attaching joist to the bracket, and a rigid, planar anchoring plate extending from the attaching plate for insertion into the cavity of the form and having at least one concrete flow passage therethrough to provide a continuity of concrete through the anchoring plate when concrete is poured into the form, the bracket being an L-shaped bracket with the attachment plate forming the base of the L and the anchoring plate extending perpendicular from one edge of the attachment plate to form the leg of the L, wherein the attachment plate is provided with at least one extension wing extending perpendicularly from the anchoring plate to the opposing side of and in the same plane as the attachment plate to provide support to the exterior of the insulation panel.