Patent ID: 7828263

Claim:
A brace for securing concrete forms to a base, comprising: first and second confronting sidewalls, each sidewall having a generally triangular shape, first and second adjacent side edges defining an included angle of approximately 90 degrees therebetween, and a third side edge disposed opposite said angle between said first and second side edges; a back wall extending between said third side edges of said first and second sidewalls, said back wall having a first end proximate said first side edges of said sidewalls and a second end proximate said second side edges of said sidewalls; said first and second confronting sidewalls and said back wall defining a generally empty cavity substantially enclosing at least one rib extending between said first and second sidewalls, wherein said brace is principally hollow; and a flange portion extending outwardly from a periphery defined by said first and second side edges of said sidewalls and said first and second ends of said back wall, said flange portion including enlarged areas extending further outwardly from the intersections of said side edges and said ends of said back wall, said enlarged areas including at least one aperture for receiving a fastener therein.