Patent ID: 7530544

Claim:
A panel forming system comprising a horizontally oriented panel forming slab, a plurality of vertically oriented panel forming bulkheads, and a construction component, wherein: said panel forming slab and said panel forming bulkheads cooperate to form a panel forming section; said panel forming section is configured to receive and contain an un-cured material and to define a shape of said un-cured material as said un-cured material cures in said panel forming section; said construction component comprises a set portion, a hinged portion, and a hinge that cooperate to define a co-extruded cross-sectional profile; said set portion defines a base surface and comprises a plurality of pliant sealing edges that extend from lateral edges of said set portion; said base surface of said set portion is forcibly secured to said panel forming slab with one or more securing members such that said pliant sealing edges are compressed against said panel forming slab to prevent seepage of said un-cured material between said set portion and said panel forming slab; said set portion, said hinged portion, and said hinge define a panel forming face, said panel forming face being both configured such that said un-cured material contained in said panel forming section cures against and subsequently releases from said panel forming face in a substantially unobstructed manner and configured to further define said shape of said un-cured material as said un-cured material cures in said panel forming section; said set portion and said hinged portion are configured to define an engagement; said set portion and said hinged portion are configured to interface along said panel forming face at said engagement; said engagement is defined by at least three distinct planes of support; and said hinge couples said set portion and said hinged portion such that said hinged portion is movable about said hinge between an engaged state and a disengaged state with said set portion.