Patent ID: 8037652

Claim:
Apparatus for a concrete form for an insulated wall, comprising: first and second wall panels arranged in opposed spaced apart parallel relationship, each panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper edge surface, a lower edge surface and end surfaces; a plurality of retainer means secured within each of said first and second panels at spaced apart intervals, each retainer means including a connecting portion extending outwardly from said inner surface of each of said panels, and an anchoring portion including: a framework disposed within said panels; an upper connector extending upwardly from each panel's upper edge surface and having a predetermined length which extends in the longitudinal direction of each panel's upper edge surface; a lower connector extending downwardly from each panel's lower edge surface and having a predetermined length which extends in the longitudinal direction of each panel's lower edge surface, said upper and lower connectors being adapted to respectively engage selected ones of the upper and lower connectors of the next vertically adjacent panel to securely attach said panels together, one of said upper and lower connectors being a male configured component and the other of said upper and lower connectors being a female configured receptor for receiving said male configured component thereinto for the prevention of both vertical and lateral separation of said panels, said male configured component comprising a plurality of teeth extending along the length thereof and said female configured receptor being cooperatively formed to engage some or all of said teeth to prevent lateral movement of said connectors relative to one another, said teeth having a ratcheted configuration; and a plurality of cross webs extending between said first and second panels to tie them together, said cross webs being adapted for respective connection to the connecting portion of opposed retainer means in said first and second panels.