KWIK-KRIB/SUPER FORMS

COFFRAGES A ASSEMBLAGE RAPIDE

English Abstract

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The forming apparatus herein is horizontally
elongated and highly flexible. This apparatus is
constructed in various lengths and widths depending
on the users requirements. Hereon vertical tabs are
welded to the outside of the form at pre-determined
intervals to support angled iron to achieve horizontally
straight and sturdy forming. Whereby removing said
angled iron, you are able to achieve any desired
curve, whether concave or convex. A manually adjust-
able apparatus, consisting of two sections of tube
steel, one having a larger inside diameter than the
outside diameter of the other, wherein assembled are
slidable for horizontal adjusting of the said forms.
Hereon, welded to the said adjuster, a vertical round
tube having a set screw within, holds a vertical
steel rod. Herein the steel rod is driven into the
earth for stability and vertical adjusting is achieved
by means of the set screw. Hereon each length of form,
end plates are welded at ninety degree angles, whereby
two sections can be assembled by means of male and
female connection. By means of each section's ability
to connect, these forms can be assembled and dismantled
for transportation from job site to job site.

Claims

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THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN
EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OR RIGHTS ARE CLAIMED ARE:
1. Slab forming apparatus for forming sections
of concrete slabs in a pre-determined area comprised
of elongated cold rolled steel of various lengths
and widths having pre-cut plates of cold rolled steel
welded at ninety degree angles to both ends of the
elongated cold rolled steel, wherein one end being
comprised of two pre-drilled holes and the opposite
end having two stud bolts welded to said steel plate,
wherein this procedure is carried out on several
sections of elongated cold rolled steel, can be
assembled precisely and effectively to form longer
sections which when placed upon the ground horizontally
can be arranged to hold concrete within its form to
achieve the desired shape and size of any given
slab of concrete.
2. The slab forming apparatus as stated in
claim 1 enhanced by a manually adjusting apparatus
fastened to the outside of the steel form by means
of welding, enables the said forms to be adjusted
in the horizontal and/or vertical directions.
3. The slab forming apparatus as stated in
claims 1 and 2 characterized by steel tabs cut in
an "L" shape when welded to the outside of the form
at pre-determined intervals act as a permanent guide
for inserting angled iron to achieve and maintain
horizontally straight sections of forming. Whereas
curved sections are required, the angled iron can
be removed or omitted.
4. The slab forming apparatus as set forth
in the able claims 1 through 3 when characterized
by prefabricated right angled sections (inside and
outside) allows the user(s) to achieve accurate and
efficient square or right angle corners.

Description

Thls in~ention relates to a manually opera~le
concrete ~orming apparatu~. Wood forming is commonlv
used throughout the concrete ~orming industry. Woo~
forms mu~t be cut to fit the ~ob at hand. To achieve
curve~, the ~ood i~ usually ~oakea in water to make
it pliable~ Wocd forms are a~sembled l?y mean~ oî
wlre nails. The li~espan o~ wood Iorms range ~rom
five to twelv~ uses. Skilled workers are al~o needed
~or the ~et up o~ ~uch ~orming and can be ~ery time
eonsuming.
I have found that the~e di~ad~Tantages can be
o~ercome by u~ing cold rolled ~teel cut in various
lengths and width~ and attach~ng thereon an apparatus
to allow :or hori20ntal and ~ertl~al movement, which
15 permi ts e~tremely :~ast ~lne tunlng in the i`ormlng
proce~s~ ~y means of male ana female connector~,
the~ form~ can be quickly as~emblea wlthout the use
o~ wire nall3. Curve~ can be a~hi~ed rela~ively
ea8i:1y without br~aking ~r warping; also the~e forms
.~ 20 can achie~e and maintain curves which cannot be done
wlth w~d. Where~n s~raight ~ ineY are required,
~:~ angled iron plaeed ~n tab~ ~slded to the out3ide of
the ~orm will produce exact and ~peedy formin~
Ri~h~ angle ~ction~ ar~ availab~ for fa~t forming,
7~ usine the ~a~d male and ~emale connection ~or in~lde
or outside ri~ht angle~. A stake ~older i~ welded to
the hori20ntal and ~ertical ad~u~ter to allow for
po~itive and qulok ~Take o~tt1ne.
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:tnventor Signab~

In the drawing 8:
Fl~ a per~pec ti~e view of my inven1;ion .
Fig. 2 is a perspective d~tall ~riew o~ the
horl æontal and ~rert i cal ad ~ust er .
Flg. 3 i9 a cro3s~3ectional side ~iew of the
hori~ontal and vertlcal ad;~uæter.
Fig. 4 i~ a perspective view of the male and
fe~nale oonnectors.
~ig. 5 l~ ~ detail view o~ the r~ght angle
~ection of the ~orm.
Re~erring now to Flg~. 1 through 5, a ~ection
o~ the ~ald form 15 e:~ctenaY hor~ zontally on th~
ground ~howlng curved and ~trai.~t running section~.
Fig. 1 a ~t~el tab 11 î8~t~ned by mean~ o:~ welaing,
15~ hold~ angled iron 12 solidly ln place to aohie~re
~i;raight run~ing s~c1iion~, Whereby remo~ring angled
lron 12 you are able to curv~ or bend the form 15:
~o the desir~d ~3et~ing~ ~ig. 1 ~ho~ how horiæontal .
and;~ ~ert~l eal adJùster 10 hol~ in place the ~aid
: 2t) ~ ~taXe ~14 to ~ecure tha f`orm 15 in place Otl the
ground. Prefa~ricatea rieht .~angled ~eotion 1 li
; containl~g w~lded support 13 ~howæ how two ~otions
o~ the form 15 i~ as~embled by ~eans describad ~n
Fig :4 and Fi~. 5 known E19 male and ~emale connect:lon.
25: ~ef~rring to ~lg. 1 the lene~th and width OI the
orm 15 will ~ary: ~ep~ndin~ on the u~er~ requir~m~nt~.
However9~ throu~ my own studic~ wlth prototype~ and
w~rl~ing mode~, I îeel that the mo~t popular lengths
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OI ~orm 15 wil~ be ln tw~, ~our, ~9 e~ght and ten
30 ~ fe~t ~ctlon~. These ~izes will allow Ior ea~y
ha~dling: and tran~portatlon. I feel that the width~
Or~ ~orm 15 wlll be :iour lnche~ to 8i~C ~nche~ w.~àe.
Re~erring now to Fig. 2 a square ~teel plate 22
havlng two hole~ 25 i~ fa~tened by mean~ of weld~ng to
35 a ~quare tube 20. A round tube 21 i~ also welded
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to square steel plate 22. Thi~ round tube ~1 i8
~nown as a stake holder, which holds the ~take
Flg, 1 :1 q . Another square tube ~ection 19 having a
smaller out~lde diameter than the in~ide dlameter
5 of ~quare tube 209 ~0 it can slide in a~d out.
Referring to ~ig . ~ this ~ iew shows s~uare
steel plate 22 ha~ing a threaded nut 26 welded ~o
the lnside. Whereon square tube 20 i~ welded ~quarely
to ~teel plate 22. Fig. 3:19 havin~ a stee~
10 pl~te 27 welded to one end, has bean drilled out and
a threadcd axtra long nut 26 welded ln place. A lon~
threaded bolt 24 i~ then ~crewed into threaaed nut~ ~6
to ;~oin both ~ection~ to îorm the adJu~ter which will
control the horiæontal movement, Square tube
15 ~ectlon 1g i~ then welded te the out~ide o:~ ~orm 15.
~hese ad~ust~rs 1~ are welded at ~ariou~ interval~,
and the amount required ~ s determined by the length
o ~ form 1 5 .
ReIerrlng to ~ . 4 an expl~aed view of the
20 male and ~emale connector plates. Each ~orm 15
ha~ing a plate welded~ at ~inety degre~ to Porm 15
wl:th~ two holes 18 and one plate wlth two stua ~olt~ 17.
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:~ach of the form~ 15 had two o~ the ~tee~ plate~,
oppo~ite~ w~lded to the end of tha ~ai~ :~orm 15.
~5 R~erring now to ~ig ~ 5 showing a ri ght an~la
seotivn havin~ the Paoe(~ront~ Or the îorm 15 welaed
to two ~tQel plate~ at :~or~y-five d~grees ~ ha~ing
~uppsrt 13 wh~.~h ~s :~astened to both pl~te~ ~ these
plates havin~ pre~drilled hole3 18 and 1 7B, Stu~
30 ; bolt~ 17:B a~d bhe bolt~ 17A are then weldea into plac~.
: ~hl8 sec~ion o:~ form F~ g . 5 i~ u~d on outside rl~ht
angle~. ~o aohiev~ in~ide ri~sht angle~, a section
would be mad~ havlng th~ ~ud bolts 1 7A rev~rsea
by in~erti~g and welding them to steel plat;e having
35 holes 18.
In~r~ntor ignat~

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In detailing the mechanics and operation o~
my invention, I should al90 add that with a little
care ln oiling the movable part9 occa~ionally, and
cleaning periodically~ thi~ forming apparatus can
eaaily exceed one thousand asæemblies and tear downs,
My invention can also cut labour C08t by more than
f~ty percent and doe9 not require skillea ~orming
labourers to set up. ~he ~n~ention put ~orth in
thi~ document i~ manufactured from stock cold roll~d
~teel ~CRS) wh~ch i8 available at most ~teel
~upplier~. In my invention whlch I ~ve ae~cribed
with particular re~erence to th~ drawinga and was
intended for such u3es as conorete forming of deck~
patlo~, ~idewalksl and runway~, ~uch i~ not to be
:1:5 consldered a~ limiting it overall use~ in our
80ciety~ ~
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Representative Drawing