Brace for concrete forms

Abstract

A support for providing quick, secure bracing and alignment for concrete forms for placements up to two feet tall. The brace is configured as a triangle and includes horizontal and vertical legs fabricated from channel stock. A turnbuckle functions as the diagonal leg of the brace and allows for adjustment of the horizontal and vertical legs. The channel stock is provided with holes of various sizes whereby the channels may be secured to different surfaces (the form and the grade surface).

1 . A brace for concrete forms, comprising: 
 a first channel member, said first channel member having a proximate end, a distal end, a face plate and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate;    a second channel member, said second channel member having a proximate end, a distal end, a face plate and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member;    pivoting structure connecting the distal end of said first channel member to the distal end of said second channel member; and    a mechanism having an adjustable length, said mechanism connected to the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said first channel member and to the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member.    
   
   
       2 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said first channel member and the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member each have respective lengths and wherein plural openings are spaced along said respective lengths.  
   
   
       3 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 1 , wherein said adjustable mechanism is a turnbuckle.  
   
   
       4 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 1 , including plural openings disposed in said face plate of said first channel member.  
   
   
       5 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 1 , including plural openings disposed in said face plate of said second channel member.  
   
   
       6 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 1 , wherein said channel members are fabricated from steel.  
   
   
       7 . A brace for concrete forms, comprising: 
 a first channel member, said first channel member having a proximate end, a distal end, a face plate and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate;    a second channel member, said second channel member having a proximate end, a distal end, a face plate and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member;    pivoting structure connecting the distal end of said first channel member to the distal end of said second channel member; and    a turnbuckle having a first end and a second end wherein said first end is connected to the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said first channel member and wherein said second end is connected to the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member.    
   
   
       8 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 7 , wherein the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said first channel member and the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member each have respective lengths and wherein plural openings are spaced along said respective lengths.  
   
   
       9 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 7 , including plural openings disposed in said faceplate of said first channel member.  
   
   
       10 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 7 , including plural openings disposed in said faceplate of said second channel member.  
   
   
       11 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 7 , wherein said channel members are fabricated from steel.  
   
   
       12 . A brace for concrete forms, comprising: 
 a first channel member, said first channel member having a proximate end, a distal end, a face plate having plural openings therein and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate;    a second channel member, said second channel member having a proximate end, a distal end, a face plate having plural openings therein and a pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member;    pivoting structure connecting the distal end of said first channel member to the distal end of said second channel member; and    a turnbuckle having a first end and a second end wherein said first end is connected to the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said first channel member and wherein said second end is connected to the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member.    
   
   
       13 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 7 , wherein the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said first channel member and the pair of walls extending perpendicularly from said face plate of said second channel member each have respective lengths and wherein plural openings are spaced along said respective lengths.  
   
   
       14 . The brace for concrete forms according to  claim 13 , wherein said channel members are fabricated from steel.