Reusable footing form accessories

Abstract

An accessory kit for reusable footing forms ( 1001, 1002 ) used in conjunction with insulated concrete forms or steel panel wall forms. The kit includes an inside corner mold ( 500 ) and an inside corner form ( 600 ) that attach to the footing forms ( 1001, 1002 ). The inside corner molds are secured by slotted fasteners ( 410, 440 ) that are adjustably positioned and fastened by wedge bolts ( 400 ). The kit also includes outside corner molds ( 100, 200 ) that is adjustable to accommodate a variety of final wall configurations. An adjustment lever ( 600 ) is provided to assist in positioning two abutting footing forms ( 1001 ).

1 . An inside corner mold form for use with a linear static mold form, the combination being used for simultaneously casting a building footing and building wall from a curable material, the inside corner mold form comprising:
 (a) a first side adapted to abut a liquid material used to cast the building footing and the building wall;   (b) a second side, the second side be substantially opposite the first side;   (c) a first vertical base extension ( 515 );   (d) a second vertical base extension ( 510 ), the second vertical base extension being rigidly bonded to and substantially perpendicular to the first vertical base extension;   (e) a first sloping side wall ( 525 ), the first sloping side wall being integrally formed with the first vertical base extension;   (f) a second sloping side wall ( 520 ), the second sloping sidewall being integrally formed with the second vertical base extension, the second sloping side wall abutting the first sloping side wall;   (g) a first upper vertical extension ( 535 ), the second upper vertical extension being integrally formed with the first sloping side wall; and   (h) a second upper vertical extension ( 530 ), the second upper vertical extension being integrally formed with the second sloping sidewall, the second upper vertical extension abutting the first upper vertical extension such that a liquid material is prevented from passing from the first side to the second side.   
   
   
       2 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 1 , wherein the first vertical base extension further comprises a substantially planar tab ( 540 ), the substantially planar tab being rigidly affixed to the second vertical base extension. 
   
   
       3 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 2 , wherein the first vertical base extension is formed to include a substantially vertical wall, the substantially planar tab ( 540 ) being substantially perpendicular to the vertical wall. 
   
   
       4 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 3 , wherein the first sloping side wall is substantially planar and resides within a first plane, the first plane forming a first angle with the vertical wall of the first vertical base extension of between ten and eighty degrees. 
   
   
       5 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 4 , wherein the first sloping side wall is substantially parallel to an inclined wall of an adjacent linear static mold form ( 1001 ). 
   
   
       6 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 5 , further comprising at least one horizontal ledge ( 340 ) adapted to support a wall panel. 
   
   
       7 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 6 , wherein the first upper vertical extension ( 335 ) is formed to include a first edge, the horizontal ledge ( 340 ) being substantially perpendicular to the first edge. 
   
   
       8 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 7 , wherein the first sloping side wall ( 325 ) terminates at an exterior face of an insulated concrete form. 
   
   
       9 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 5  further comprising a tab ( 550 ), the tab having a substantially triangular shape and being formed to include a substantially horizontal upper edge, the tab being affixed to each upper vertical extension and positioned to substantially prevent the liquid from passing through a ledge channel formed within the linear static mold form. 
   
   
       10 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of holes ( 542 ,  545 ) adapted to receive a fastener formed as a shaft ( 440 ), the fastener permitting the inside corner mold form to be affixed to a linear static mold form ( 1001 ). 
   
   
       11 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 10  wherein the fastener is formed to include a slot ( 430 ) adapted to receive a wedge bolt  400 . 
   
   
       12 . The inside corner mold form of  claim 11 , wherein the fastener is formed to have a convex head ( 435 ) adapted to simplify removal of the fastener ( 440 ) from concrete. 
   
   
       13 . An outside corner mold ( 100 ,  200 ) for use with a linear static mold form, the combination being used for simultaneously casting a building footing and building wall from a curable material, the outside corner mold form comprising:
 (a) a first side adapted to abut a liquid material used to cast the building footing and the building wall;   (b) a second side, the second side be substantially opposite the first side;   (c) a first vertical base extension ( 110 );   (d) a second vertical base extension ( 210 ), the second vertical base extension being rigidly bonded to and substantially perpendicular to the first vertical base extension;   (e) a first sloping side wall ( 120 ), the first sloping side wall being integrally formed with the first vertical base extension;   (f) a second sloping side wall ( 220 ), the second sloping sidewall being integrally formed with the second vertical base extension, the second sloping side wall abutting the first sloping side wall;   (g) a first upper vertical extension ( 130 ), the second upper vertical extension being integrally formed with the first sloping side wall; and   (h) a second upper vertical extension ( 230 ), the second upper vertical extension being integrally formed with the second sloping sidewall, the second upper vertical extension abutting the first upper vertical extension such that a liquid material is prevented from passing from the first side to the second side.   
   
   
       14 . The outside mold corner of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of support ledges ( 150 ,  250 ) adapted to support vertically extending wall panel forms ( 910 ,  915 ). 
   
   
       15 . The outside mold corner of  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of holes ( 135 ) formed through the second upper vertical extension ( 230 ), the holes being adapted to receive a fastener capable of affixing the outside mold corner ( 200 ) to a linear static mold form ( 1001 ). 
   
   
       16 . The outside mold corner of  claim 15 , wherein the first vertical base extension ( 210 ) is formed to include a first hole ( 270 ) and the second vertical base extension ( 110 ) is formed to include a tab, the tab being substantially parallel to the first base extension ( 210 ), the tab including a second hole ( 170 ) that is substantially aligned with the first hole ( 270 ). 
   
   
       17 . A method of enhancing the usefulness of linear static mold forms ( 1001 ,  1002 ) used for simultaneously casting a building footing and building wall from a curable material, comprising the steps of:
 (a) forming a hole in a first static mold form ( 1001 );   (b) forming a second hole in a second static mold form;   (c) placing the first static mold form in a substantially parallel, spaced apart relationship from a second mold form such that the first and second hole are substantially aligned;   (d) forming a plurality of slots within a hollow tube ( 410 );   (e) placing the hollow tube through the first hole and the second hole such that a least one slot extends beyond each static mold from; and   (f) placing a wedge bolt through a slot extending beyond the static mold from so as to urge the first static mold form toward the second mold form.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the steps of inserting a plurality of tubular spacers ( 1003 ) between the first and second static mold forms. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising the steps of:
 (a) forming a lever ( 600 ) to include a first shaft ( 605 ) and a second shaft ( 620 );   (b) attaching a plurality of attachment channels ( 630 ) to the second shaft;   (c) pivotably interconnecting the first shaft to the second shaft near an end region of each shaft;   (d) forming a horseshoe grip ( 615 ) on the second shaft;   (e) engaging a first spacer ( 1003 ) on a first form ( 1001 ) with the horseshoe grip ( 615 );   (f) engaging a second spacer ( 1003 ) on a second form ( 1001 ) with at least one of the attachment channels; and   (g) pulling the first shaft away from the second shaft so as to cause the first form to move in a first direction, the first direction urging a portion of the first form to overlap a portion of the second form.   
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising the step of pushing the first shaft toward the second shaft so as to cause the first form to move in a second direction, the second direction being substantially opposite to the first direction.