Flooring System

Abstract

A floor formwork system is disclosed. The floor formwork system comprises a form member having a reinforcement beam attached to a surface of the form member. The reinforcement beam of the floor formwork system is positioned and attached in grooves within or on the contact surface of the form member. The reinforcement beam comprises a plurality of longitudinal rods or members, one or more of which are connected by a diagonal support member. Concrete is added to the assembled form member and reinforcement beam so as to create a floor or ceiling, or other structure. A method of assembling the form work system and use for preparation for a floor or ceiling is also disclosed.

1 . A floor formwork system comprising:
 a form member having a contact surface; and   a reinforcement beam monolithically attached to the contact surface of the form member.   
   
   
       2 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement beam comprises a geometrical configuration conveying rigidity to the formwork. 
   
   
       3 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement beam is attached to the contact surface by adhesive. 
   
   
       4 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement beam is attached to the contact surface by chemical welding. 
   
   
       5 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement beam is attached to the contact surface by an attachment member. 
   
   
       6 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the contact surface of the form member comprises a first groove for receiving a portion of the reinforcement beam. 
   
   
       7 . The floor formwork system of  claim 6 , wherein the contact surface of the form member comprises a second groove for receiving a portion of the reinforcement beam. 
   
   
       8 . The floor formwork system of  claim 6 , wherein the groove longitudinally extends from a first end of the form member to a second end of the form member. 
   
   
       9 . The floor formwork system of  claim 8 , wherein the reinforcement beam extends from a first end of the form member to the second end of the form member and is positioned in the longitudinally extending groove from a first end of the groove to a second end of the groove. 
   
   
       10 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the form member comprises fiber cement. 
   
   
       11 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement beam extends from a first end of the form member to a second end of the form member. 
   
   
       12 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of reinforcement beams attached to the form member. 
   
   
       13 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of form members. 
   
   
       14 . The floor formwork system of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of form members are positioned and connected by a tongue of a first form member mating with a groove of a second form member. 
   
   
       15 . The floor formwork system of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement beam comprises:
 a first longitudinal member;   a second longitudinal member;   a third longitudinal member;   a first diagonal support member extending from the first longitudinal member to the second longitudinal member;   a second diagonal support member extending from the first longitudinal member to the third longitudinal member.   
   
   
       16 . The floor formwork system of  claim 15 , wherein the first longitudinal member is spaced a distance from the form member. 
   
   
       17 . The floor formwork system of  claim 15 , wherein the second longitudinal member is positioned in a first groove on the form member. 
   
   
       18 . The floor formwork system of  claim 17 , wherein the third longitudinal member is positioned in a second groove in the form member. 
   
   
       19 . The floor formwork system of  claim 15 , further comprising an attachment member positioned in operable connection with the reinforcement beam and the form member, the attachment member comprising a clip extending across the second longitudinal member and the third longitudinal member and being fastened to the form member. 
   
   
       20 . The reinforcement member of  claim 15 , further comprising a chemical welding attachment of at least one of the longitudinal members to the form member. 
   
   
       21 . A reinforcement member for a floor comprising:
 a first longitudinal member;   a second longitudinal member;   a third longitudinal member;   a plurality of first diagonal support members extending from the first longitudinal member to the second longitudinal member;   a plurality of second diagonal support members extending from the first longitudinal member to the third longitudinal member.   
   
   
       22 . The reinforcement member of  claim 21 , further comprising an attachment member for attachment to a planar structure. 
   
   
       23 . The reinforcement member of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of diagonal support members form a linear repeating pattern of triangular struts. 
   
   
       24 . The reinforcement member of  claim 21 , wherein the first longitudinal member, the second longitudinal member and the third longitudinal member form a triangular support. 
   
   
       25 . A reinforcement member for a floor comprising:
 a first longitudinal member;   a second longitudinal member;   a third longitudinal member;   a fourth longitudinal member;   a plurality of first diagonal support members extending from the first longitudinal member to the second longitudinal member;   a plurality of second diagonal support members extending from the second longitudinal member to the third longitudinal member; and   a plurality of third diagonal support members extending from the third longitudinal member to the fourth longitudinal member.   
   
   
       26 . A reinforcement member for a floor comprising:
 a first longitudinal member;   a second longitudinal member;   a third longitudinal member;   a fourth longitudinal member; and   an inner rectangular reinforcement attached to a first longitudinal member, the second longitudinal member, the third longitudinal member, and the fourth longitudinal member.   
   
   
       27 . A clip and rod formwork assembly comprising:
 a form member having a first side and a second side;   a plurality of integrally connected rods operably attached to the form member to provide structural strength to the form member;   a clip member operably seated for retaining the plurality of rods on the form member.   
   
   
       28 . A floor comprising:
 a form member having a first side and a second side;   a reinforcement member having a first longitudinal member spaced a distance from the first side of the form member and a second longitudinal member operably connected to the first longitudinal member and seated in the form member; and   concrete placed in contact with the form member and reinforcement member.   
   
   
       29 . The floor of  claim 28 , further comprising a third longitudinal member operably connected to the first longitudinal member and seated in the form member. 
   
   
       30 . The floor of  claim 28 , further comprising an attachment member securing the reinforcement member to the form member. 
   
   
       31 . A method of forming a formwork assembly comprising:
 providing a form member having at least one groove;   providing a reinforcement member capable of being positioned in the at least one groove;   positioning the reinforcement member in contact with the form member, seating at least a portion of the reinforcement member in the at least one groove; and   securing the reinforcement member to the form member.   
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the reinforcement member is secured to the form member by an attachment member. 
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the form member comprises a plurality of grooves. 
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the reinforcement member comprises two longitudinal members for seating within the grooves of the form member. 
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising providing a plurality of form members. 
   
   
       36 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the plurality of form members are adjacently attached by means of a tongue and groove. 
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising a plurality of reinforcement members. 
   
   
       38 . A method of forming a floor comprising:
 providing a form member having at least one groove;   providing a reinforcement member capable of being positioned in the at least one groove;   positioning the reinforcement member in contact with the form member, seating at least a portion of the reinforcement member in the at least one groove;   securing the reinforcement member to the form member; and   placing concrete in contact with at least one of the form member and the reinforcement member.   
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 38 , further comprising providing additional structural reinforcement material in operable contact with the form member. 
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 38  further comprising electromechanical and functional accessories.