System for securing concrete decking forms

Abstract

A concrete form assembly ( 10 ) is provided that allows decking form sections ( 14 ) to be more efficiently secured to adjacent wall sections ( 16 ). The upper sidewall ( 20 ) of the wall section presents a flange ( 22 ) that is configured to engage a rib ( 30 ) formed in a ledger ( 26 ) that attached to a portion of the outer periphery of decking section ( 14 ). A plurality of fasteners ( 44 ) are used to secure the decking section ( 14 ) to the wall section ( 16 ).

1 . A concrete decking form assembly comprising:
 at least one generally upright wall section including a wall panel and an upper sidewall, said upper sidewall presenting an upwardly protruding flange extending along at least a portion of the length of said upper sidewall;   at least one decking section including a decking panel and at least one outboard ledger coupled thereto, said ledger being configured to engage said protruding flange; and   at least one fastener for securing said decking section to said wall section that engages both said flange and said ledger.   
   
   
       2 . The form assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said upper sidewall presents a forward side margin and an opposed aft side margin that is proximate said wall panel, said flange protruding from said upper sidewall proximate said forward side margin. 
   
   
       3 . The form assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said ledger presents first and second elongated channels formed therein. 
   
   
       4 . The form assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said first elongated channel is defined by first and second ribs extending from said ledger, and wherein said second elongated channel is defined by said second rib and a third rib extending from said ledger, said third rib being outboard from said first and second ribs. 
   
   
       5 . The form assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said fastener comprises a wedge connector that is received within said first elongated channel and engages said first rib and said flange when securing said decking section to said wall section. 
   
   
       6 . The form assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said wedge connector is slidably received in a bracket that is affixed to said wall section. 
   
   
       7 . The form assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said wedge connector presents a tapered upper end that facilitates insertion of said wedge connector into said first channel. 
   
   
       8 . The form assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said third rib rests upon said upper sidewall when said decking section is secured to said wall section. 
   
   
       9 . The form assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said flange engages the inboard side of said second rib when said decking section is secured to said wall section. 
   
   
       10 . The form assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said flange is received within said first channel when said decking section is secured to said wall section. 
   
   
       11 . A concrete decking form assembly comprising:
 at least one generally upright wall section including a wall panel, an upper sidewall, and a flange protruding upwardly from said sidewall and extending along at least a portion of the length thereof;   at least one decking section including—
 a decking panel presenting upper and lower surfaces and a circumscribing outboard margin; and 
 at least one ledger attached to said panel proximate said outboard margin, said ledger presenting first and second ribs extending away from said margin and substantially perpendicular to said decking panel; and 
   at least one fastener for securing said decking section to said wall section comprising a wedge that engages both said flange and said first rib when securing said decking section to said wall section.   
   
   
       12 . The form assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said upper sidewall presents a forward side margin and an opposed aft side margin that is proximate said wall panel, said flange protruding from said upper sidewall proximate said forward side margin. 
   
   
       13 . The form assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein said assembly further comprises a pin that is received through an orifice formed in said ledger and extends beneath said upper sidewall between said forward and aft side margins, said pin preventing said decking section from being vertically detached from said wall section. 
   
   
       14 . The form assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said first and second ribs cooperatively define a first elongated channel formed in said ledger. 
   
   
       15 . The form assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein said wedge is received within said first channel when said decking section is secured to said wall section. 
   
   
       16 . The form assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said ledger comprises a third rib that is outboard from said first and second ribs. 
   
   
       17 . The form assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said wedge is slidably received in a bracket that is affixed to said wall section. 
   
   
       18 . A concrete decking form that may be secured to an upright wall form comprising:
 a decking panel presenting upper and lower surfaces and a circumscribing outer margin; and   at least one outboard ledger that is attached to a portion of said decking panel proximate said outer margin, said ledger comprising first, second, and third ribs that extend downwardly away from said decking panel upper surface,   said first and second ribs cooperatively defining a first channel formed in said ledger, and said second and third ribs cooperatively defining a second channel formed in said ledger.   
   
   
       19 . The decking form according to  claim 18 , wherein said first channel is located inboard from said second channel. 
   
   
       20 . The decking form according to  claim 19 , wherein said first channel presents a width that is greater than the width of said second channel. 
   
   
       21 . The decking form according to  claim 18 , wherein said first rib presents a height that is greater than the height of either said second or third rib. 
   
   
       22 . The decking form according to  claim 21 , wherein said second and third ribs are of approximately equal height.