Bulkhead assembly for use with a concrete form

Abstract

A bulkhead assembly for use with a concrete form and a first reinforcement bar is disclosed. The concrete form may have first and second spaced form sides; and the first reinforcement bar may be disposed between and may extend longitudinally of the spaced form sides. The bulkhead assembly may have a first pair of channel assemblies, each including a channel member and an elastomeric member. The elastomeric member may be positioned longitudinally in the channel member, with a portion of the elastomeric member extending outward transversely from the channel member. The portion may include an outer end that extends longitudinally of the channel member. The channel assemblies may be positioned on opposite sides of the reinforcement bar, with the elastomeric member outer ends facing one another and contacting the reinforcement bar, thereby inhibiting uncured concrete from passing between the channel assemblies when uncured concrete is poured into the concrete form.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bulkhead assembly for use with a concrete form that includes first and second spaced form sides and with a first reinforcement bar disposed between and extending longitudinally of the first and second spaced form sides, the bulkhead assembly comprising:
 a first pair of channel assemblies positionable between the first and second spaced form sides, each of the first pair of channel assemblies including:
 a channel member; and 
 an elastomeric member positionable longitudinally in the channel member, the elastomeric member constructed and arranged so that when it is positioned longitudinally in the channel member, a portion of the elastomeric member extends outward transversely from the channel member, the portion including an outer end that extends longitudinally of the channel member; 
   the first pair of channel assemblies positionable on opposite sides of the first reinforcement bar, with the elastomeric member outer ends facing one another and contacting the first reinforcement bar, thereby inhibiting uncured concrete from passing between the first pair of channel assemblies when uncured concrete is poured into the concrete form.   
     
     
         2 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 1  wherein the channel member of each of the first pair of channel assemblies includes a substantially U-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         3 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 2  wherein the channel member of each of the first pair of channel assemblies includes a base wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, with the first and second sidewalls spaced from one another and extending outwardly from the base wall, and wherein the base wall, first sidewall, and second sidewall assist in forming the substantially U-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         4 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 3  wherein, for each of the first pair of channel assemblies, the elastomeric member contacts the channel member base wall when the elastomeric member is positioned longitudinally in the channel member. 
     
     
         5 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 3  wherein, for each of the first pair of channel assemblies, the elastomeric member does not include a longitudinally-extending groove to assist in holding the elastomeric member in the channel member. 
     
     
         6 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 3  wherein, for each of the first pair of channel assemblies, the channel member and the elastomeric member do not include longitudinally-extending complementary grooves that interact with one another to assist in holding the elastomeric member in the channel member. 
     
     
         7 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 3  wherein each of the first and second sidewalls of the channel members of the first pair of channel assemblies includes a longitudinally extending outer end, and wherein each of the first and second sidewall longitudinally extending outer ends does not include a projection that extends laterally into a space between the sidewalls to assist in holding the elastomeric member in the channel member. 
     
     
         8 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 1  wherein each of the first pair of channel assemblies does not include an adhesive for adhering the channel member and the elastomeric member to one another. 
     
     
         9 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 3  further comprising a bulkhead wall segment, the bulkhead wall segment positionable between the first and second spaced form sides, substantially coplanar with the first pair of channel assemblies. 
     
     
         10 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 9  further comprising an angle member positionable between the bulkhead wall segment and the first pair of channel assemblies, the angle member operable to assist in supporting the bulkhead wall segment. 
     
     
         11 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 10  wherein the angle member includes a substantially L-shaped cross-section, a first longitudinal wall, and a second longitudinal wall adjacent the first longitudinal wall. 
     
     
         12 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 11  wherein one of the angle member first and second longitudinal walls is fastenable longitudinally to the base wall of the channel member of one of the first pair of channel assemblies. 
     
     
         13 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 1  further including a second pair of channel assemblies positionable between the first and second spaced form sides and substantially coplanar with the first pair of channel assemblies, each of the second pair of channel assemblies including:
 a channel member; and 
 an elastomeric member positionable longitudinally in the channel member, the elastomeric member constructed and arranged so that when it is positioned longitudinally in the channel member, a portion of the elastomeric member extends outward transversely from the channel member, the portion including an outer end that extends longitudinally of the channel member; 
 the second pair of channel assemblies positionable on opposite sides of a second reinforcement bar disposed between and extending longitudinally of the first and second spaced form sides, with the elastomeric member outer ends facing one another and contacting the second reinforcement bar, thereby inhibiting uncured concrete from passing between the second pair of channel assemblies when uncured concrete is poured into the concrete form. 
 
     
     
         14 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 13  further comprising a bulkhead wall segment, the bulkhead wall segment positionable between the first and second spaced form sides, substantially coplanar with the first and second pairs of channel assemblies. 
     
     
         15 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 14  wherein the bulkhead wall segment is positionable between the first and second pairs of channel assemblies, substantially coplanar with the first and second pairs of channel assemblies. 
     
     
         16 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 15  further comprising a first angle member positionable between the bulkhead wall segment and the first pair of channel assemblies, and a second angle member positionable between the bulkhead wall segment and the second pair of channel assemblies, the first and second angle members operable to assist in supporting the bulkhead wall segment. 
     
     
         17 . The bulkhead assembly of  claim 16  wherein the first angle member is fastenable longitudinally to the base wall of the channel member of one of the first pair of channel assemblies, and the second angle member is fastenable longitudinally to the base wall of the channel member of one of the second pair of channel assemblies.