Form support for supporting a disposable mold form

Abstract

A form support for supporting a disposable mold form. The disposable mold form is adapted to be mounted on a bond beam for forming a cement coping. The form support includes a tie wire and an elongate tube. The tie wire has a head, an elongate midsection, and an end portion. The elongate midsection and the end portion are separated by a weakened portion. The tie wire is adapted to be positioned through the disposable form mold such that the head abuts the disposable mold form, the elongate midsection extends through the disposable mold form, and the end portion extends over the bond beam. The elongate tube is shaped to fit around the tie wire such that the elongate tube extends from the head to the vicinity of the weakened portion.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates generally to the construction of swimming pools and the like and, more particularly, to a form support for supporting a disposable mold form for molding a concrete coping along the upper edge of a swimming pool. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] In constructing a concrete swimming pool, the commonly followed practice is to first build the upwardly extending concrete side walls and bottom wall therefor usually as an integer and by a technique known as the gunite process. After the concrete side walls have at least partially cured, a water impervious layer, such as tile 20, is installed over the concrete. [0005] Once the tile 20 has been installed, concrete coping is formed on the upper portion of the concrete sidewall, known as the bond beam. The currently preferred method of forming the concrete coping involves the use of a disposable mold form is bonded to the tile 20 for forming th...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] Another objective is to provide a form support that includes a tie wire that is adapted to support the disposable mold form so that the weight of the concrete coping, once it has been poured, does not push the disposable mold form out of shape, causing the concrete coping formed to be misshapen.

[0015] A further objective is to provide an elongate tube that prevents the hardening concrete coping from adhering to the elongate midsection of the tie wire.

Problems solved by technology

The problem with this approach is that the tie wire is sometimes not removed until the coping has entirely cured, at which point the coping often tends to bind to the tie wire and thereby prevent it from being removed from the coping.

If a portion of the tie wire remains near the surface of the coping, the remnant will corrode and expand, which in turn spalls the surface of the coping.

This problem has been addressed in the past with only partial success.

While the Deason device is functional, it is expensive, requiring two molded plastic parts.

However, the prior art does not teach a tie wire that is surrounded by an elongate tube that prevents the cement coping from binding to the tie wire.

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