Claims
- 1. A wall system for forming an insulated concrete wall comprising:
at least two spaced apart wall forms forming opposing wall surfaces defining a cavity for receiving uncured concrete; a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties connecting said forms and maintaining said spaced apart relationship of said forms; an insulating panel located adjacent one of said wall surfaces of said spaced apart wall forms and between said horizontally spaced wall ties, and at least one elongated retaining strip extending between adjacent vertically spaced wall ties, said insulating panel having edges retained by said retaining strip.
- 2. The wall system of claim 1 wherein each of said wall ties has a pair of notches formed therein proximate each end of said wall tie, each of said notches for receiving one end of an elongated retaining strip such that an elongated retaining strip extends between each pair of adjacent vertically spaced wall ties.
- 3. The wall system of claim 1 wherein said at least one elongated retaining strip extends between adjacent vertically spaced wall ties such that said elongated retaining strip is substantially parallel to said wall surface of said forms.
- 4. The wall system of claim 1 wherein at least one edge of said insulating panel has a groove formed therein for receiving an elongated edge of said retaining strip.
- 5. The wall system of claim 1 further comprising a second insulating panel located adjacent the other of said wall surfaces of said spaced apart wall forms, said second insulating panel having edges retained by retaining strips.
- 6. The wall system of claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of wall ties has breakaway portions formed therein such that upon breaking away an end portion of said wall tie, said wall tie extends below each of said wall surfaces.
- 7. The wall system of claim 1 wherein each of said elongated retaining strips has at least one cut-out portion formed therein, each cut-out portion engaging one of said wall ties such that said elongated retaining strip is substantially parallel to said wall surface of said forms.
- 8. The wall system of claim 7 wherein each of said elongated retaining strips are greater than or equal in height to said insulating panels.
- 9. An insulated concrete wall structure comprising:
a concrete wall having opposing wall surfaces; a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties contained within said concrete wall and extending between each of said wall surfaces; an insulating panel located adjacent one of said wall surfaces and between said horizontally spaced wall ties; and at least one elongated retaining strip extending between adjacent vertically spaced wall ties, said insulating panel having edges retained by said retaining strips.
- 10. The wall structure of claim 9 wherein each of said wall ties has a pair of notches formed therein proximate each end of said wall tie, each of said notches for receiving one end of an elongated retaining strip such that an elongated retaining strip extends between each pair of adjacent vertically spaced wall ties.
- 11. The wall structure of claim 9 wherein said at least one elongated retaining strip extends between adjacent vertically spaced wall ties such that said elongated retaining strip is substantially parallel to said wall surface of said concrete wall.
- 12. The wall structure of claim 9 wherein at least one edge of said insulating panel has a groove formed therein for receiving an elongated edge of said retaining strips.
- 13. The wall structure of claim 9 further comprising a second insulating panel located adjacent the other of said wall surfaces said second insulating panel having edges retained by said retaining strips.
- 14. The wall structure of claim 9 wherein each of said plurality of wall ties has breakaway portions formed therein such that upon breaking away an end portion of said wall tie, said wall tie extends below each of said wall surfaces.
- 15. The wall structure of claim 9 wherein each of said elongated retaining strips has at least one cut-out portion formed therein, each cut-out portion engaging one of said wall ties such that said elongated retaining strip is substantially parallel to said wall surfaces of said concrete wall.
- 16. The wall structure of claim 15 wherein each of said elongated retaining strips are greater than or equal in height to said insulating panels.
- 17. A method of forming a insulated concrete wall structure comprising the steps of:
arranging a plurality of wall forms in a spaced apart relationship to form opposing wall surfaces defining a cavity for receiving uncured concrete; connecting said wall forms with a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties, said wall ties maintaining said spaced apart relationship of said forms; arranging an insulating panel adjacent one of said wall surfaces of said spaced apart wall forms and between said horizontally spaced wall ties; arranging an elongated retaining strip between at least two adjacent vertically spaced wall ties said insulating panel edges being retained by said retaining strips; and pouring uncured concrete in the cavity formed by said insulating panel and the other of said opposing wall surfaces.
- 18. The method as set forth in claim 17 further comprising the steps of arranging a second insulating panel adjacent the other of said opposing wall surfaces of said spaced apart wall forms and between said horizontally spaced wall ties, said second insulating panel edges being retained by retaining strips, both of said insulating panels forming a cavity for receiving uncured concrete, and pouring uncured concrete in the cavity formed by said insulating panels.
- 19. The method as set forth in claim 17 wherein the step of arranging an insulating panel adjacent one of said wall surfaces of said spaced apart wall forms and between said horizontally spaced wall ties includes the step of engaging a groove formed in the edge of said panel with an elongated edge of said retaining strip.
- 20. The method as set forth in claim 17 wherein the step of arranging an elongated retaining strip between at least two adjacent vertically spaced wall ties further includes arranging a plurality of elongated retaining strips between each of said vertically spaced wall ties such that said elongated retaining strips extend substantially the height of said wall forms and are parallel to said wall surfaces.
- 21. In a wall system for forming insulated concrete walls comprising a plurality of spaced apart wall forms forming opposing wall surfaces defining a cavity for receiving uncured concrete, a plurality of connecting pins connecting adjacent co-planar wall forms, a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced wall ties extending between opposing wall forms and at least one insulating panel located within said cavity between said horizontally spaced wall ties, each of said wall ties comprising:
a pair of breakaway notches formed near each end of said wall tie, and an opening formed in each end of said wall tie for engaging said connecting pins, an improvement comprising: a pair of notches formed in each end of said wall tie for connecting an elongated retaining strip such that said retaining strip engages an edge of said insulating panel
- 22. The wall system of claim 21 wherein the improvement further comprises:
a second pair of notches formed in each end of said wall tie for connecting an elongated retaining strip such that said retaining strip engages an edge of said insulating panel.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
1. This application claims the benefit U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. [attorney docket No. KWALL 0101 PRV] filed Jan. 18, 1999 and Provisional Application Serial No. 60/119,974 filed Feb. 12, 1999, respectively.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60116177 |
Jan 1999 |
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60119974 |
Feb 1999 |
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Divisions (1)
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09363682 |
Jul 1999 |
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09754921 |
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