Claims
- 1. A method of forming an insulated poured concrete wall comprising the steps of:
- positioning pouring forms in a vertical, parallel, spaced relationship to define a space therebetween;
- placing tie bars at intervals between said forms, across said space, and securing said tie bars to said forms;
- placing retaining strips within said space adjacent said forms, said strips defining elongated sockets oriented toward each other and configurated to receive the edges of insulation panels;
- placing spring clips on said retaining strips and said tie bars to secure said retaining strips to said tie bars;
- inserting insulation panels within said space with the edges of the insulation panels engaging and being held in the elongated sockets of said strips;
- injecting uncured concrete into said space and against said insulation panels;
- curing said concrete; and
- removing said forms but leaving said spring clips, retaining strips and tie bars with the resulting insulated concrete wall.
- 2. The method in claim 1 including the subsequent step of breaking off protruding ends of said tie bars extending from the cured concrete and between said panels and strips.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/298,767 filed on Aug. 31, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,582,388, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/217,260, filed Mar. 24, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,409,193 and entitled INSULATED CONCRETE WALL TIE SYSTEM.
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Divisions (1)
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