Prefabricated mold for constructing curbs

Abstract

A prefabricated form for use in constructing a casting cured concrete curb having a plurality of engaging pieces in which adjacent engaging pieces are abutted. Each of the engaging pieces has a fixing rod insertion hole formed therein. A plurality of spacer insertion holes are formed longitudinally and aligned respectively with the fixing rod insertion holes. The plurality of plate-shaped lower spacers are received respectively of the plurality of spacer insertion holes. Fixing rods are respectively inserted into the fixing rod insertion hole so as to engage the plate-shaped lower spacers. A plurality of upper spacers are engaged with the upper ends of the fixing rods so as to fix the engaging pieces in spaced relation to each other.

Claims

1. A prefabricated form for use in constructing a cast and cured concrete kerb, the prefabricated form comprising: a plurality of engaging pieces in which adjacent engaging pieces are abutted at an upper end and a lower end thereof, said upper and lower ends having tapered shapes, each engaging piece of said plurality of engaging pieces having a fixing rod insertion hole formed at an upper center thereof, said plurality of engaging pieces defining the form in which the form has a hollow space therein, each of said plurality of engaging pieces being formed of an injection molded synthetic resin material, wherein a plurality of spacer insertion holes are formed longitudinally and aligned respectively with the fixing rod insertion holes, said plurality of spacer insertion holes located at a lower end of the plurality of engaging pieces; a plurality of plate-shaped lower spacers being received respectively in said plurality of spacer insertion holes; a plurality of fixing rods respectively inserted into a plurality of fixing rod insertion holes, said plurality of fixing rods engaging respectively said plurality of plate-shaped lower spacers; a plurality of upper spacers engaged respectively with upper ends of said plurality of fixing rods, said plurality of upper spacers having ends that abut said plurality of engaging pieces so as to fix respective pairs of plurality of engaging pieces in spaced relation; and a plurality of form support members engaged respectively to a lower end of said plurality of engaging pieces, the form support member having a form mounting groove that receives the engaging piece, the form support member adapted to be fixed to an underlying surface by a concrete nail.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The above and other features of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof illustrated the accompanying drawings which are given hereinbelow by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 is a separated perspective view illustrating the configuration of a prefabricated form according to the present invention;

(3) FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view illustrating a prefabricated form according to the present invention; and

(4) FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view illustrating a prefabricated form according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(5) The configuration and operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(6) FIG. 1 is a separated perspective view illustrating the configuration of a prefabricated form according to the present invention, wherein a road side form is installed at the form support member, and a separate form is installed at the sidewalk side, and a lower spacer is inserted into the forms of both sides and is fixed using a fixing rod, and the upper portions of the form are fixed using the upper spacer, and then concrete is cast and cured, thus building a road kerb, and FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view illustrating a prefabricated form according to the present invention, wherein a prefabricated form formed of a form support member, the forms of both sides, a lower spacer, a fixing rod and an upper spacer is assembled, thus building a kerb, and FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view illustrating a prefabricated form according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein when a lower spacer is inserted into the forms of both sides, it is passed through the inside of a pipe, by which the lower spacer can be collected after the construction is finished.

(7) In the form used for the kerb which is constructed in such a way that concrete is cast and cured, fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′ are formed at the engaging pieces 11 and 11′ and are tapered at upper and lower portions of both sides thereof, and the form 100 is injected and molded using a synthetic resin, with the inside thereof being hollow, and a joint filler 12 is installed at an inner upper portion of the form 100, and spacer insertion holes 13 and 13′ are formed longitudinal at the lines of the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′ at the lower end of the body of the form 100, and plate-shaped lower spacers 30 and 30′ wherein the fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31 are formed, are inserted at both sides, and when each fixing rod 20 is inserted into the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′, the fixing rod 20 is inserted through the fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31′ and then is fixed, and upper spacers 40 and 40′ wherein fixing rod insertion parts 41 and 41′ are formed, are inserted into the tops of the fixing rods 20 of both sides, thus fixing the forms 100 of both sides, and the form support member 50 wherein a form mounting groove 51 is formed, is inserted at a lower end of the form 100 of one side between the forms 100 of both sides and is fixed using a concrete nail 60.

(8) There is provided a construction method of a kerb using a prefabricated form for a kerb construction, which may include, but is not limited to, a process wherein a form 100 is installed at a road side and a sidewalk side, respectively, which are spaced-apart at the interval of a kerb so as to install the form 100, and form support members 50 are fixed using concrete nails 60 at regular intervals at the lines where the road side forms are installed, and a lower end of the road side form 100 is mounted in a mounting groove 51, and the form 100 is installed on the ground at the sidewalk side, and lower spacers 30 and 30′ are inserted from the road side to the sidewalk side in the spacer insertion holes 13 and 13′ formed at the lower ends of the form 100 of both sides, and the fixing rods 20 are inserted in the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′ formed at the tops of the forms 100 of both sides, and the fixing rods 20 are inserted and fixed through the fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31′ of the lower spacers, and the fixing rod insertion parts 41 and 41′ of the upper spacers 40 and 40′ are inserted into the tops of the fixing rods 20 of both sides, thus fixing the tops of the forms 100 of both sides, and subsequently concrete is cast and cured, whereby a kerb is constructed, and the forms can be disassembled in the sequence of the upper spacers 40 and 40′, the fixing rods 20, the forms 100 of both sides, and the form support members 50, and both sides of each of the plate-shaped lower spacers 50 which have been bent upward, are cut off when disassembling the forms 100.

(9) When the prefabricated form is disassembled after the kerb has been built, it can be carried out in a state where both sides of the plate-shaped lower spacers 50 and 50′ are bent upwardly. In this state, the construction can be finished as it is after a plastering work. During the procedure wherein the plate-shaped lower spacers 50 and 50′ are installed, the pipes (P) may be installed at the road side and sidewalk side forms 100, and the lower spacers 50 and 50′ are passed through the insides thereof and are installed, and the lower spacers 50 and 50′ are collected after the construction is finished, and the pipes (P) will remain embedded at the kerb.

(10) Reference character (C) in the drawings represents concrete, and (W) represents a concrete road.

(11) The present invention provides a prefabricated form for a kerb construction and a construction method of a kerb using the same, wherein a kerb is constructed in such a way to cast and cure concrete, since a form made by an injection and molding method using a synthetic resin material, manufacturing is easy, and a firmness and stability are good, and a lightness and semi-permanent use are available, and an installation, a disassembling and transportation are easy, and the form can be manufactured in a prefabricated type, so a minimum number of workers is required when installing and disassembling the forms, by which work time can be reduced, and a manufacturing cost and a maintenance cost can be saved. Since the construction of a kerb can carried out using the aforementioned prefabricated form, a work convenience can be enhanced, and construction period can be reduced.

(12) As illustrated in FIG. 1, in the configuration of the prefabricated form 100, the engaging pieces 11 and 11′ are installed tapered at the upper and lower ends of both sides, wherein one side thereof is installed at the upper portion, and the other side thereof is installed at the lower portion, whereby a plurality of the forms 100 can be engaged butted when they are installed.

(13) The form 100 is made of a synthetic resin and can be manufactured via an injection molding method or an extrusion molding method. A predetermined space is made inside of each form 100, which may reduce the whole weight thereof. The spacer insertion holes 13 and 13′ may be formed longitudinal at the sides of the lines of the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′ at the lower end of the body, wherein the fixing rod 20 is inserted into the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′, respectively. The plate-shaped lower spacers 30 and 30′ wherein the fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31′ are formed at both sides thereof, can be inserted into the spacer insertion holes 13 and 13′.

(14) The engaging pieces 11 and 11′ installed at both sides of the form 100 are engaged abutted and can be fixed via fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31′ formed at the upper center of the form 100 and at the engaging pieces 11 and 11′ of both sides.

(15) Since the engaging pieces 11 and 11′ are engaged abutted at both sides of the form 100, and the fixing rod 20 is inserted into the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′ formed at the upper center of the form 100 and the engaging pieces 11 and 11′ of both sides, it can be fixed via the fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31′ of the lower spacers 30 and 30′.

(16) The form 100 may be installed upright at both sides of the road side and the sidewalk, and the form 100 at the road side can be installed in such a way that the joint filler 12 is disposed in the inward direction that concrete is cast, and when concrete is cast and cured, the form 100 installed at the road side can be inserted in the mounting groove 51 and can be supported in such a way that the form support member 50 is fixed at the concrete road (W) and the ground surface.

(17) The forms 100 of both sides can be fixed in such a way that the lower end of the fixing rod 20 inserted in the fixing rod insertion holes 14 and 14′ of the forms 100 of both sides is fixed by the lower spacers 30 and 30, and the upper end thereof is inserted in the fixing rod insertion parts 41 and 41′ of the upper spacers 40 and 40′.

(18) As illustrated in FIG. 2, when the prefabricated forms are installed and fixed, concrete (C) is casted from above and is cured, thus constructing a kerb.

(19) After the kerb has been constructed, the disassembling of the prefabricated forms can be carried out in such a way that the upper spacers 40 and 40′ are separated, and subsequently, the fixing rod 20 is separated.

(20) Thereafter, the forms 100 of both sides are separated. The centers of the lower spacers 30 and 30′ which are disposed supporting the lower side thereof are embedded in the concrete (C), and the fixing rod insertion parts 31 and 31′ of both sides are disposed protruding outward of the concrete (C) and are bent upward by the force generating when the form 100 is separated.

(21) The bent portions may be cut off or finished via a plastering work during the post process.

(22) As illustrated in FIG. 3, when the plate-shaped lower spacers 50 and 50′ are installed based on the construction method, the pipe (P) may be installed at the inner sides of the road side and sidewalk side forms 100, and the lower spacers 30 and 30′ may be inserted into the road side spacer insertion holes 13 and 13′ and may be passed through the inside of the pipe (P) and then are installed inserted in the sidewalk side spacer insertion holes 13 and 13′, thus constructing a kerb. After the construction of the kerb has been finished, the lower spacers 50 and 50′ are collected, and the pipe (P) may remain embedded at the kerb.

(23) Alternatively, a nightglow reflection cap may be inserted in a hollow space formed due to the pipe (P) for the sake of easier recognition at night.

(24) As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.