AU2005100520A4 - Ezymate formboard stake - Google Patents

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Description Ezymate Formboard Stake This steel stake is purpose designed for the support of boards used to contain the edges of poured concrete, for example in the laying of footpaths or slabs. Currently builders and concrete layers use wooden boards which are held in position using wooden or steel pegs/stakes on both the concrete and non concrete sides of the boards to hold the boards in place, with the concrete side pegs removed once the concrete has been poured. Leveling of the boards is achieved by chocking the boards with various building materials. This existing method is time consuming and unsophisticated, uses a large number of wooden or metal stakes to hold the form boards vertical and does not readily allow for setting the boards at the desired height The Ezymate Formboard Stake consists of a steel rod with tapered base for ease of insertion into the ground or surface to be concreted. A handle is attached at the top and is positioned at right angles to which allows for easy removal and positioning of the stake. The stake has two bracket like attachments (3 is fixed to the rod and has a small, upward projecting spike which is designed to penetrate the wooden board like a nail and hold the base of the board in position.

Bracket slides freely up and down the rod which allows for adjustment of various board heights, and has an downward projecting spike underneath a steel rectangular plate, the top of which plate is designed to be hit with a hammer in a downwards direction to penetrate the wooden board like a nail, which effectively locks the board into position with both spikes nailed in place. Bracket also has a steel protrusion opposite the spike, which is designed to be hit by a hammer in an upwards direction to remove the spikes from the wood and allow for easy removal of the board. The stake therefore allows for the vertical positioning of boards of various heights, and as stakes are not required on both sides of the board saves on both time and the number of stakes that need to be used. The handle, bracket setup and positioning spikes are unique to this design, existing methods using only straight wooden or steel posts.