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A corner assembly for concrete form panels has a pair of rigid members. Each member has a bend therein to form a selected dihedral angle. Each member has horizontal slots formed therein and receiver plates which are received in the slots and extend through the concrete panel forms. The receiver plat

A corner assembly for concrete form panels has a pair of rigid members. Each member has a bend therein to form a selected dihedral angle. Each member has horizontal slots formed therein and receiver plates which are received in the slots and extend through the concrete panel forms. The receiver plates are connected by a bridge member. The members are spaced apart by a selected distance and a removable bridge is disposed between the pair of rigid members. At least one concrete panel form is juxtapositioned to and connected to each of the rigid members. One of the rigid members is disposed exteriorly of the at least one concrete panel form. Concrete is disposed interiorly of the at least one concrete panel form. The corner assembly is adjustable to provide support for the corner of the construction.

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1. In a form assembly used for concrete construction, wherein the concrete is poured between spaced-apart plastic form panels, the form panels being retained during the pouring of the concrete, the improvement comprising a metal corner assembly having two bent sheet metal members, an inner member an

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In a form assembly used for concrete construction, wherein the concrete is poured between spaced-apart plastic form panels, the form panels being retained during the pouring of the concrete, the improvement comprising a metal corner assembly having two bent sheet metal members, an inner member and an outer member spaced apart a preselected distance, each bent metal sheet metal member having at least one horizontal slot formed therein,the plastic form panels being received within the respective first and second metal members and retained thereby during the pouring of the concrete into the space between the respective plastic form panels,at least one receiver plate, the at least one receiver plate having a length, a wider end and an opposite narrower end, the narrower end having an opening therethrough,the narrower end of the at least one receiver plate being received in the at least one horizontal slot on the sheet metal member such that the opening in the narrower end extends through the plastic panel within the sheet metal member such that the at least one receiver plate is approximately perpendicular to the bent sheet metal member, the at least one receiver plate having a stop means on the wider end,at least one bridge member having a length, a bent first end and a bent opposite second end, the bent first end of the at least one bridge being received in the opening in the at least one receiver plate in the outer bent sheet metal and the second bent end of the at least one bridge member being received in the opening in the at least one receiver plate in the inner bent sheet metal member, such that the inner and outer sheet metal members are secured and spaced apart by the preselected distance. 2. The form assembly of claim 1, further comprising the at least one receiver plate having a slot formed transversely in the wider end thereof, a wedge means being received in the transverse slot of the at least one receiver plate, the wedge means being approximately perpendicular to the transverse slot such that the wedge means serves as the stop means and is approximately parallel to the bent sheet metal member. 3. The form assembly of claim 2, wherein after the concrete has set, the wedge means may be removed from the slot in the at least one receiver plate, the outer bent sheet metal member may be removed and the plastic form panel may be removed,such that a portion of the at least one receiver plate extends outwardly from the concrete,the at least one receiver plate further having a stressed relief mark formed between the narrower end and the wider end, wherein the portion of the at least one receiver plate extending outwardly from the concrete may be broken off providing an uninterrupted surface of the concrete. 4. The form assembly of claim 1, wherein the wedge means is the narrower end of a separate receiver plate. 5. The form assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one horizontal slot in the inner sheet metal member and the at least one horizontal slot in the outer sheet metal member are disposed in a horizontal plane and are offset from one another in a vertical plane such that the narrower end of the receiver plates extending through the plastic panels are horizontally aligned and vertically offset, wherein the at least one bridge member is disposed angularly between inner sheet metal member and the outer sheet metal member. 6. The form assembly of claim 1, wherein the length of the at least one receiver plate is determined by thickness of the plastic form panel. 7. The form assembly of claim 1, wherein the length of the bridge member is determined by the distance between the spaced apart form panels. 8. In a form assembly used for concrete construction, wherein the concrete is poured between spaced-apart plastic form panels, the form panels being retained during the pouring of the concrete, the improvement comprising a metal corner assembly having two bent sheet metal members, an inner member and an outer member spaced apart a preselected distance,each bent metal sheet metal member having a plurality of spaced-apart horizontal slots formed therein,the plastic form panels being received within the respective first and second metal members and retained thereby during the pouring of the concrete into the space between the respective plastic form panels,a plurality of right angle receivers, each right angle receiver being a plate having a tapered end and an opposite end, the plate having a right angle bend between the ends, a through hole being formed in the tapered end,the tapered end being received in a respective selected horizontal slot in the sheet metal member such that the opening in the narrower end extends through the plastic panel within the sheet metal member,a bridge member having a length, a bent first end and an opposite bent second end, the bent first end of the bridge being received in the opening in the right angle receiver in the outer sheet metal member and the bent second end of the bridge being received in the opening in the right angle receiver in the inner sheet metal member such that the inner and outer sheet metal members are secured and spaced apart by the preselected distance. 9. The form assembly of claim 8, wherein the opposite end of the right angle receiver extends externally of the outer sheet metal member,an external member being supported on said opposite end to provide additional support for the form assembly. 10. The form assembly of claim 8, further comprising a hole formed in the opposite end of the right angle receiver such that a fastening means may pass through the hole into the external member. 11. A corner assembly for concrete form panels comprising:a rigid member having an inner face and a bend therein forming a selected dihedral angle having a first side and a second side, at least one horizontal slot formed in the first side and at least one horizontal slot formed in the second side,a pair of plastic panels disposed in juxtaposition to one another within the first side and the second side of the rigid member,at least one first receiver plate passing through the at least one horizontal slot in the first side and a portion thereof projecting beyond the plastic panel within the first side,at least one second receiver plate passing through the at least one horizontal slot in the second side and a portion thereof projecting beyond the plastic panel within the second side,said projecting portions of the at least one first receiver plate and the at least one second receiver plate, each having an opening formed therein,at least one bridge having a downwardly bent first end and a downwardly bent second end,the respective ends of the at least one bridge being received in the respective openings of the at least one first receiver plate and of the at least one second receiver plate,such that the plastic panels are secured within the inner face of the rigid member. 12. In a building structure, wherein concrete is to be poured into a form at a corner of the building structure, and wherein the form includes at least one pair of plastic panels disposed in juxtaposition to each other, the improvement comprising an external corner reinforcement including a pair of integrally-formed side members forming a dihedral angle therebetween, at least one of the side members of the external corner reinforcement being disposed adjacent to one of the plastic panels, said one side member having an opening formed therein, a first receiver plate passing through side member and through said one plastic panel and having a portion projecting therebeyond, said projecting portion of the receiver plate having an opening formed therein, stop means limiting the passage of the receiver plate through the said one plastic panel, the other plastic panel having a second receiver plate anchored therein, said second receiver plate having a portion projecting beyond said other plastic panel and having an opening formed therein, and a bridge havin g a pair of ends bent downwardly at an angle to the bridge, such that the ends of the bridges are received in the respective openings of the first and second receiver plates. 13. In a building structure, wherein concrete is to be poured into a form at a corner of the building structure, and wherein the form includes a pair of plastic panels disposed in abutting relationship transversely to each other, the improvement comprising an external corner reinforcement formed of bent sheet metal and including a pair of integrally-formed side members forming a dihedral angle therebetween, each side member of the external corner reinforcement being disposed adjacent to one of the plastic panels and externally thereof, each side member having at least one opening formed therein, a pair of retainers including one for each plastic panel, each retainer being inserted through a respective opening in a respective side member and through the respective plastic panel, external stop means limiting the passage of the retainer through the opening in the respective side member, such retainer having a portion thereof projecting beyond the respective plastic panel, the projecting portion of the retainer having an opening formed thereon, and a bridge having a pair of ends bent downwardly at an angle to the bridge, such that the ends of the bridge are received in the respective openings of the receivers, thereby anchoring the external corner reinforcement to the plastic panels. 14. The improvement of claim 13, wherein the bridge is disposed transversely of the external corner reinforcement. 15. The improvement of claim 14, wherein the plastic panels are disposed approximately at a right angle to each other, wherein the dihedral angle of the side members of the external corner reinforcement is approximately a right angle, and wherein the bridge is disposed at an angle of approximately 45° to the plastic panels. 16. The improvement of claim 13, wherein the bridge comprises a metal rod, and wherein the ends of the bridges are bent approximately at a right angle to the bridge. 17. A method of concrete construction comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of form panels,providing a pair of rigid members, an inner member and an outer member, each rigid member having a bend therein forming a selected dihedral angle, each rigid member having at least one slot formed horizontally therein,providing a plurality of form panels,disposing two pair of the form panels at the selected dihedral angle, one pair being juxtapositioned to the inner member and the other pair being juxtapositioned to the outer member wherein the pairs of form panels are opposite from one another,providing at least two receiver plates, each receiver plate having a length, a wider end and an opposite narrower end, the narrower end of each receiver plate have an opening therethrough,inserting at least one receiver plate in the at least one horizontal slot in the outer rigid member and through the form panel such that a portion of the narrower end of the receiver plate with the opening therein projects beyond the form panel,repeating the step of inserting at least one receiver plate in the inner rigid member and the form panel as above,providing a bridge having downwardly turned ends,inserting the respective ends of the bridge into the respective openings in the projecting portions of the receiver plates,pouring concrete between the opposing pairs of form panels and over the bridge therebetween,allowing the concrete to set up. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:providing a stress relief mark on each receiver plate, said mark being closer to the narrower end than to the wider end of the receiver plate,removing the outer rigid member from the concrete construction,removing the form panel from the concrete construction whereby the wider end of the receiver plate extends outwardly from the concrete,breaking the receiver plate at the stress relief mark such that an uninterrupted s urface of concrete is provided.