Patent ID: 7467777
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: E04C,E04G

Abstract:
1. A device for securing horizontally oriented reinforcing bars in a form that has a pair of substantially planar side walls defining a form interior for the placement of concrete, each of the side walls having a top edge and a bottom edge, the device comprising: a pair of side wall attachment ends; the side wall attachment ends each being a generally U-shaped portion having an inside leg, a base member, and an outside leg such that when the device is in use, the base members rest on the top edge of the form side walls, the outside legs are on the outside of the form side walls, and the inside legs are on the inside of the form side walls; a pair of reinforcing bar guide members; a horizontal cross member; at least one reinforcing bar retention member; a form support member, extending from each end of the support bar, the support bar being connected to the portion of the cross member that would be the bottom of the cross member when the device is attached to a form, and one of said side wall engaging legs connected to each of the attachment ends such that when the device is attached to a form, the side wall engaging legs extend downward into the form while contacting the side walls along the length of the side wall engaging legs;