Patent ID: 6385938
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
A spacer for mounting on a reinforcement rod used in concrete item manufacture for spacing said rod from an object, said spacer comprising:an outer ring for contacting an object, an opening through said outer ring, a first resilient arm attached to said outer ring adjacent to said opening on a first side of said opening, extending inward from said outer ring, terminating in a first free end, a second arm attached to said outer ring adjacent to said opening on a second side of said opening, extending inward from said outer ring, terminating in a second free end, forming a slot with said first arm for moving reinforcement rod through said opening to the first and second free ends, said first and second arms forming a first stop and a second stop spaced from said first stop for holding reinforcement rod that is moved into the opening and slot, between the first and second arms and the first and second stop, a first bar spanning the first and second free ends, mounted on said outer ring so that said first bar is movable away from the first and second free ends.