Patent ID: 6612082
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: E04C,E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
A protective cover for covering the end of a concrete reinforcing bar, comprising,a hollow cylindrical tube having an open lower end and a closed upper end, a cap on the upper end of the tube and extending outwardly therefrom, a plurality of spaced rib elements secured to and extending radially outwardly from a centerpoint above the tube on an upper surface of the cap, the tube and the cap being comprised of a single one-piece molded plastic material of unitary construction, the closed upper end having an interior shape of an inverted truncated cone comprising a flat circular center portion of the plastic material with a diameter less than that of an interior diameter of the tube with a diagonally sloped side wall of the plastic material extending outwardly from a perimeter of the flat circular center portion and also extending in a direction towards the open end of the tube to receive the upper flat end of a reinforcing bar whereby the engagement of the upper end of the bar with the diagonally sloped walls of the plastic material will tend to center the cover on the bar.