Patent ID: 6073415
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: E04C,E04G,Y10S

Abstract:
A resilient apparatus of integral, one piece construction, for preventing injury from exposed metal reinforcement bar at a construction site by temporarily covering an exposed end of at least one section of reinforcement bar, the apparatus comprising:an elongated cylindrical collar having a diameter, the collar having resilient means for securing the apparatus to the end of a bar, the means for securing the apparatus to the end of a bar being non-helical; anda generally saddle shaped portion adapted for receiving a two-by-four piece of lumber, the generally saddle shaped portion having a generally horizontal portion that is larger than diameter of said collar and having an upper surface and a lower surface, said collar extending from the lower surface of said saddle shaped portion and said saddle shaped portion opening away from said collar, so that the means for securing the apparatus to the end of a bar may be placed over the exposed end of the bar and so that the two-by-four piece of lumber may be placed in said saddle portion so that the exposed end of the bar is covered by the two-by-four when the two-by-four in inserted into said saddle portion, thereby protecting from injury caused by contact with an exposed end of the bar.