Patent ID: 7322158
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a base; a support structure extending upwardly from said base, said support structure having a channel formed in an upper surface thereof; a first clamping structure affixed to said support structure on one side of said channel; a second clamping structure affixed to said support structure on an opposite side of said channel and arranged in generally spaced parallel relationship to said first clamping structure, each of said first and second clamping structures having a generally C-shaped configuration; a first rebar extending in a direction and received in said channel of said support structure; and a second rebar retained by said first and second clamping structures in a position transverse to said first rebar and above said first rebar, said first and second clamping structures having an upper surface directly overlying a top of said second rebar, said base and said support structure and said first clamping structure and said second clamping structure being integrally formed together of a polymeric material, said support structure comprising: