Patent ID: 6347904
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for fixing formwork having at least a first reinforcing bar and a second reinforcing bar in a desired assembly and for maintaining the formwork in the desired assembly as the assembly is lifted, said device comprising:a plate for fixing the first and the second reinforcing bars at an angle to one another such that the two bars overly and intersect one another, said plate having opposing first and second faces, and a plurality of holes that extend entirely through said plate; a channel defined by said plate for positioning the first reinforcing bar against said plate; U-shaped members having legs for securing the second reinforcing bar against said second face of said plate, said legs positioned in each hole such that said U-shaped members are parallel to each other for receiving the second reinforcing bar secured there through; and means for fastening said U-shaped members to said plate such that said U-shaped members secure the second reinforcing bar against said second face of said plate, said fastening means positioned adjacent said first face for engaging said legs of said U-shaped members that extend through said holes in said plate; wherein said plate includes at least two gripping positions on respective opposite sides of said channel, said gripping positions capable of bearing weight of the first and the second reinforcing bars other than at an intersection; wherein said second face includes a plurality of ridges extending along a width of said plate for engaging the second reinforcing bar and preventing movement of the second reinforcing bar relative to said plate.