Patent ID: 7549261

Claim:
A securing device for holding a reinforcing bar in a substantially stationary position, consisting of: a base; a hole through the base; and a securing means attached to the base for securing the reinforcing bar to the base, the securing means coupled to at least a rib of the reinforcing bar; wherein the securing means includes a channel, in communication with the hole such that the reinforcing bar may be slid from the hole to the channel, wherein the channel is more narrow than the hole, such that the channel may engage with at least one rib of the reinforcing bar while still permitting the reinforcing bar to traverse the channel; wherein the channel is defined by a pair of contrapositioned flanges protruding from the base in a ramping configuration such that a least ramped portion of the contrapositioned flanges is disposed opposite the hole and a most ramped portion of the contrapositioned flanges is disposed adjacent the hole.