Patent ID: 7475862

Claim:
A device to install vertical re-enforced steel or rebar in a building footing, which is comprised of: a casing; wherein the casing forms a structure into which concrete for a building footer is poured; said casing has defined side walls of predetermined thickness; said casing has a defined bottom; said casing is open on the top surface; a horizontal member that is of a predetermined length and thickness; said horizontal member is placed over the top surface of the casing structure; wherein pieces of angle iron from the ends of the horizontal member; said pieces of angle iron are positioned vertically in relation to the horizontal member; wherein the pieces of angle iron are of a predetermined length; mounting holes are positioned on the end pieces of angle iron; wherein interior pieces of stock are placed on the underside of the horizontal member at a predetermined distance from the ends of the angle iron; said interior pieces of stock are positioned to rest flush against the interior surface of the casing; vertical member; wherein a vertical member is secured to the horizontal member; wherein the vertical member is essentially perpendicular to the horizontal member along one edge of the horizontal member; a guide pipe; wherein a guide pipe is attached and secured to the vertical member in the approximate middle of the horizontal member; wherein the guide pipe is semicircular; wherein a piece of vertical rebar is inserted in the space formed by the guide pipe; slide pipe; wherein the slide pipe is hollow; wherein the slide pipe slides over the rebar when it is placed in the guide pipe; wherein the rebar is secured in place to the guide pipe using the slide pipe; wherein the slide pipe slips over the rebar and the guide pipe to position the rebar in the device, and wherein the top of the vertical member acts as a stop for the slide pipe.