Patent ID: 7461491

Claim:
A concrete reinforcing bar support comprising: a base; a support structure extending upwardly from said base, said support structure having a channel formed in an upper surface thereof, said channel extending in a direction and having a size suitable for receiving a first rebar therein; a first clamping structure affixed to said support structure on one side of said channel, said first clamping structure having an interior surface suitable for receiving a second rebar therein extending in a direction transverse to the first rebar; a second clamping structure affixed to said support structure on an opposite side of said channel, said second clamping structure having an interior surface suitable for receiving the second rebar therein, said second clamping structure being in spaced relationship to said first clamping structure, each of said first and second clamping structures comprising: a first C-member extending flexibly upwardly from said support structure; and a second C-shaped member extending flexibly upwardly from said support structure, said first and second C-shaped members facing in opposite directions, each of said first and second C-shaped members having a flange element extending angularly upwardly and outwardly therefrom; and a cap having a first slot and second slot extending longitudinally along opposite sides thereof, said first slot slidably engaging the flange elements of the first C-shaped member of said first and said second clamping structures and said second slot slidably engaging the flange elements of the second C-shaped member of said first and said second clamping structures.