Patent ID: 8533956

Claim:
A rebar installation system adapted for locating rebar along an inner surface of a coil, comprising: a rebar drive station, comprising: a main mount; a main plate supported by the main mount and adapted to support rebar thereon, the main plate generally defining a plane; first and second wing plates each connected to the rebar drive station and each configured to pivot about a separate point proximate to the main plate for rotational motion generally through the plane, the first and second wing plates each adapted to support rebar thereon; first and second lateral rams each extending between the main mount and one of the first and second wing plates, the first and second lateral rams being configured to drive the first and second wing plates generally outwardly from the main mount; a vertical ram generally located proximate an opposite side of the main mount from the main plate for operation generally within the plane; a wheel located on an end of the vertical ram distal from the main support and adapted to support the main mount on rebar, wherein the rebar drive station is configured to move into the coil with assistance from the wheel, once the rebar drive station is located within the coil the vertical ram is adapted to extend to cause the rebar supported by the main plate to press against the inner surface of the coil and the first and second lateral rams are adapted to extend to cause the first and second wing plates to rotate generally outwardly so that the rebar supported thereon is pressed against the inner surface of the coil.