Patent ID: 7506482

Claim:
A concrete reinforcing bar support comprising: a base; a support structure extending upwardly from said base, said support structure having a channel formed at 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 and having a 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 a surface suitable for receiving the second rebar therein; and a rebar retaining means positioned between said first and second clamping structures for retaining the first rebar in said channel, said rebar retaining means comprising: a first retainer member positioned adjacent said first clamping structure; and a second retainer member positioned adjacent said second clamping structure, each of said first and second retainer members movable between a first position spaced away from each other and a second position overlying a portion of the first rebar when the rebar is placed in said channel, each of said first and second retainer members comprising: a generally S-shaped cross-section member with a curved section and a tail section, said support structure having a slot formed therein adjacent each of said first and second clamping structures, said tail section received within said slot when the retainer member is in said second position.