Support member for placing reinforcing bars
US8312687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04C5/168
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A support frame system for placing and securing reinforcing bars, which includes an elongated beam member which includes a plurality of saddles at a predetermined spacing. Support legs extending from the beam member hold the beam member, and thus also the re-bars, at a fixed distance above the mold. Once re-bars have been laid in the desired saddles, mating clips can be placed around each re-bar and locked onto the beam member to prevent movement of the re-bars during a subsequent concrete pour. Two or more of these beam members can be connected together end-to-end using mating prongs and holes at opposite ends of each beam member.
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