Reinforcing assemblies having downwardly-extending working members on structurally reinforcing bars for concrete slabs or other structures
First Claim
1. A reinforcing assembly comprising:
- multiple longitudinally-extending support bars that contact one another and that are welded together at multiple locations along their lengths, the bars collectively having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a midpoint between the first and second ends; and
multiple working members each independently connected to one or more of the support bars, the working members oriented diagonally with respect to a longitudinal axis extending along the support bars;
wherein each working member comprises a downwardly-extending side and a hooked or bent portion at an end of the downwardly-extending side;
wherein the working members connected to the bars between the first end and the midpoint are slanted and extend from the bars away from the midpoint;
wherein the working members connected to the bars between the second end and the midpoint are slanted and extend from the bars away from the midpoint; and
wherein the working members connected to the bars between the first end and the midpoint are angled in a different direction than the working members connected to the bars between the second end and the midpoint.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a reinforcing assembly includes multiple longitudinally-extending support bars that are connected together and multiple working members each independently connected to one or more of the support bars. The working members are oriented diagonally with respect to a longitudinal axis extending along the support bars. Each working member includes a downwardly-extending side and a hooked or bent portion at an end of the downwardly-extending side. In another aspect, a reinforcing assembly includes one or more longitudinally-extending bars each configured to provide structural reinforcement within a structure. The reinforcing assembly also includes multiple working members each independently connected to at least one of the one or more bars. The working members are oriented diagonally with respect to a longitudinal axis extending along the one or more bars. Each working member includes a downwardly-extending side and a hooked or bent portion at an end of the downwardly-extending side.
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23 Claims
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1. A reinforcing assembly comprising:
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multiple longitudinally-extending support bars that contact one another and that are welded together at multiple locations along their lengths, the bars collectively having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a midpoint between the first and second ends; and multiple working members each independently connected to one or more of the support bars, the working members oriented diagonally with respect to a longitudinal axis extending along the support bars; wherein each working member comprises a downwardly-extending side and a hooked or bent portion at an end of the downwardly-extending side; wherein the working members connected to the bars between the first end and the midpoint are slanted and extend from the bars away from the midpoint; wherein the working members connected to the bars between the second end and the midpoint are slanted and extend from the bars away from the midpoint; and wherein the working members connected to the bars between the first end and the midpoint are angled in a different direction than the working members connected to the bars between the second end and the midpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A reinforcing assembly comprising:
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a longitudinally-extending bar configured to provide structural reinforcement within a structure, the bar having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a midpoint between the first and second ends; and multiple working members each independently connected to the bar, the working members oriented diagonally with respect to a longitudinal axis extending along the bar; wherein each working member comprises a downwardly-extending side and a hooked or bent portion at an end of the downwardly-extending side; wherein all of the working members connected to the bar between the first end and the midpoint are slanted and extend from the bar away from the midpoint of the bar; wherein all of the working members connected to the bar between the second end and the midpoint are slanted and extend from the bar away from the midpoint of the bar; and wherein the working members connected to the bar between the first end and the midpoint are angled in a different direction than the working members connected to the bar between the second end and the midpoint. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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