Concrete reinforcing bar clip
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1. A concrete reinforcing bar clip comprising:
- a pair of crossed arms oriented at an angle of ø
1 relative to one another;
wherein a top body surface of a central body is formed by a juncture of said pair of crossed arms;
one of said pair of crossed arms having at least one clamp mounted adjacent to an end of said arm, said at least one clamp sized to mount onto a first concrete reinforcing bar;
said at least one clamp of said one of said pair of crossed arms having an opening, said clamp opening facing away from a top surface of the central body;
the other of said pair of crossed arms having at least one clamp mounted adjacent to an end of said arm, said at least one clamp sized to mount onto a second concrete reinforcing bar;
wherein said other of said pair of crossed arms supports said at least one clamp at a distance, allowing for at least one concrete reinforcing bar to pass adjacent therethrough;
said at least one clamp of said other of said pair of crossed arms having an opening, said clamp opening facing away from the top surface of the central body; and
wherein a pair of crossing concrete reinforcing bars can be about simultaneously or consecutively joined by fixing said at least one clamp of said one of said pair of crossed arms and said at least one clamp of said other of said pair of crossed arms to crossing concrete reinforcing bars using a force against said top body surface of said central body.
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Abstract
A concrete reinforcing bar clip has a pair of arms oriented at an angle of approximately 90°. Each arm has a clamp mounted at each of its ends, thus allowing a worker to push in one direction to attach all four clamps onto two crossed concrete reinforcing bars. The length of the arms adds some stability to the temporary intersection of the concrete reinforcing bars before the concrete is poured. The concrete reinforcing bars may have physical contact in the clamp, also adding to the stability of the joint. One embodiment uses a single tube as one arm.
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20 Claims
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1. A concrete reinforcing bar clip comprising:
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a pair of crossed arms oriented at an angle of ø
1 relative to one another;
wherein a top body surface of a central body is formed by a juncture of said pair of crossed arms;
one of said pair of crossed arms having at least one clamp mounted adjacent to an end of said arm, said at least one clamp sized to mount onto a first concrete reinforcing bar;
said at least one clamp of said one of said pair of crossed arms having an opening, said clamp opening facing away from a top surface of the central body;
the other of said pair of crossed arms having at least one clamp mounted adjacent to an end of said arm, said at least one clamp sized to mount onto a second concrete reinforcing bar;
wherein said other of said pair of crossed arms supports said at least one clamp at a distance, allowing for at least one concrete reinforcing bar to pass adjacent therethrough;
said at least one clamp of said other of said pair of crossed arms having an opening, said clamp opening facing away from the top surface of the central body; and
wherein a pair of crossing concrete reinforcing bars can be about simultaneously or consecutively joined by fixing said at least one clamp of said one of said pair of crossed arms and said at least one clamp of said other of said pair of crossed arms to crossing concrete reinforcing bars using a force against said top body surface of said central body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A concrete reinforcing bar clip comprising:
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a central body having a first and a second support arm extending therefrom;
said support arms supported at an angle of ø
1 relative to each other;
said first support arm having a pair of clamps mounted adjacent each of its ends;
each of said pair of clamps of said first support arm having an opening, said clamp openings facing away from a top surface of the central body;
said second support arm having a pair of clamps mounted adjacent each of its ends;
said pair of clamps of said second support arm mounted from the central body, at a distance allowing for at least one concrete reinforcing bar to pass adjacent therethrough;
each of said pair of clamps of said second support arm having an opening, said clamp openings facing away from the top surface of the central body; and
wherein a pair of crossing concrete reinforcing bars can be simultaneously or consecutively joined by attaching said pair of clamps of said first support arm and said pair of clamps of said second support arm to the concrete reinforcing bars. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A concrete reinforcing bar clip comprising:
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a pair of arm means mounted at about a 90°
angle functioning to form a central body;
each of said pair of arm means having at least two attachment means attached thereto, said attachment means functioning to clamp a concrete reinforcing bar;
one of said pair of arm means mounted to the central body, at a distance allowing for at least one concrete reinforcing bar to pass adjacent therethrough; and
said central body and said pair of arm means forming a support surface means, said support surface means functioning to facilitate installation of said concrete reinforcing bar clip onto a pair of crossed concrete reinforcing bars in substantially one motion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A concrete reinforcing bar clip comprising:
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a first member oriented at an angle ø
1 relative to a second member;
said second member mounted to said first member, at a distance allowing for at least one concrete reinforcing bar to pass adjacent therethrough;
said first member having a pair of clamps;
said second member having at least one clamp;
wherein a pair of crossing concrete reinforcing bars can be simultaneously or consecutively joined by attaching said pair of clamps of said first member and said at least one clamp of said second member to the concrete reinforcing bars. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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