CLIP FOR JOINING REINFORCED MEMBERS FOR USE IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS AND/OR COLUMNS

• US 20090165421A1
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bradford G. Baruh
• Original Assignee: Bradford G. Baruh
• Inventors: Baruh, Bradford G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,886,498 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/719
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/167 Connection by means of clips or other resilient elements

Abstract

A clip for joining reinforcing members for use in reinforced concrete slabs and/or columns includes a first wire member having an upper mid-portion and pair of legs, each of the legs having a hook portion adapted to wrap around a lower surface of a first reinforcing member. A second wire member has a lower mid-portion and a handle portion, the lower mid-portion sized to seat on an upper surface of a second reinforcing member. Each end of the lower mid-portion extends outward, wrapping around an outer portion of the upper mid-portion of the first wire member at least once, and extending parallel to the second reinforcing member to form the handle portion.

Claims

1. A clip for joining reinforcing members comprising:

a first wire member having an upper mid-portion and pair of legs, each of the legs having a hook portion adapted to wrap around a lower surface of a first reinforcing member; and

a second wire member having a lower mid-portion and a handle portion, the lower mid-portion sized to seat on an upper surface of a second reinforcing member.

2. The clip of claim 1, wherein each end of the lower mid-portion extends outward and wraps around an outer portion of the upper mid-portion of the first wire member at least once and extends parallel to the second reinforcing member to form the handle portion.

3. The clip of claim 1, wherein the handle portion is secured around a lower surface of the second reinforcing member.

4. The clip of claim 1, wherein the first and the second wire members are formed of a stiff resiliently yielding material.

5. The clip of claim 1, wherein the first and the second wire members are formed of spring steel.

6. The clip of claim 1, wherein the first and second reinforcing members are steel reinforced members.

7. The clip of claim 1, wherein the lower mid-portion of the second wire member has a curved saddle, which is adapted to fit within a ridge of the second reinforcing member.

8. The clip of claim 1, wherein the hook portions extend outward from the mid-portion of the first wire member.

9. The clip of claim 1, wherein the hook portions of the first wire members extend around the lower surface of the first reinforcing member.

10. The clip of claim 1, whereby a downward load imposed on the first reinforcing member translates into an upward lift of the hook portions around the lower surface of the first reinforcing member.

11. The clip of claim 1, wherein the second reinforcing member resides perpendicular to the first reinforcing member.

12. A system for joining reinforcing members comprising:

a first reinforcing member;

a second reinforcing member, which resides perpendicular to the first reinforcing member; and

a clip comprising;

a first wire member having an upper mid-portion and pair of parallel legs, each of the parallel legs having a hook portion adapted to wrap around a lower surface of the first reinforcing member; and

a second wire member having a lower mid-portion sized to seat on an upper surface of the second reinforcing member, each end of the lower mid-portion extending outward and wrapping around an outer portion of the upper mid-portion of the first wire member at least once and extending parallel to the second reinforcing member to form a handle portion.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and the second wire members are formed of a stiff resiliently yielding material.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and second reinforcing members are steel reinforcing members.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the upper mid-portion has a curved saddle, which is adapted to fit within a ridge of the second reinforcing member.

16. The system of claim 12, whereby a downward load imposed on the second reinforcing member translates into an upward lift o the hook portions about the lower surface of the first reinforcing member.

17. A method of joining reinforcing members comprising:

positioning a first reinforcing member perpendicular to a second reinforcing member; and

attaching the first reinforcing member to the second reinforcing member with a clip, the clip comprising;

a first wire member comprising an upper mid-portion and pair of parallel legs, each of the parallel legs having a hook portion adapted to wrap around a lower surface of the first reinforcing member; and

a second wire member having a lower mid-portion sized to seat on an upper surface of the second reinforcing member, each end of the lower mid-portion extending outward and wrapping around an outer portion of the upper mid-portion of the first wire member at least once and extending parallel to the second reinforcing member to form a handle portion.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of attaching the first reinforcing member to the second reinforcing member with a clip further comprises hooking the hook portion around the lower surface of the first reinforcing member.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

moving the handle portion from a first position wherein the mid-portion of the first wire member is resting on an upper surface of the second reinforcing member and a second position wherein the mid-portion of the first wire member imposes a downward load on the second reinforcing member, and wherein the downward load on the second reinforcing member translates into an upward lift of the hook portions about the lower surface of the first reinforcing member.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising hooking the handle portion of the second wire member around a lower surface of the second reinforcing member.