Rebar spacer

• US 7,328,538 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2003
• Issued: 02/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Julian P. Trangsrud
• Original Assignee: Julian P. Trangsrud
• Inventors: Trangsrud, Julian P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Canfield; Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAUX, JESSICA L
• Application Number:
  US10/722,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20050108976A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,539 Days
• Field of Search: 526/77, 526/82, 526/89
• US Class Current: 52/682
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 5/20 of material other than metal or with only additional metal parts, e.g. concrete or plastics spacers with metal binding wires E04C5/168 takes precedence

Abstract

A rebar spacer having a clip for securely holding a rebar centered in the clip such that the rebar cannot be dislodged from the clip once the clip engages the rebar. The clip is held at a desired height by a base, which will not easily tip over do to a wide stance of the base of the rebar spacer. The rebar spacer will quickly and easily accept the rebar in the clip. The rebar spacers can have a large or small footprint at the surface of the concrete. The rebar spacer can be made of lightweight, durable plastic. The rebar spacer can be molded as one inexpensive piece. The rebar spacer can have a variety of heights and accept a variety of rebar sizes.

Claims

1. A rebar spacer comprising,

one clip having a bottom portion with a semicircular rebar cradling portion,

a pair of columns one on either side of the semicircular rebar cradling portion and extending upward therefrom,

a cross portion on each column extending toward the opposing column,

a straight arm extending angularly downward from each cross portion toward the axis of the radius of the semicircular rebar cradling portion and having an end proximate a rebar placed in the cradling portion,

a shoulder portion on each side of the semicircular rebar cradling portion, between the semicircular rebar cradling portion and the columns, each shoulder portion having a width to allow the arm to be substantially recessed over the shoulder,

a base portion attached to the base of the clip for supporting the clip at a desired height, the clip being centered over the middle of the length and width of the base portion.

2. A rebar spacer as in claim 1 wherein,

the base portion has a flat base,

a left wall extending from the flat base to the bottom of the clip and center wall extending from the base to the bottom of the clip and a right wall extending from the flat base to the bottom of the clip.

3. A rebar spacer as in claim 2 wherein,

The left and right walls are slanted inward from the edge of the flat base to the sides of the clip, and the center wall is perpendicular to the flat base and the base of the clip.

4. A rebar spacer as in claim 2 wherein,

a cross wall extends between the flat base and the bottom of the clip, between the right wall and the center wall and between the left wall and the center wall.

5. A rebar spacer as in claim 1 including,

a left leg extending from the bottom of the clip, a center wall extending from the bottom of the clip and a right leg extending from the bottom of the clip,

a cross brace from the center wall to the left leg and a cross brace from the center wall to the right leg.

6. A rebar spacer as in claim 5 wherein,

the center wall has feet extending below the wall.

7. A rebar spacer as in claim 2 wherein,

the flat base has feet thereunder.

8. A rebar spacer as in claim 1 wherein,

the base portion has a flat base thereunder, the flat base has a left wall, a right wall and a cross wall extending between the left and right walls with the clip integral with the cross wall such that the “

U”

shaped rebar receiving portion receives the rebar between the left and right walls.

9. A rebar spacer as in claim 8 wherein,

the base has feet thereunder.

10. A rebar spacer as in claim 8 wherein,

the flat base has a portion of the base between the left and right walls removed.

11. A rebar spacer as in claim 10 wherein,

the base has feet thereunder.