Clip for joining reinforced members for use in reinforced concrete slabs and/or columns
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1. 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.
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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.
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1. A system for joining reinforcing members comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of joining reinforcing members comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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