Support member for placing reinforcing bars
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1. A support frame system for placing and securing reinforcing bars, comprising:
- a beam member including an elongated upper surface;
a plurality of saddles disposed at a predetermined fixed spacing along opposite edges of the elongated upper surface, each saddle defining a V-shaped notch for receiving a reinforcing bar;
a plurality of sockets disposed at a predetermined fixed spacing along the elongated upper surface proximal at least a portion of the saddles;
means for locking the beam member to the respective beam member of a second support frame, wherein the predetermined spacing between saddles is preserved along the joined-together support frames; and
a clip designed to engage a respective pair of the sockets for securing a reinforcing bar in a respective one of the saddles.
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Abstract
A support frame system for placing and securing reinforcing bars, which includes an elongated beam member which includes a plurality of saddles at a predetermined spacing. Support legs extending from the beam member hold the beam member, and thus also the re-bars, at a fixed distance above the mold. Once re-bars have been laid in the desired saddles, mating clips can be placed around each re-bar and locked onto the beam member to prevent movement of the re-bars during a subsequent concrete pour. Two or more of these beam members can be connected together end-to-end using mating prongs and holes at opposite ends of each beam member.
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1. A support frame system for placing and securing reinforcing bars, comprising:
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a beam member including an elongated upper surface; a plurality of saddles disposed at a predetermined fixed spacing along opposite edges of the elongated upper surface, each saddle defining a V-shaped notch for receiving a reinforcing bar; a plurality of sockets disposed at a predetermined fixed spacing along the elongated upper surface proximal at least a portion of the saddles; means for locking the beam member to the respective beam member of a second support frame, wherein the predetermined spacing between saddles is preserved along the joined-together support frames; and a clip designed to engage a respective pair of the sockets for securing a reinforcing bar in a respective one of the saddles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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