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  Saddle chair for holding rebar in place in tilt-up wall constructionUSPTO Application #: 20070295873Title: Saddle chair for holding rebar in place in tilt-up wall construction Abstract: A rebar support bracket for use in forming concrete structures formed so as to be saddled over a supported rebar member. The bracket member is configured to be spaced a predetermined distance away from a form member and has an upper and lower generally C-shaped appendage to receive transverse running rebar members. (end of abstract)
Agent: Dennis G. Lapointe Lapointe Law Group, Pl - Tarpon Springs, FL, US Inventor: Todd M. Schulze USPTO Applicaton #: 20070295873 - Class: 248251 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070295873. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION [0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/677,596 filed Feb. 22, 2007, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/816,405 filed Jun. 26, 2006. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002]The invention relates to the field of tilt-up wall concrete construction and other concrete construction fields. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]The construction of tilt-up walls requires the placement of rebar within the forms, including common bulkhead forms. Rebar chairs with legs to support the placed rebar can leave spider looking images after the wall if lifted in place. Attempts to remove or patch these images can be costly, time consuming, affects the appearance of the finish wall, and can in many cases cause rust to bleed to the surface. In addition, these chairs are relatively expensive. The invention described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/677,596 filed Feb. 22, 2007, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, provides for a saddle chair that is supported by a top of a form, while the embodiments described in this disclosure provides for a saddle chair that straddles a rebar end and rest against the side of a form. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004]The invention described in this disclosure performs a similar function to that desired in the above aforementioned applications but is of a different design to be used as a saddle over an intermediate rebar directed to the saddle device. [0005]The invention is accordingly a rebar support bracket for use in forming concrete structures comprising an elongate vertically oriented bracket member having means for securing a transverse running rebar member both near an upper end and near a lower end of said bracket member. The bracket member has at an intermediate location thereof, means for resting said bracket member on a supported rebar member directed toward said bracket member, and further has means for spacing said bracket a predetermined distance from a form member used to form a structure into which concrete is to be poured. [0006]The means for spacing the bracket a predetermined distance from said form member comprises an appendage extending from the elongate bracket member near the upper and lower ends of the bracket member directed opposite from the means for securing said transverse running rebar member both near said upper end and near the lower end of said bracket member. A tip at the end of the appendage comes in contact with the form member when the bracket member is in use. [0007]The means for securing the transverse running rebar member both near the upper end and near the lower end of the bracket member comprises a generally C-shaped rebar receiving portion. The C-shaped rebar receiving portion is configured to allow for a snug fit so as to prevent the transverse rebar from floating in an upward direction as the concrete is being poured into the formed structure. [0008]The means for resting the bracket member on the supported rebar member directed toward the bracket member is a slotted portion forming an inverted U-shape slot through which an end of the supported rebar member passes. The inverted U-shape slot is rested on the supported rebar member. [0009]The rebar support bracket further comprises an appendage extending laterally from approximate the inverted U-shape slot. This appendage is directed in a direction opposite from the form so that the appendage also rests on the support rebar member. [0010]The rebar support bracket as described above can be made and/or configured from a variety of materials, including metal plate, metal wire material, plastic or other polymeric based materials that will provide suitable support for the rebar members and endure the compression of the poured concrete. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011]In the accompanying drawings: [0012]FIG. 1A is an end conceptual view of one embodiment of the present invention; [0013]FIG. 1B is a back view of the embodiment of FIG. 1A without the form present; [0014]FIG. 1C is a perspective opposite side view of FIG. 1B; [0015]FIG. 2A is an end conceptual view of another embodiment of the present invention using metal wire to configure the inventive bracket; [0016]FIG. 2B is a back view of the embodiment of FIG. 2A without the form present; and [0017]FIG. 2C is a perspective opposite side view of FIG. 2B. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0018]Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1A-1C and 2A-2C disclose various embodiments of the present invention, which is a rebar support bracket for use in forming concrete structures, depicted generally as 10. Continue reading... Full patent description for Saddle chair for holding rebar in place in tilt-up wall construction Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Saddle chair for holding rebar in place in tilt-up wall construction patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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