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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112964 | Clip for joining reinforced members for use in reinforced concrete slabs and/or columns A clip for joining reinforcing members, which includes a first pair of legs, each of the legs of the first pair of legs having a portion having a curvature thereto and adapted to wrap around a lower surface of a first reinforcing member; a second pair of legs, each ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7886498 | Clip for joining reinforced members for use in reinforced concrete slabs and/or columns 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... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7469515 | Concrete reinforcing bar clip A concrete reinforcing bar clip has a pair of arms oriented at an angle of approximately 90°. Each arm has a clamp mounted at each of its ends, thus allowing a worker to push in one direction to attach all four clamps onto two crossed concrete reinforcing bars. The... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7377083 | Clip connector and method A structural clip includes two connecting legs extending from a resilient spring means with a securing loop at the end of each leg. The angles defined by the legs and by each leg and the spring means when the securing loops are connected to a bottom support member s... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7331148 | Stud for concrete forms and forms using such studs A concrete form comprises cross members, plywood, and metal studs. The studs include a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, the walls arranged to form a generally rectangular cross-section. A pair of inner walls extends between and perpendicular to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322158 | Intersectional reinforcing bar support with C-shaped clamps A concrete reinforcing bar support has a base, a support structure extending upwardly from the base with a channel formed at an upper surface thereof, a first clamping structure affixed to the support structure on one side of the channel, and a second clamping struc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7257932 | Light weight building material The present invention relates to a light weight building material (1) for structural work. The light weight building material (1) comprises at least three walls, a first wall (11), a second wall (12) and a third wall (13) formed fr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241071 | Swiveling multi-clamp fastener A fastener for joining two pieces of rebar together in a rebar grid used to reinforce subsequently poured concrete is described. The fasteners include two clamp pieces that in certain embodiments completely wrap around a piece of rebar and are tightly secured theret... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7143563 | Tie and tie method for binding together adjacent support elements A tie and a tie method for binding together adjacent support elements such as concrete reinforcing bars by employing a tie having a frame which can be disposed about the bars, and a wedge adapted to be forcibly driven between resilient portions of the frame and the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143916 | Connection device for interconnecting a grid element to lower frame assembly of a blanking tool A connection device is provided for interconnecting a grid element to a support rail for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine. The connection device includes a generally flat base having first and second sides and an inner surface for engaging the g... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097390 | Fine-grained fill reinforcing apparatus and method A geosynthetic reinforcement comprising a container formed of semipermeable material mutually conformed with a portion of earthen material contained therein. A structural member such as a geogrid may engage (e.g. frictional) the container and extend therefrom to eng... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040059 | Method and adjustable apparatus for anchor-free masonry wall bracing Adjustable apparatus for bracing one or both sides of a wall being fabricated from masonry blocks and having an opening near the base of the block wall. Bracing system includes strong rigid members assembled in the form of a right angle brace set having stiff vertic... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028435 | Multi-story concrete slab construction A system and method of constructing multi-story buildings having poured-in-place concrete floors for the upper floors, wherein a set of lower posts is erected, the lower posts having horizontal upper plates on their upper ends each with a centrally disposed aperture... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994485 | Method and apparatus for mutually connecting elongated elements, such as reinforcement rods A method for mutually connecting at least two elongated elements, such as concrete renforcement rods, by means of a connecting member in the form of a winding spring with a center line, which winding spring is screwed on and around the elongated elements at the conn... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6758021 | Cage spacer A cage spacer for spacing reinforcing rods or welded fabric a specified distance from mold walls for poring concrete during construction projects. The cage spacer comprises two intersection bodies oriented perpendicular to each other and preferable with one body hav... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6679299 | Rod clip and apparatus A clip is disclosed which can be used to fabricate the lattice structure of reinforcing rods of the type used in the construction of steel rod reinforced concrete slabs. An apparatus to fasten those clips in position is also disclosed The preferred clip (... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6655105 | Weldless stirrup spacer A weldless stirrup spacer for manual installation, without a tool, on the concentric or parallel inner and outer reinforcement wire cages of reinforced concrete pipe or other concrete structures so as to position and maintain the cages at the required spa... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6622446 | Weldless spacer for wire reinforcement of concrete A weldless spacer for wire reinforcement of concrete is provided formed of a one piece, stamped design. An upper rail is formed parallel to a lower rail, and a series of vertical support elements are formed parallel to each other but perpendicular to both... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581769 | Corrugated shipping container with self-hinged door A corrugated collapsible shipping container is disclosed which includes a rigid pallet having side panels, a back panel and a front door panel extending upwardly from the pallet, one side panel and the back panel formed from a sheet of corrugated material... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571528 | Mechanical connector between headed studs and reinforcing steel A connector used to attach a reinforcing element to a headed stud includes a body uniquely configured to be placed onto the stud's head. The body also includes a pair of opposed apertures such that a reinforcing element such as, for example, a length of r... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561473 | Universal pipe mounting clamp and assembly A pipe mounting clamp assembly for mounting a pair of pipes to one another. The assembly also includes a bracket, and at least one pair of fasteners. The bracket has a base, and at least one saddle member attached to and extending from a surface of the ba... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6503434 | Method for manufacturing reinforced concrete The present invention relates to the manufacture of reinforced concrete structures wherein plastic tie fasteners are used to secure the rebar structure within the concrete structure. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of securing rebar... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6415576 | Reinforcing ridge apparatus and method In a length of rigid material (12) with first and second unjoined edges (16 and 20), a reinforcing ridge (10) includes a short extension (14) connected to the first unjoined edge (16). A long extension (18) is connected to the second unjoined edge (20). W... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6347903 | Fly clamp for reinforcing bars in concrete construction A method and apparatus are disclosed for use in conjunction with concrete construction that incorporates steel reinforcing bar formwork. In particular, the invention relates to a clamp that includes a plate having a plurality of gripping positions for cla... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6347904 | Fly clamp for reinforcing bars in concrete construction A method and apparatus are disclosed for use in conjunction with concrete construction that incorporates steel reinforcing bar formwork. In particular, the invention relates to a clamp that includes a plate having a plurality of gripping positions for cla... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6345473 | Apparatus for use in the construction of precast, moment-resisting frame buildings A method and apparatus for positioning mild steel reinforcing bars within a precast, moment resisting frame of a building. The apparatus includes a hand-receiving access component that can be installed within the concrete beams that make up the building f... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6327832 | Shearing reinforcement for flat ceilings and dowel strip A flat ceiling includes a reinforcement for resisting shear forces. The reinforcement is arranged in a bearing area for the flat ceiling and includes several dowel strips arranged in a substantially radial position with respect to a ceiling support. The r... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6276106 | Hydrophilic waterbar for diaphragm wall joints A waterbar for use between adjacent panels (22, 24) in a diaphragm wall, the waterbar comprising a first member (5) in the form of an elongate strip (6) provided along a first longitudinal edge (8) with a hydrophilic material (7) and along the opposite lo... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6176061 | Combination reinforcement bar connector and gauge A device for expediently and efficiently adjoining overlapping segments of reinforcement bar with substantially accurate and precise measures of overlap is disclosed. The device comprises a first coupling element for coupling to a first reinforcement bar ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6134853 | Interlocking insulated building block system An insulated building block system for use in building walls and other structures. Each full block has sidewalls and endwalls with a generally open interior and flat upper and lower surfaces. Two vertical ridges are provided along the interior of one side... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6128882 | Tie for reinforcing bars A tie device (1) is provided, for tying objects together, such as reinforcing bars (7, 8) prior to pouring concrete therearound. The tie device (1) comprises a pair of arms (2, 3) in a U- or V-shaped configuration, and has a hook (5, 6) at each end thereo... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6009680 | Structural clip for use in assembling wire frame structures, wire frame structure, and method of arranging components of a wire frame structure for packaging A plastic wire frame structural clip includes two pairs of diametrically opposed, equally spaced tapered slots formed longitudinally in a peripheral wall thereof for retaining wire frame members in place at their points of intersection. A wire frame struc... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5992123 | Shear stud assembly and method for reinforcement of column or beam connections A shear stud assembly is formed at the construction site by assembling double-headed shear studs with a channel system which engages one-headed end of the shear studs. The shear stud assembly may be positioned in a slab, beam, or horizontal element around... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5913341 | Apparatus and method for tying at least two bars A tie device (1) is provided, for tying objects together, such as reinforcing bars (7, 8) prior to pouring concrete therearound. The tie device (1) comprises a pair of arms (2, 3) in a U- or V-shaped configuration, and has a hook (5, 6) at each end thereo... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5896722 | Weldless spacer A weldless spacer for manually connecting without a tool two reinforcement cage wires or re-bars of a concrete reinforcing structure in spaced-apart relation is a unitary resilient wire member that has an elongated spanning portion that extends between th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5893252 | System for affixing rebar lattice to receive concrete An apparatus for fixating and elevating an interconnected rebar lattice having individual longitudinal and transverse rebar intersections for use as support for poured concrete in highway and other construction. The apparatus including a holding portion h... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5878546 | Concrete reinforcing bar connector A concrete reinforcing bar connector is described in which first and second elongated resilient clip members are formed in a substantially semi-circular "C" shaped cross-sectional configuration. The first and second clip members include opposed open ends ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5699642 | Plastic rebar harness A harness system used with steel reinforcement bars or rods to hold them at a desired orientation during and after concrete is poured. The system has two substantially identical harnesses each with its own strap section and a one direction end clasp. A co... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5687536 | Frame structure for the framework of a reinforced concrete floor A frame structure including at least one base rod; a plurality of struts respectively fastened to the at least one base rod; a plurality of shear members respectively fastened to the at least one base rod; and a plurality of horizontal connecting hooks, e... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5669196 | Eye bolt reinforcement steel coupler A relatively low cost, easy to install reinforcement coupler to be interconnected between a pair of opposing reinforcement steel bars that are either embedded in and protrude outwardly from adjacent precast concrete structures or form part of the reinforc... | 09/23/1997 |
