Claims
- 1. A cage spacer comprising:a trapezoid body portion having a top and a base and a double apex body portion having a top and a base wherein the body portions intersect perpendicularly at their centers, and their bases are parallel to a common plane, the base of the trapezoidal body portion having a pad at each end for engaging rebars, the base of the double apex portion having a clip portion at each end, the clip portion having a rebar engaging portion, arm support segments extending from the rebar engaging portion and opposing arms radially angled toward the center of the rebar engaging portion for capturing a rebar therein attached to the support segents, and the base of the trapezoidal body portion and the double apex portion are at different heights to accommodate the position of intersecting rebars.
- 2. A cage spacer as in claim 1 wherein,the rebar engaging portions are oriented parallel to the axis of the intersecting bodies.
- 3. A cage spacer as in claim 1 wherein,the rebar engaging portions are oriented perpendicular to the axis of the intersecting bodies.
- 4. A cage spacer as in claim 1 wherein,the base of the double apex body portion having an aperture therethrough at the intersection of the double apex body portion for allowing a rebar to pass therethrough.
- 5. A cage spacer as in claim 1 wherein,a pin extends from the apexes to increase the distance to a mold wall and reduce the footprint of the cage spacer on the mold wall.
- 6. A cage spacer as in claim 4 wherein,pins adjacent each side of the aperture on the base of the double apex body portion and extending lower than the base, the pins circumference for engaging the rebars on a line parallel to the back of the rebar engaging portion to retain the rebars.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 10/224,837 filed Aug. 21, 2002.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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