Reinforcing steel support

Abstract

A support for suspending reinforcing steel relative to a form wall at a spaced distance is provided. The support includes a vertical member having a first end and a second end, a cantilever support arm extending from the vertical member for supporting a length of reinforcing steel orientated horizontally at a predetermined elevation and at a spaced distance from the form wall, and a clamp means for securing the support to the form wall so that the support arm is perpendicular to the form wall and extends towards the opposite side of the form. A plurality of support arms can be provided for suspending many different lengths of reinforcing steel at different elevations. The support is intended to be used in the construction of reinforcing structures, as for grade beams and is removed from the form wall prior to the pouring of concrete into the form.

1 . A support for suspending concrete reinforcing steel relative to a form wall comprising: 
 a vertical member having a first end and a second end;    a first support arm extending at a first predetermined elevation and orthogonal from said vertical member; and    a clamp means for securing said vertical member to said form wall so that said first support arm is perpendicular to said form wall.    
   
   
       2 . The support of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a second support arm extending at a second predetermined elevation and orthogonal from said vertical member and parallel to said first support arm.    
   
   
       3 . The support of  claim 2 , wherein said first and said second support arms are selectively positionable at different elevations along the height of said vertical member.  
   
   
       4 . The support of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a handle attached to said first end of said vertical member.    
   
   
       5 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said clamp means for securing said vertical member to said form wall is adjustable to the thickness of said form wall.  
   
   
       6 . The support of  claim 1 , wherein said support is removed from said form wall prior to the pouring of concrete.  
   
   
       7 . A temporary support for suspending reinforcing steel horizontally and relative to a form wall during the construction of a concrete reinforcing structure comprising: 
 a vertical member having a first end and a second end;    at least two support arms extending from said vertical support member at different elevations; and    a clamp means for securing said vertical member to said form wall.    
   
   
       8 . The temporary support of  claim 7 , wherein said vertical member is attached to said form wall so that said at least two support arms are perpendicular to said wall.  
   
   
       9 . The temporary support of  claim 7 , further comprising: 
 a handle attached to said first end of said vertical member.    
   
   
       10 . The temporary support of  claim 7 , wherein said at least two support arms are selectively positionable along the height of said vertical member.  
   
   
       11 . The temporary support of  claim 10 , wherein said at least two support arms extend orthogonal from said vertical member.  
   
   
       12 . The temporary support of  claim 7 , wherein said support is removed from said form wall prior to pouring concrete.  
   
   
       13 . The temporary support of  claim 7 , wherein each of said support arms define a channel at one end thereof which is adapted to receive said vertical member so that each of said support arms are slidably positionable along the height of said vertical support bar.  
   
   
       14 . The temporary support of  claim 13  further comprising: 
 a locking means attached to each of said support arms for locking the elevation of said support arm along the height of said vertical support member.    
   
   
       15 . A system for suspending reinforcing bars relative to a concrete form wall during the construction of a concrete reinforcing structure of reinforcing bars comprising in combination: 
 at least two reinforcing bar supports positioned along a length of said concrete form wall, said at least two reinforcing bar supports support at least one horizontally orientated reinforcing bar at a spaced distance from said form wall, each of said at least two reinforcing bar supports comprise:    a vertical member having a first end and a second end;    at least one support arm extending from said vertical member; and    a clamp means attached to said support for attaching said support to said concrete wall form so that said at least one support arm is perpendicular to said form wall.    
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein said at least one support arm is selectively positionable along the height of said vertical member.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein said at least one support arm extends orthogonal to said vertical member.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein each of said at least two reinforcing bar supports further comprise: 
 a handle attached to said first end of said vertical member.    
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein each of said at least two reinforcing bar supports are removed from said form wall prior to pouring concrete.