Weldment plate spacer/support

Abstract

A spacer/support having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the securement includes a plurality of fingers that can snap onto the head of a Nelson stud. A second embodiment is equipped with a flat head that can be secured to the weldment plate using an adhesive. The length of the spacer/support may be adjusted manually by cutting the body to length or by rotating one threaded member relative to a second to accommodate different thicknesses of walls. The spacer/support is preferably plastic but may be metal.

I claim:  
     
         1 . During formation of a concrete wall, a device for supporting a weldment plate, said device comprising 
 a. a body portion having a length substantially equal to the thickness of the concrete wall minus a dimension of the weldment plate extending in a direction of the thickness of the concrete wall;    b. a surface engaging portion for contacting a surface on which the concrete wall is poured and supporting the weldment plate in a position appropriately spaced from that surface;    c. means for attaching said body portion to the weldment plate;    whereby the weldment plate will be maintained in a desired position as wet concrete is poured and sets up.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said length of said body portion is adjustable.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said length is adjustable by manually removing excess length.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said body portion comprises two components which may be adjusted relative to each other to achieve the desired length.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein said two components are threadably engaged and rotation of one component relative to a second component results in a change in the length of said body portion.  
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 4  wherein said means for attaching comprises an adhesive layer between said weldment and one of said components.  
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said surface engaging portion comprises a section which tapers to a point to minimize surface treatment of the concrete wall needed to accommodate said device.  
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein a material for said device is selected from a group consisting of plastic, metal and powdered metal.  
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the weldment plate includes a plate member and projections extending from the plate member, said means for attaching comprises means to secure said device to a head portion of the weldment projection.  
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9  wherein the projections are Nelson studs welded to the nether side of the plate member and said means for attaching comprises a plurality of fingers to capture the head portion of the Nelson stud securing said device thereto.  
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10  wherein said plurality comprises at least three equally spaced fingers with portions that snap behind the head portion of the weldment projection.