Weldment plate stud extender support

Abstract

A spacer support or stud extender having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction wherein the extender is coupled to a head of a stud depending from a weldment plate with a cup-shaped engaging portion.

1 . A device for securing to a head portion of a weldment plate projection to support the weldment plate during the formation of a concrete wall, said device comprising: 
 an elongate body portion having a top planar surface on which a weldment plate projection head is placed, wherein the elongate body portion has a length capable of being adjusted to be substantially equal to a thickness of a concrete wall to be poured minus a dimension of the weldment plate extending in a direction of the thickness of the concrete wall;    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; and    means for attaching said elongate body portion to the weldment plate projection head comprising a cup-shaped portion configured so that said projection head can slide on top of said planar portion of said elongate body portion into said cup-shaped portion.    
   
   
       2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup-shaped portion is dimensioned so as to provide a relatively snug fit sufficient to hold the projection head in position.  
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 two or more apertures along an upstanding wall forming a back of the cup-shaped portion.    
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 two or more apertures along an upper planar portion forming said cup-shaped portion.    
   
   
       5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said length of said elongate body portion is adjustable.  
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein said length is adjustable by manually removing an excess length.  
   
   
       7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said surface engaging portion includes a section which tapers to a point to minimize surface treatment of the concrete wall needed to accommodate said device.  
   
   
       8 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein a material for said device is selected from a group consisting of plastic, metal, powdered metal and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the projections are Nelson studs welded to the nether side of the plate member.