Saddle chair for holding rebar in place in tilt-up wall construction

Abstract

A rebar support bracket for use in forming concrete structures formed so as to be saddled over a supported rebar member. The bracket member is configured to be spaced a predetermined distance away from a form member and has an upper and lower generally C-shaped appendage to receive transverse running rebar members.

1 . A rebar support bracket for use in forming concrete structures comprising:
 an elongate vertically oriented bracket member having means for securing a transverse running rebar member both near an upper end and near a lower end of said bracket member;   said bracket member having at an intermediate location thereof, means for resting said bracket member on a supported rebar member directed toward said bracket member; and   said bracket member having means for spacing said bracket a predetermined distance from a form member used to form a structure into which concrete is to be poured.   
   
   
       2 . The rebar support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for spacing said bracket a predetermined distance from said form member comprises:
 an appendage extending from said elongate bracket member near said upper and lower ends of said bracket member directed opposite from said means for securing said transverse running rebar member both near said upper end and near said lower end of said bracket member, wherein a tip on said appendage comes in contact with said form member when said bracket member is in use.   
   
   
       3 . The rebar support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for securing said transverse running rebar member both near said upper end and near said lower end of said bracket member comprises a generally C-shaped rebar receiving portion. 
   
   
       4 . The rebar support bracket according to  claim 3 , wherein C-shaped rebar receiving portion is configured to allow for a snug fit so as to prevent said transverse rebar from floating an upward direction as the concrete is being poured into the formed structure. 
   
   
       5 . The rebar support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for resting said bracket member on said supported rebar member directed toward said bracket member is a slotted portion forming an inverted U-shape slot through which an end of said supported rebar member passes, wherein said inverted U-shape slot is rested on said support rebar member. 
   
   
       6 . The rebar support bracket according to  claim 5 , further comprising an appendage extending laterally from approximate said inverted U-shape slot, said appendage being directed in a direction opposite from said form, wherein said appendage further rest on said supported rebar member. 
   
   
       7 . The rebar support bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein said bracket is configured from material comprising:
 metal, metal wire or polymeric material.