Rebar, beam and mesh highchair

Abstract

An apparatus for supporting a reinforcing element during the pouring of concrete includes a body having both a reinforcing bar bearing indentation and a concrete mesh bearing notch.

1 . An apparatus for supporting a reinforcing element in freshly poured concrete, comprising:
 a body including a reinforcing bar bearing indentation and a concrete mesh bearing notch.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said concrete mesh bearing notch includes three concrete mesh engaging edges. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said concrete mesh bearing notch has a width of between about 2/8 to about 5/16 inch and a depth of between about 2/8 to about 5/16 inch. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said concrete mesh bearing notch has a narrow neck. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing bar bearing indentation has a radius of curvature of between about 150 and about 195 inches. 
   
   
       6 . An apparatus for supporting a reinforcing element in freshly poured concrete, comprising:
 a body including eight side walls forming four sets of opposing sidewalls connected together by an annular base.   
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , including reinforcing bar bearing indentations and concrete mesh bearing notches in alternating sets of said four sets of opposing sidewalls. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said body includes multiple reinforcing bar bearing indentations and multiple concrete mesh bearing notches. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said body includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said first sidewall and said second sidewall are opposed and both said first sidewall and said second sidewall include one reinforcing bar bearing indentation. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said third sidewall and said fourth sidewall are opposed and both said third sidewall and said fourth sidewall include one concrete mesh bearing notch. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said body further includes a fifth sidewall, a sixth sidewall, a seventh sidewall and an eighth sidewall. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said fifth sidewall and said sixth sidewall are opposed and both said fifth sidewall and said sixth sidewall include one reinforcing bar bearing indentation. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein said seventh sidewall and said eighth sidewall are opposed and both said seventh sidewall and said eighth sidewall include one concrete mesh bearing notch. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said reinforcing bar bearing indentations in said first sidewall and said second sidewall are aligned along a first line and said reinforcing bar bearing indentations in said fifth sidewall and said sixth sidewall are aligned along a second line wherein said first line and said second line are substantially perpendicular to one another. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein said concrete mesh bearing notches in said third sidewall and said fourth sidewall are aligned along a third line and said concrete mesh bearing notches in said seventh sidewall and said eighth sidewall are aligned along a fourth line wherein said third line and said fourth line are substantially perpendicular to one another. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein each said reinforcing bar bearing indentation has a radius of curvature of between about 150 and about 195 inches. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein each said concrete mesh bearing notch has a width of between about 2/8 and about 5/16 inch and a depth of between about 2/8 and about 5/16 inch. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein each said concrete mesh bearing notch includes an edge for positively engaging and holding concrete mesh. 
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said body further includes an annular base engaging said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth sidewalls.