US3254681A
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Reinforcing cage apparatus and method of making
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-25
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Granted: 1966-06-07
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Expires: 1982-06-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Leroy Magers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:41
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21F; B21F27/00; B21F27/12; B21F27/121; B21F27/125; B21F27/122; B21F27/124
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A METHOD FOR MAKING A CYLINDRICAL REINFORCING CAGE OF A DESIRED SIZE FOR A REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF POSITIONING A PLURALITY OF SPACED LONGITUDINAL REINFORCING ELEMENTS ALONG THE AXIS OF DIRECTRIX OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF THE CAGE TO BE FORMED, PLACING A FIRST OVERSIZED LENGTH OF TRANSVERSE REINFORCING ELEMENT HAVING A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE LINEAR EXTENT OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION TRANSVERSELY ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL ELEMENTS, FORMING A PRELIMINARY LOOP ABOUT SAID ELEMENTS, FORMING PORTIONS OF THE TRANSVERSE ELEMENT OVERLAP, SEQUENTIALLY AFFIXING EACH LONGITUDINAL ELEMENT TO THE FIRST TRANSVERSE ELEMENT AND SECURING THE OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS OF THE FIRST TRANSVERSE ELEMENT TOGETHER, FORMING A FINAL FIXED LOOP HAVING A LESSER PERIPHERAL EXTENT THAN THE PRELIMINARY LOOP, POSITIONING A SECOND OVERSIZED LENGTH OF REINFORCING ELEMENT TRANSVERSELY ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL ELEMENTS AND SPACED FROM THE FIRST TRANSVERSE ELEMENT WHEREBY THE END PORTIONS OF THE SECOND TRANSVERSE ELEMENT OVERLAP, SEQUENTIALLY AFFIXING EACH LONGITUDINAL ELEMENT TO THE SECOND TRANSVERSE ELEMENT SECURING THE OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS OF THE SECONND TRANSVERSE ELEMENT TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A METHOD FOR MAKING A CYLINDRICAL REINFORCING CAGE OF A DESIRED SIZE FOR A REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF POSITIONING A PLURALITY OF SPACED LONGITUDINAL REINFORCING ELEMENTS ALONG THE AXIS OF DIRECTRIX OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION OF THE CAGE TO BE FORMED, PLACING A FIRST OVERSIZED LENGTH OF TRANSVERSE REINFORCING ELEMENT HAVING A LENGTH GREATER THAN THE LINEAR EXTENT OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION TRANSVERSELY ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL ELEMENTS, FORMING A PRELIMINARY LOOP ABOUT SAID ELEMENTS, FORMING PORTIONS OF THE TRANSVERSE ELEMENT OVERLAP, SEQUENTIALLY AFFIXING EACH LONGITUDINAL ELEMENT TO THE FIRST TRANSVERSE ELEMENT AND SECURING THE OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS OF THE FIRST TRANSVERSE ELEMENT TOGETHER, FORMING A FINAL FIXED LOOP HAVING A LESSER PERIPHERAL EXTENT THAN THE PRELIMINARY LOOP, POSITIONING A SECOND OVERSIZED LENGTH OF REINFORCING ELEMENT TRANSVERSELY ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL ELEMENTS AND SPACED FROM THE FIRST TRANSVERSE ELEMENT WHEREBY THE END PORTIONS OF THE SECOND TRANSVERSE ELEMENT OVERLAP, SEQUENTIALLY AFFIXING EACH LONGITUDINAL ELEMENT TO THE SECOND TRANSVERSE ELEMENT SECURING THE OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS OF THE SECONND TRANSVERSE ELEMENT TOGETHER.
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