Device for spacing apart reinforcing inserts in reinforced concrete

Claim 1

IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES SHAPED BY MEANS OF SHUTTERING FORMS OR THE LIKE, A DEVICE SPACING THE REINFORCING INSERTS FOR THE CONCRETE A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE SHUTTERING COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A SPACING MEMBER MAINTAINING A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SHUTTERING AND THE REINFORCING INSERT, SAID SPACING MEMBER COMPRISING A MAIN BODY PORTION, ONE END OF SAID BODY PORTION HAVING A RECESS RECEIVING THE REINFORCING INSERT AND LOCATING SAID SPACING MEMBER GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID INSERT, THE END OF SAID BODY PORTION OPPOSITE TO THE RECESSED END HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED APART ARMS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THEREFROM AND ADAPTED TO BEAR AGAINST THE SHUTTERING, TWO OPPOSED EXTERIOR SIDE SURFACES OF SAID BODY PORTION HAVING GUIDE BARS THEREON EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BODY PORTION, AND TOOTH MEANS FORMED ON SAID GUIDE BARS; AND A RETAINING MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED TRANSVERSELY OF SAID REINFORCING INSERT OPPOSITE SAID SPACING MEMBER AND IN LOCKABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SPACING MEMBER, SAID RETAINING MEMBER COMPRISING A GENERALLY ARCUATE RETAINER CLIP ADAPTED TO ENCIRCLE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SAID INSERT AND HAVING RESILIENT END PORTIONS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID INSERT, THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE CLIP ENDS BEING PROVIDED WITH RETAINING TOOTH MEANS ADAPTED TO LOCKABLY INTERENGAGE SAID TOOTH MEANS ON SAID GUIDE BARS OF SAID SPACING MEMBER.