Spacer clip for joining and supporting crosswisely extending reinforcement bars

Claim 1

A spacer clip of molded plastic Resilient material for joining two crosswisely extending bars at their intersection and supporting and retaining them in a position spaced above a base, comprising: a. a pair of vertically extending spaced leg members interconnected at the top by a bridging member extending generally horizontally to define an inverted generally U-shaped body adapted to receive the overlying one of the bars and having a bar engaging surface; b. an open recess having a second bar engaging surface in each of said leg members for receiving and seating the underlying one of the bars, having its axis extending transversely to the axis of the bridging member, the bottom bar engaging surface of said recesses being spaced a distance from the bar engaging surface of the bridging member which is equal to or less than the combined thicknesses of the two bars; c. a pair of flexible members each depending downwardly from said bridging member at a spaced distance from said leg members and said second bar engaging surface and having an end portion directed inwardly in opposite relation to said second bar engaging surface to permit said members to be flexed inwardly towards said recess; d. said flexible members being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the spacing between the leg members and adapted to engage the underlying one of the bars and to be deflected thereby upon the insertion of the bar in the recesses and spring back and secure said under-lying bar against said second bar engaging surface upon the seating of the bar.