Combined joist and reinforcing bar holder and structure formed therewith

Claim 2

A building structure comprising the combination of hollow concrete block wall members and wooden joist members, said wall members and said joist members being joined by means of holders, each holder comprising: a pocket section disposed for receiving and holding a joist member in position; a projecting section forming a part of said pocket section and disposed for insertion into the hollow portions of said wall members; said projecting section being further characterized by means for holding a reinforcing bar located within a cement mixture in the hollow portion of said wall members in position; said pocket section being further characterized by wing members disposed for positioning against the surface of said wall members; means for fastening said wing members to said wall members.

Claim 3

A building structure comprising the combination of hollow concrete wall block members and wooden joist members, said wall members and said joist members being joined by means of holders, each holder comprising: a pocket section disposed for receiving and holding a joist member in position; a projecting section forming a part of said pocket section and disposed for insertion into a wall member and forming a part therof; said projecting section being further characterized by means for holding a reinforcing bar in said wall member in position; said pocket section being further characterized by wing members disposed for positioning against the surface of said wall member; means for fastening said wing members to said wall member.

Claim 4

A building structure comprising the combination of hollow concrete wall block members and wooden joist members, said wall members and said joist members being joined by means of holders, each holder comprising: a pocket section disposed for receiving and holding a joist member in position; a projecting section forming a part of said pocket section and disposed for insertion into a wall member and forming a part therof; said projecting section being further characterized by means for holding a reinforcing bar in said wall member in position; said pocket section being further characterized by wing members disposed for positioning against the surface of said wall member; means for fastening said wing members to said wall member.

Claim 5

A combined structural joist and reinforcing bar holder comprising: a vertical U-shaped pocket section; a pair of vertical wing members connecting to and projecting horizontally outwards at right angles from either side of said pocket section; a flat horizontal top section connecting with the top edges of said wing members and said pocket section at right angles thereto; a projecting section connecting with an edge of said top section opposite to said wing members and said pocket section and forming an angle with said top section; said pocket section, said top section and said projecting section being disposed for combined engagement around a top edge of a hollow concrete building wall block; a lip section connecting with an edge of said projecting section opposite to said top section; said lip section projecting outwards from said projecting section and forming a groove therewith said top section being further adapted for positioning between two adjacent horizontal courses of wall blocks, whereby the torque produced by unbalanced loads on said holder may be resisted.

Claim 6

A combined structural joist and reinforcing bar holder comprising: a vertical U-shaped pocket section; a pair of vertical wing members connecting to and projecting horizontally outwards at right angles from either side of said pocket section; a flat horizontal top section connecting with the top edges of said wing members and said pocket section at right angles thereto; a projecting section connecting with an edge of said top section opposite to said wing members and said pocket section and forming an angle with said top section; said pocket section, said top section and said projecting section being disposed for combined engagement around a top edge of a hollow concrete building wall block; a lip section connecting with an edge of said projecting section opposite to said top section; said lip section projecting outwards from said projecting section and forming a groove therewith said top section being further adapted for positioning between two adjacent horizontal courses of wall blocks, whereby the torque produced by unbalanced loads on said holder may be resisted.

Claim 7

The device of claim 3 in which said U-shaped pocket section, said vertical wing members, said flat horizontal top section, said projecting section and said lip section comprise a single piece of sheet metal cut and bent to form said sections and said wing members.

Claim 8

The device of claim 3 in combination with: a hollow concrete block wall member of a building structure, said device being positioned so that iTs flat horizontal top section rests upon one horizontal upper edge of said block, its wing members being positioned against a vertical outer surface of said block and said projecting and lip sections and said groove being positioned within the hollow interior of said block; a steel reinforcing bar positioned in the groove of said device within said hollow interior of said block; a cement mixture introduced into said hollow interior and surrounding said reinforcing bar; a joist positioned in said pocket section; means for fastening said wing members to said block; means for fastening said pocket section to said joist.

Claim 9

The device of claim 3 including holes through said wing members adapted to receive fastening means whereby said wing members may be fastened to the wall of a hollow concrete wall block building structure.

Claim 10

The device of claim 6 including holes through the sides of said pocket section adapted to receive fastening means whereby said pocket section may hold the end of a joist of a building structure in position.

Claim 11

The device of claim 7 in which said groove formed between said lip section and said projecting section is adapted to support a reinforcing bar comprising an element of a reinforced concrete portion of a hollow concrete wall block building structure.