US1830202A - Reenforcement cage - Google Patents

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Nov. 1 3,, 1931.

H. H. JENKINS REENFORCEMENT CAGE Filed May 29, 1930 INVEN r0 2? Hon Ann h. JENKINS,

Though these tie-rods may still be used,

*dependingon-thestrain to be applied to the form, and also depending on the size of reenforcelnent that may be used, which in turn supporting "aforin as one cage; 7

V the forth illustrated i 7 manufact re of a l ieflitheiea e m teri l .l t

the cage material centrah z e d lwithili a for n between'the and with respectto end-flanges I Iine nt 1 'cla-iini: H; I L In a neenfoi'ceirient age; in combination with theintertwined cage material, dist nct longitudinal rods embodying ineans adapted "depends on the thickness of material in which the reenforcelnent nay or oan be e1n I bedded, the inserted reenforcenient rods 11 are designed and intended to a great extent totakecare of ,theetightening of thelflanges,

but more particularly ,to, provide the tight longitudinal support'required for properly and holding the cagewithin: the o From the illustration in Fig. 1' itwill be :clear. that witl such additional ,rods 1 1, a

fellipticalcag can, in the'fi 'rst place, belheld .ProP j us d with niai m W h -ifi iv filiifioiilty," While with chairs ;coiisiderable la.-

, horiv'ould be involved a take'care fif hs dirfe'ren'ces in the spacing of the cage fromjthe insideof the; forn'i, and, secondly," the dispo- I sition ofthee nbeddedlea'ge in a concrete fipe I can alwaysbe'laseertained with the li ilost W, toi bring? the elliptical r enfercento thefdesir'ed or requiredposition to mas-at I t9 i d c tethe pq e a the-era; anaem a; lioldingthe e material stressed longitudinally with respect to the end-flanges.

4. In a reen forcement cage, in combination with he agefmefie i me ns fe h the cage inaterial spaced in; a predeterinlinjed posi'tion Within a form "bettiveen the and with respect to end-fianges of the form during the is to. b embedde .J

,5. In a reenforceln e nt cage,--in combina-'' tion Wit'lfthe cage material, means-for holdmanufactured.ast urein whi h: the ge ing the cage material spaced in arpredeter' "ini'fi'ed position Within a form between the ct to end flanges of the ,cageiba the outside of'the finished withsjtaiid'the' strain that may rest on .al'structurefivh'enplaced the round. V.

Ihe "protruding ends, of theseirods ma serve as connections 1501; o nmgp pesormay 'beflclipped oil as it' may be required orfdesiredif n. "From; the. illustrations in Eigs. el and-f 5 it will. also clear that several v cages,,can lie as'easil'yproperlylocated and disposed in time cage 15am 16 is separately byi'ts o wn rods ll supported and held in the flange 12 Wliile in the v for'in illustrat d. in 5,5;the oiiter'c'a'ge 17 is Wired to the inner cage l' 8 by the ties 19, cages tiedtogjeth'er in this mannerlfof course, foi'rnin'ga singlegstrong structure which can. be held properly disposed Within a forin by rods [of a suitable strength.

t Pe l 'pi i end a g s fid y s ip iii and holdthe cage longitudinally stressedbe- 3 Inareenforcement V 4 mea s for hdld i ig' I Havingatlius described my invention, I

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