# US 12,006,687 B2 · Rebar biter

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- Number: US 12,006,687 B2
- Document ID: US12006687B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/300,970
- Filed: 2021-12-29
- Published: 2023-06-29
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2021-12-29
- Applicants: Robert Lomax; Benjamin Joseph Perry; Brendan Paul Barry
- Inventors: Robert Lomax; Benjamin Joseph Perry; Brendan Paul Barry
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12006687B2

## CPC

- E04C 5/167: {Connection by means of clips or other resilient elements}
- A62B 35/0043: {Lifelines, lanyards, and anchors therefore (attachments A62B35/0037)}
- A62B 35/0068: {Anchors}
- B25B 5/101: {C-clamps}
- E04G 21/3276: {Arrangements on buildings for connecting safety-lines (fastening devices for devices for lowering persons from buildings A62B1/04)}
- E04G 21/3295: {Guide tracks for safety lines (arrangements for bypassing safety track supports without life line disconnection A62B35/0087)}
- E04G 21/3204: {against falling down}
- E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S)
- A62B: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)
- B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING
- E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS

## Abstract

A device may include an anchor point operationally connected to a rebar, an E-clamp coupled to the anchor point, and a forcing handle configured to tighten the E-clamp to the rebar.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rebar biter, comprising:
an anchor point,
a forcing handle,
a U-bolt, wherein the U-bolt is configured to adhere to a rebar, and
an E-clamp having a substantially E-shaped frame having first and second opposing arms structurally coupled to the anchor point and operationally coupled to the U-bolt via a hole through a surface of the first opposing arm parallel to the forcing handle,
wherein the forcing handle is configured to tighten the U-bolt to the rebar;
wherein the rebar biter is balanced around a center axis that crosses through the center of the anchor point, the U-bolt, and the rebar; and
wherein the first opposing arm's distal portion is perpendicular to the center axis and the second opposing arm's distal portion is parallel to the center axis.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rebar biter device of claim 1,
wherein the U-bolt is connected to the forcing handle via a plurality of threads, and
wherein the forcing handle is configured to rotate clockwise to tighten the U-bolt to the rebar.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rebar biter of claim 1, wherein the anchor point is welded onto the E-clamp.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rebar biter of claim 1, wherein the anchor point provides a connection to a personal fall arrest system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rebar biter of claim 1, wherein the E-clamp includes an opening for containing the rebar, the opening being between 1 inch and 2 inches.