Reinforcement stirrup for use in masonry, as well as masonry thus formed

Masonry provided with at least one essentially horizontally oriented reinforcement that is positioned with the aid of reinforcement stirrups, wherein the reinforcement is positioned with the aid of reinforcement stirrups, the reinforcement stirrup being made of wire material and comprising:

• a) an essentially flat support section and at least one flat stirrup leg which, when the reinforcement stirrup is in use, extends essentially vertically up from the support section for inclusion in a joint between constructional elements;
• b) positioning means for an essentially horizontally extended main reinforcement, which means, when in use, extends from the plane of the support section and lies essentially outside this plane and extends in a direction opposite to that of the stirrup leg;
• c) the plane of the stirrup leg intersecting the plane of the support section within the bounds of the support section;
• d) the positioning means being formed by a hook with the stem of the hook lying in the plane of the support section and the arm of the hook extending essentially parallel to the support section;
• e) the arm of the hook being situated at a distance from the plane of the support section which is substantially equal to the thickness of the main reinforcement;
• and
• f) the arm being open at the front of the masonry so that this main reinforcement can be pushed in from the front of the masonry until it comes into contact with the stem of the hook.

Reinforcement stirrup made of wire material for use in masonry, comprising:

• a) an essentially flat support section and at least one flat stirrup leg which, when the reinforcement stirrup is in use, extends essentially vertically up from the support section for inclusion in a joint between constructional elements;
• b) positioning element for an essentially horizontally extended main reinforcement, which element, when in use, extends from the plane of the support section and lies essentially outside this plane and extends in a direction opposite to that of the stirrup leg;
• c) the plane of the stirrup leg intersecting the plane of the support section within the bounds of the support section;
• d) the positioning element being formed by a hook with the stem of the hook lying in the plane of the support section and the arm of the hook extending essentially parallel to the support section;
• e) the arm of the hook being situated at a distance from the plane of the support section which is substantially equal to the thickness of the main reinforcement;
• and
• f) the arm being open at the front of the masonry so that this main reinforcement can be pushed in from the front of the masonry until it comes into contact with the stem of the hook.