Protective rebar cover
AssigneeMutual Industries North, Inc.
InventorYongjian Yang
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Abstract
Briefly, this invention comprises a rebar protective cover for use on the projecting free end of a concrete reinforcing bar to prevent impact injuries comprising: (a) a hollow cylindrical collar, having an open end and a closed end, (b) an overhanging impact head of substantial extent projecting laterally outwardly beyond the closed end of said collar, (c) a bowl-shaped shaping member having the concave surface facing the open end of the collar, (d) a solid cementitious member occupying the space between said closed end of the collar and the underside of said shaping member, said cementitious member having a surface abutting the underside of said shaping member complementary to said shaping member and adapted to resist impact penetration, said protective cover preventing penetration of the cover by rebar.
Claims18
A rebar safety protective cover for use on the projecting free end of a concrete reinforcing bar to prevent impact injuries comprising:
- (a) a hollow cylindrical collar, having an open end and a closed end,
- (b) an overhanging impact head of substantial extent projecting laterally outwardly beyond the closed end of said collar,
- (c) a bowl-shaped shaping member having the concave surface facing the open end of the collar, said shaping member comprising a plastic material,
- (d) a solid cementitious member occupying the space between said closed end of the collar and the underside of said shaping member, said cementitious member having a surface abutting the underside of said shaping member complementary to said shaping member and adapted to resist impact penetration,
- said cementitious member preventing penetration of the cover by rebar.
In combination, a rebar used to reinforce concrete wherein the rebar has an exposed free end, and a safety protective cover disposed on said exposed free end, said protective cover comprising:
- (a) a hollow cylindrical collar, having an open end and a closed end,
- (b) a flat overhanging impact head of substantial extent projecting laterally outwardly beyond the closed end of the collar,
- (c) a bowl-shaped shaping member having the concave surface facing the open end of the collar, said shaping member comprising a plastic material,
- (d) a solid cementitious member occupying the space between said closed end of the collar and the underside of said shaping member, said cementitious member having a surface abutting the underside of said shaping member complementary to said shaping member and adapted to resist impact penetration,
- said cementitious member preventing penetration of the cover by rebar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.