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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2001
Jerry D. Schimmelpfennig, Mount Pleasant, IA (US);
Randy L. Sperry, Burlington, IA (US);
Lomont Molding, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, IA (US);
Abstract
A protective cover for covering the end of a reinforcing bar has a cylindrical tube having an open end and an upper end. A cap is on the upper end of the tube, and an inverted fristo-conical surface is provided in the upper end of the tube to cause the reinforcing bar to orient itself vertically upon impact by a falling body. The protective cover also has strengthening ribs both above and below the canopy to prevent its inadvertent collapse. The ribs below the canopy are further strengthened against lateral deflection by a circular wall which extends downwardly from the canopy and intersects each of the ribs at their substantial mid section.