US Patent Issued to HAWKEYEPEDERSHAAB CONCRETE TECHNOLOGIES on Sept. 8 for "Concrete reinforcement cage lock with minimal intrusion into the concrete cover" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,537, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to HAWKEYEPEDERSHAAB CONCRETE TECHNOLOGIES INC (St. Louis).

"Concrete reinforcement cage lock with minimal intrusion into the concrete cover" was invented by Dave Strabala (Mediapolis, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first lock formed on the first end portion configured for attachment by torsion to a first reinforcement wire mesh cage of the two reinforcement wire mesh cages with a first spacer cover extending from the first lock away from the intermediate portion. A second lock formed on the second end portion comprising the same to hold two reinforcement wire mesh cages a fixed distance ap...