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An anchor bolt template for use with cardboard molds used to form concrete into footings and other foundations. The template is integrally formed of plastic or some other resilient, light weight material. The most common bolt configuration includes four bolts spaced equal distances from the foundati

An anchor bolt template for use with cardboard molds used to form concrete into footings and other foundations. The template is integrally formed of plastic or some other resilient, light weight material. The most common bolt configuration includes four bolts spaced equal distances from the foundation's center. Thus, the preferred template shape is four arms extending radially from a hub. Each of the arms has bolt location markers labeled with the diameters of several bolt patterns. The arms may be generally C-shaped in cross section so that the depending edges ride on the upper edge of the mold, supporting the lower anchor bolt nut above the concrete. Notches, preferably labeled by mold size, on the bottom of the depending edges of the arms receive the upper edge of the mold so that as heavy concrete is poured into the cardboard mold the sidewall of the mold will not deform.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for supporting a plurality of anchor bolts in at least a first pattern in wet concrete to form a concrete footing, wherein each of the anchor bolts comprises a first nut and a second nut for engaging the template therebetween, the method comprising:providing at least

What is claimed is: 1. A method for supporting a plurality of anchor bolts in at least a first pattern in wet concrete to form a concrete footing, wherein each of the anchor bolts comprises a first nut and a second nut for engaging the template therebetween, the method comprising:providing at least one concrete mold, each concrete mold comprising a side wall terminating at an open top having a diameter and defined by an upper edge;providing an anchor bolt template comprising:an integrally formed body sized for placement over the open top of the mold, the body having an upper surface and a lower surface;at least a first set of bolt locator indicia on the upper surface of the body, the first set of indicia representative of bolt locations arranged in a first bolt pattern, whereby, when the anchor bolts are inserted through the template at the bolt locations, the first nut will engage the upper surface of the template and the second nut will engage the lower surface of the template;a spacer on the lower surface of the body sized and positioned to support the lower surface of the body a distance from the upper edge of the mold, the distance being at least about the width of the second nut; andattaching the anchor bolts to the template using the first and second nuts; andpositioning the template on the upper edge of the mold.