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US 10,577,816 B1Granted
Holder for supporting an anchor rod and anchor body
AssigneeCetres Holdings, LLC
InventorThomas M Espinosa
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Abstract
A holder for supporting a threaded rod for being embedded in concrete, comprising a central portion including a first opening for receiving an end portion of a threaded rod; a ring portion; arm portions connecting the central portion to the ring portion, the arm portions including respective base portions; leg portions attached to the ring portion; and the central portion extending above and below the base portions.
Claims37
A holder for supporting an anchor embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a body having a central portion including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the anchor;
- b) the body including holes configured to receive respective screws or nails with respective heads for attaching the body to a form board, the holes being large enough to allow the respective heads of the screws or nails to pass completely through the body;
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- c) flange portions operably associated with the respective holes to engage the respective heads of the screws or nails and attach the body to the form board, the flange portions having a first thickness, the flange portions further including a breakable portion having a second thickness configured to allow the respective heads of the screws or nails to pass completely through the body and the screws or nails to remain attached to the form board when the form board is removed after the concrete has cured;
- d) wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness.
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A holder for supporting an anchor embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a base portion including a central portion;
- b) the central portion including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the of the anchor;
- c) leg portions operably attached to the base portion;
- d) foot portions attached to respective bottom ends of the leg portions, the foot portions including respective holes configured to receive respective screws or nails with respective heads for attaching the foot portions to a form board, the holes being large enough to allow the respective heads of the screws or nails to pass completely through the respective foot portions;
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- e) flange portions operably associated with the respective holes to engage the respective heads of the screws or nails and attach the foot portions to the form board, the flange portions having a first thickness, the flange portions further including a breakable portion having a second thickness configured to allow the heads of the screws or nails to pass completely through the respective foot portions and the screws or nails to remain attached to the form board when the form board is removed after the concrete has cured;
- f) wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness.
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A holder for supporting an anchor embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a central portion including an opening configured to receive an end portion of the anchor;
- b) arm portions extending outwardly from the central portion;
- c) leg portions operably attached to the respective arm portions;
- d) the leg portions including respective holes configured to receive respective screws or nails with respective heads for attaching the leg portions to a form board, the holes being large enough to allow the respective heads of the screws or nails to pass completely through the respective leg portions;
- e) flange portions operably associated with the respective holes to engage the respective heads of the screws or nails and attach the leg portions to the form board, the flange portions having a first thickness, the flange portions further including a breakable portion having a second thickness configured to allow the heads of the screws or nails to pass completely through the respective leg portions and the screws or nails to remain attached to the form board when the form board is removed after the concrete has cured;
- f) wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness.
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A holder for supporting an anchor embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a base portion;
- b) a central portion extending upwardly from the base portion, the central portion including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the anchor;
- c) leg portions operably attached to the base portion;
- d) foot portions attached to respective bottom ends of the leg portions, the foot portions including respective holes configured to receive respective screws or nails for attaching the foot portions to a form board;
- e) the foot portions are breakable to allow the screws or nails to separate from the holder and to remain attached to the form board when the form board is removed after the concrete has cured;
- f) the foot portions including a thickness;
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- g) the foot portions including a slit cut partway through the thickness.
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A holder for supporting an anchor embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a body having a central portion including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the anchor;
- b) the body including a hole configured to receive a screw or nail with a head for attaching the body to a form board, the hole being large enough to allow the head of the screw or nail to pass completely through the body;
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- c) flange portion operably associated with the hole to engage the head of the screw or nail and attach the body to the form board, the flange portion having a first thickness, the flange portion further including a breakable portion having a second thickness configured to allow the head of the screw or nail to pass completely through the body and the screw or nail to remain attached to the form board when the form board is removed after the concrete has cured;
- d) wherein the second thickness is less than the first thickness.
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A holder for supporting an anchor embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a body having a central portion including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the anchor;
- b) the body including holes configured to receive respective screws or nails with respective heads for attaching the body to a form board, the holes being large enough to allow the respective heads of the screws or nails to completely pass through the body;
- c) breakable flange portions operably associated with the respective holes to engage the respective heads of the screws or nails and attach the body to the form board, the breakable flange portions to allow the respective heads of the screws or nails to pass through the respective holes and the screws or nails to remain attached to the form board when the form board is removed after the concrete has cured;
- d) the flange portions including a thickness;
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- e) the flange portions including a plurality of radial slits cut partway through the thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.