Barrier cable anchor
OwnerFelix Sorkininventor
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Abstract
A barrier cable anchor may include an anchor body including an inner surface, a retainer having a retainer body and the retainer body being retained to the anchor body, a collar having an outer surface and an inner surface and being at least partially within the anchor body, one or more wedges positioned within the tapered inner surface of the collar, and a nut engaging the collar and retained to the anchor body. The retainer may include a pin end retained to the inner surface of the anchor body and the nut may include a threaded outer surface so that rotating the nut within the anchor body advances the retaining collar and thereby tensions the barrier cable.
Claims27
A barrier cable anchor comprising:
- an anchor body, the anchor body including an inner surface and a bore therethrough defined by the inner surface, the anchor body having a first end and a second end;
- a retainer, the retainer having a retainer body and a head, the head having a width greater than that of the retainer body and the retainer body being retained to the anchor body at the first end, the head positioned outside the bore of the anchor body and at an end of the retainer body;
- an anchor plate, the anchor plated fitted about the first end of the anchor body, the anchor plate having a hole therethrough, the anchor plate positioned such that a portion of the retainer passes through the anchor plate;
- a collar, the collar having a collar outer surface, the collar positioned at least partially within the anchor body at the second end, the collar including a tapered inner surface;
- one or more wedges positioned within the tapered inner surface of the collar;
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- a nut engaging the collar and retained to the anchor body.
A barrier cable system comprising:
- a barrier cable;
- a first concrete member and a second concrete member, each concrete member including:
- a barrier cable anchor, each barrier cable anchor positioned within the hole of an anchor plate, each barrier cable anchor coupling the barrier cable to the respective concrete member, each barrier cable anchor including:
- an anchor body, the anchor body including an inner surface and a bore therethrough defined by the inner surface, the anchor body having a first end and a second end;
- a retainer, the retainer having a retainer body and a head, the head having a width greater than that of the retainer body and the retainer body being retained to the anchor body at the first end, the head positioned outside the bore of the anchor body and at an end of the retainer body;
- an anchor plate, the anchor plated fitted about the first end of the anchor body, the anchor plate having a hole therethrough, the anchor plate positioned such that a portion of the retainer passes through the anchor plate;
- a collar, the collar having a collar outer surface, the collar positioned at least partially within the anchor body at the second end, the collar including an inner surface;
- one or more wedges positioned within the inner surface of the collar;
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- a nut engaging the collar and retained to the anchor body.
A method for coupling a barrier cable to a concrete member, the method comprising:
- a) coupling an anchor plate to the concrete member;
- b) assembling a barrier cable anchor to the anchor plate comprising the steps of:
- i) supplying an anchor body, the anchor body including an inner surface, the inner surface defining a bore;
- ii) inserting a retainer through the anchor plate, the retainer having a retainer body and a head, the head having a width greater than that of the retainer body and the retainer body being retained to the anchor body, wherein the head protrudes from the anchor body;
- iii) inserting one or more wedges and a collar at least partially into the anchor body;
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- iv) providing a nut, the nut engaging the collar and retained to the inner surface of the anchor body;
- c) inserting a barrier cable into the barrier cable anchor and the collar so as to engage the wedges;
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- d) tensioning the barrier cable by advancing the collar into the anchor body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.