Drop-in anchor setting tool
OwnerAndrew S. Paubainventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates in general to the field of securing structural members to masonry, and more specifically, to a drop-in anchor setting tool and method of use. The drop-in anchor setting tool includes a hands-free safety feature that allows the drop-in anchor and setting tool to remain embedded in the masonry during installation. In particular, the drop-in anchor setting tool includes a threaded portion configured to screw together the drop-in anchor and the drop-in anchor setting tool during installation. A purpose of invention is to provide a drop-in anchor setting tool and method of use that minimizes risk of injury to the operator during installation, is easy to use, and cost-effective to manufacture.
Claims20
A drop-in anchor setting tool, comprising:
- a tubular body comprising an open first end and an opposite, open second end;
- a threaded bolt positioned adjacent the open second end of the tubular body;
- a central bore traversing from the open first end to the open second end of the tubular body and continuing through the threaded bolt;
- a pin fitted inside the central bore;
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- the threaded bolt configured to be removably attached to a drop-in anchor;
- wherein the drop-in anchor setting tool is configured to set the drop-in anchor in a solid base material by striking the pin.
A drop-in anchor setting tool, comprising:
- a tubular body comprising an open first end and an opposite, open second end;
- a threaded bolt positioned adjacent the open second end of the tubular body;
- a central bore traversing from the open first end to the open second end of the tubular body and continuing through the threaded bolt;
- a pin having a plunger slidably fitted inside the central bore;
- the pin comprising a striking head at a first end of the pin;
- the pin comprising a driving head at an opposite second end of the pin;
- the threaded bolt tool configured to be removably attached to a drop-in anchor;
- wherein the drop-in anchor setting tool is configured to set the drop-in anchor in a solid base material by striking the striking head of the pin.
A drop-in anchor setting tool, comprising:
- a tubular body comprising an open first end and an opposite, open second end;
- a threaded bolt positioned adjacent the open second end of the tubular body;
- a central bore traversing from the open first end to the open second end through the tubular body and continuing through the threaded bolt;
- a pin having a plunger slidably fitted inside the central bore;
- the pin comprising a striking head at a first end of the pin;
- the pin comprising a driving head at an opposite second end of the pin;
- the driving head is configured to push an expander plug inside a drop-in anchor;
- the threaded bolt configured to be removably attached to the drop-in anchor;
- wherein the drop-in anchor setting tool is configured to set the drop-in anchor in a solid base material by striking the striking head of the pin;
- wherein the plunger slides inside the central bore as the striking head is struck by the striking tool to push the expander plug inside the drop-in anchor to set the drop-in anchor in the solid base material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.