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US 12,195,981 B2Granted
Anchor
AssigneeGripple Limited
InventorSamuel White
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Abstract
An anchor comprises a conduit for receiving a flexible elongate member therethrough. The conduit has an internal region and first and second openings. The flexible elongate member can extend through the first and second openings and through the internal region of the conduit. The conduit is a curved, substantially U-shaped elongate tubular member.
Claims19
An anchor comprising:
- a conduit for receiving a flexible elongate member therethrough, wherein the conduit is a curved, substantially U-shaped elongate tubular member, the conduit having an internal region, an external surface, and first and second openings;
- wherein the flexible elongate member can extend through the first and second openings and through the internal region of the conduit;
- wherein the anchor comprises a rib portion extending from said external surface across the conduit, and wherein the rib portion and said external surface define a space therebetween.
An anchor comprising a conduit for receiving a flexible elongate member therethrough, the conduit having an internal region and first and second openings;
- wherein the flexible elongate member can extend through the first and second openings and through the internal region of the conduit;
- and a rib portion extending between the opposite ends of the conduit wherein a space is defined between the conduit and the rib portion, and wherein a curable material is receivable through the space;
- and the anchor further comprises a bracing member to brace the conduit in an upright position, the bracing member extending between the conduit and the rib portion.
A method of suspending an article, said method comprising:
- providing an anchor comprising a conduit for receiving a flexible elongate member therethrough, the conduit having an internal region and first and second openings, wherein the flexible elongate member can extend through the first and second openings and through the internal region of the conduit;
- arranging the anchor on a support article in an upright condition, whereby the first and second openings face downwardly;
- disposing a curable material on the support article to cover the anchor;
- inserting a flexible elongate member through the conduit and attaching the article to the elongate member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.