Construction anchor apparatus, system and methodology
AssigneeAnchor Ring Solutions, LLC
InventorsJoseph A. Fugallo, III, Joseph Fugallo
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Abstract
A construction anchoring system includes one or more anchor apparatuses which are mountable relative to a form used to create a concrete support structure. The concrete is deposited in the form and cures whereby the one or more anchor apparatuses becomes embedded within the concrete support structure. The embedded anchor apparatus is readily accessible to be coupled with, or to support, construction supplies or equipment such as ductwork, electrical cables, plumbing, sprinklers, safety lines or fences, etc. within a construction site. A plurality of anchor apparatuses may be mounted relative to the concrete form to create a system for organizing the installation of construction materials and/or safety equipment.
Claims18
An anchoring system for installation in a support, which comprises:
- one or more anchoring apparatuses, including:
- a locking plate configured for securement relative to a first side of a form board used to form a concrete support, the locking plate defining a longitudinal axis and defining an internal bore;
- an elongate anchor including a connector segment, the elongate anchor being advanceable through the internal bore of the locking plate;
- an insert positionable within the internal bore of the locking plate, the insert couplable to the connector segment and defining a plurality of longitudinally spaced channels;
- a locking pin insertable within a select one of the plurality of longitudinally spaced channels of the insert to secure the insert at a select longitudinal position relative to the locking plate;
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- a cover mounted about the elongate anchor and movable for positioning over at least a portion of the insert, the cover engageable with a second side of the form board.
An anchoring system for installation in a support, which comprises:
- one or more anchoring apparatuses, including:
- a locking plate configured for securement relative to a first side of a form board used to form a concrete support, the locking plate defining a longitudinal axis and defining an internal bore;
- an elongate anchor including a connector segment, the elongate anchor being advanceable through the internal bore of the locking plate;
- an insert positionable within the internal bore of the locking plate, the insert couplable to the connector segment of the elongate anchor and defining at least one channel;
- a locking pin insertable within the at least one channel of the insert to secure the insert relative to the locking plate;
- a cover mounted about the elongate anchor and movable for positioning over at least a portion of the insert, the cover engageable with a second side of the form board;
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- one or more fasteners receivable within one or more fastener openings of the locking plate to secure the locking plate to the form board.
A method, comprising:
- positioning a locking plate relative to a first side of a form board of a form used to form a concrete support, the locking plate defining a longitudinal axis and having an internal bore;
- advancing an elongate anchor through the internal bore of the locking plate and an opening in the form board;
- positioning an insert within the internal bore of the locking plate;
- coupling the insert to the elongate anchor;
- inserting a locking pin through at least one channel of the insert to secure the insert relative to the locking plate;
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- advancing a cover about the elongate anchor and advancing the cover toward a second side of the form board to engage the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.