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US 12,486,680 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.
Claims23
A holder for supporting a rod to be embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a unitary body including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the rod, the body including an underside configured to be positioned on a form board;
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- b) a circumferential flange disposed at a bottom portion of the first opening, the circumferential flange including a second opening located below the first opening, the second opening configured to receive a screw or nail attaching the body to the form board, the screw or nail including a head portion supported on the circumferential flange.
A holder for supporting a rod to be embedded in concrete, comprising:
- a) a unitary body including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the rod, the body including an underside configured to be positioned on a form board;
- b) the body including a base portion and arm portions extending from the base portion;
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- c) each of the arm portions including a second opening offset from the first opening, the second opening configured to receive a screw or nail attaching the body to the form board that is separable from the body so as to remain fixedly attached to the form board as the form board is removed from the concrete.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a) a holder configured to support a rod, the holder comprising a unitary body including a first opening configured to receive an end portion of the rod, the holder being attached to a form board with a nail or screw, the form board configured to receive poured concrete to embed the body in concrete;
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- b) the nail or screw is separable from the body so as to remain fixedly attached to the form board as the form board is removed after the poured concrete has cured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.