Refractory anchors and eye-mounts
AssigneeBrand Shared Services LLC
InventorsSpencer Andrew Reynaud, Cody William Douglas Burton, Todd Christopher Malo, Eduardo Fernando D'Oracio De Almeida
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Abstract
An eye mount for a refractory anchor includes a mounting base and an attachment head extending from the mounting base. The attachment head includes a through-hole and a saddle channel. The saddle channel includes two side portions formed integrally with the attachment head, and a curved portion between the two side portions. The curved portion is formed integrally with the attachment head.
Claims20
An eye mount for a refractory anchor, the eye mount comprising:
- a mounting base;
- and
- an attachment head extending from the mounting base, the attachment head comprising:
- a through-hole, and
- a saddle channel forming a recess within an outer upper surface of the attachment head, the saddle channel including:
- two side portions formed integrally with the attachment head, and
- a curved portion between the two side portions, the curved portion formed integrally with the attachment head, the curved portion including:
- a first extension portion extending from a first one of the side portions;
- and
- a flat portion extending from the first extension portion, wherein the flat portion is substantially parallel to a center axis of the through-hole.
An eye mount comprising:
- a mounting base;
- and
- an attachment head extending from and formed integrally with the mounting base comprising:
- a through-hole;
- and
- a saddle channel forming a recess within an outer upper surface of the attachment head to define at least part of the through-hole, the saddle channel including:
- two side portions, and
- a curved portion between the two side portions, the curved portion including:
- a first extension portion extending from a first one of the side portions;
- and
- a flat portion extending from the first extension portion, wherein the flat portion is substantially parallel to a center axis of the through-hole.
An anchoring assembly for a refractory material, the anchoring assembly comprising:
- an anchor including a pair of arm segments extending outwardly from opposing sides of a connecting segment;
- an eye mount including:
- a mounting base;
- a through-hole;
- and
- an attachment head extending from the mounting base, wherein the attachment head and the mounting base are formed as a unitary component, and wherein the attachment head includes a saddle channel that is formed by two side portions and a curved portion arranged between the two side portions, and
- a spacer received within the through-hole, the spacer being disposed between the anchor and the eye mount;
- wherein the attachment head is configured to receive the connecting segment with a snap-fit connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.