US 2004/0163496 A1Published application

Setting tool for adhesively bonded threaded rod anchors

OwnerMark S. Timmermaninventor

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Abstract

A setting tool for facilitating the insertion of threaded rod anchors within a substrate or foundation comprises a substantially cup-shaped housing having an internally threaded bore for threadedly receiving and mating with an threaded rod anchor. A button member extends axially inwardly from an internal end portion of the cup-shaped housing and comprises a planar engagement surface for engaging the free end portion of the threaded rod anchor in a non-destructive manner, wherein the free end portion of the threaded rod anchor may have a planar or non-planar surface. An annular notch is also defined within an outer peripheral surface portion of the housing so as to define a line of frangibility along which the cup-shaped housing can be separated into a residual portion, which may be discarded after the threaded rod anchor is fixed within the foundation or substrate, and a nut member which remains threaded upon the threaded rod anchor for securing auxiliary components to the substrate or foundation.

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Dependent claims

A setting tool for use in connection with the insertion and fixation of threaded rod anchors within bores preformed within a substrate, comprising:

a substantially cup-shaped housing defining an axis around which said substantially cup-shaped housing is capable of being rotated;
means defined upon an external portion of a first end of said substantially cup-shaped housing for operative interaction with a rotary drive tool such that when the rotary drive tool is rotated, said substantially cup-shaped housing will be rotated around said axis;
an internally threaded bore extending axially inwardly from a second end of said substantially cup-shaped housing and adapted to threadedly engage a threaded rod anchor when an end portion of the threaded rod anchor is axially inserted into said internally threaded bore;
and
a button member extending axially inwardly from an internal portion of said first end of said substantially cup-shaped housing and having a substantially planar surface portion for engaging the end portion of the threaded rod anchor when the threaded rod anchor is inserted into and threadedly engaged within said internally threaded bore of said substantially cup-shaped housing such that said button member can substantially uniformly transmit driving forces toward the threaded rod anchor without adversely affecting the structural integrity of the end portion of the threaded rod anchor.

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In combination, a rotary drive tool, and a setting tool for use in connection with the insertion and fixation of threaded rod anchors within bores preformed within a substrate, comprising:

a rotary drive tool;
and
a setting tool operatively engageable with said rotary drive tool for use in connection with the insertion and fixation of threaded rod anchors within bores preformed within a substrate,
said setting tool comprising a substantially cup-shaped housing defining an axis around which said substantially cup-shaped housing is capable of being rotated;
means defined upon an external portion of a first end of said substantially cup-shaped housing for operative interaction with said rotary drive tool such that when said rotary drive tool is rotated, said substantially cup-shaped housing will be rotated around said axis;
an internally threaded bore extending axially inwardly from a second end of said substantially cup-shaped housing and adapted to threadedly engage a threaded rod anchor when an end portion of the threaded rod anchor is axially inserted into said internally threaded bore;
and a button member extending axially inwardly from an internal portion of said first end of said substantially cup-shaped housing and having a substantially planar surface portion for engaging the end portion of the threaded rod anchor when the threaded rod anchor is inserted into and threadedly engaged within said internally threaded bore of said substantially cup-shaped housing such that said button member can substantially uniformly transmit driving forces toward the threaded rod anchor without adversely affecting the structural integrity of the end portion of the threaded rod anchor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.