Channel anchor
OwnerMichael Azarininventor
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Abstract
A channel anchor for embedding into masonry structures, the channel anchor having an anchor channel and a plurality of anchor shafts attached thereto, with the anchor shaft having a shaft-like structure with an elongated center shank having two ends, a head on one end and a base on the other end, and the anchor shaft being welded to the anchor channel by welding the base of the anchor shaft to the back of the anchor channel.
Claims25
A channel anchor comprising:
- a) an anchor channel having a generally C-shaped channel having a back, two side and two ends, wherein the back does not have any receiving openings resulting in a generally uniform uninterrupted structure;
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- b) at least one anchor shaft welded to the anchor channel, wherein the anchor shaft is a shaft-like structure having an elongated center shank having two ends, a head on one end and a base on the other end, and the anchor shaft is welded to the anchor channel by welding the base of the anchor shaft to the back of the anchor channel.
A method for manufacturing a channel anchor comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an anchor channel having a substantially flat back and side arms extending generally normal to the top and then turning inward towards each other so as to form a longitudinal slot opposite the back;
- b) providing a plurality of anchor shafts each having a head, a center shank and a mounting base, wherein the base comprises two opposing flat surfaces, a thickness, and a perimeter;
- c) placing and positioning the anchor shafts on the anchor channel such that the mounting base contacts the back of the anchor channel approximately mid-width, whereby one of the opposing flat surfaces of the base is attached to the center shank and the other of the opposing flat surfaces is placed against the back of the anchor channel;
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- d) welding the mounting base to the back of the anchor channel such that a weldment is made about the perimeter of the base thus welding the base to the back,
- wherein the anchor channel is not interrupted or deformed substantially during the welding process and once the weldment has cooled and cured, the channel anchor is a unitary structure.
An improved channel anchor comprising at least one anchor shaft and an anchor channel, the improvement comprising an anchor shaft having a shaft-like structure with an elongated center shank having two ends, a head on one end and a base on the other end, and the anchor shaft being welded to the anchor channel by welding the base of the anchor shaft to the back of the anchor channel, wherein the base comprises two opposing flat surfaces, a thickness, and a perimeter, and one of the opposing flat surfaces is attached to the center shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.