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US 2008/0175686 A1Published application
Multi-use expansion anchor and system for setting the same
OwnerThomas Allan Wallekinventor
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Abstract
Objects of the present invention provide a multi-use anchor and system for setting the same. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a multi-use anchor including a bolt, an elastomeric sleeve fitting over a threaded portion of the bolt, and a receiver arranged to couple to the bolt, where tightening the receiver on the bolt compresses the elastomeric sleeve such that the sleeve radially expands to engage a hole in rigid substrate material.
Claims17
A multi-use expansion anchor, comprising:
- a bolt having a substantially circular bolt head and a threaded portion extending from the bolt head;
- an elastomeric sleeve having an outside diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the bolt head and having an inner diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the bolt threads;
- and
- a receiver including:
- a first portion having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the bolt head,
- a second portion having a retaining flange,
- a third portion having a hex shaped outer surface, and
- an inner portion traveling through the first, second, and third portions, wherein the inner portion includes threads corresponding to the threaded portion of the bolt.
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A multi-use anchoring system, comprising:
- a multi-use anchor including:
- a bolt including a substantially circular head and a threaded portion,
- an elastomeric sleeve configured to be disposed over the threaded portion of the bolt, and
- a receiver including a connector end, a flange, and a body portion, wherein the body portion of the receiver is configured to attach to the threaded portion of the bolt;
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- an installation/removal tool including:
- a threaded rod configured to attach to the connector end of the anchor receiver,
- a hammer-in nut connected to the threaded rod,
- a slide hammer rod having a first end connected to the hammer-in nut,
- a hammer-out nut connected to a second end of the slide hammer rod, and
- a slide hammer configured to slide along the slide hammer rod between the hammer-in nut and the hammer-out nut.
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A multi-use anchor, comprising:
- a bolt including a substantially circular head and a threaded portion;
- an elastomeric sleeve configured to be disposed over the threaded portion of the bolt;
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- a receiver including a connector end, a flange, and a body portion, wherein the body portion of the receiver is configured to attach to the threaded portion of the bolt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.