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US 2009/0288356 A1Published application
Anchoring framing to support structures
OwnerWilliam Fitzpatrick, Craig Scottinventors
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Abstract
Fixing a framing plate to a support structure, using one or more anchor bolts embedded within the support structure. A first hole drilled into the plate is to an oversize diameter which accepts a threaded sleeve. The threaded sleeve extends an effective length of the anchor bolt and may comprise a drive head and an interference member, which engages the plate directly or through a washer to fix the plate to the support structure.
Claims30
A method of constructing wood framing which will subsequently comprise at least one plate installed on a support structure bearing at least one outwardly exposed embedded anchor bolt, comprising the steps of:
- for at least one anchor bolt location, drilling entirely through the plate a hole with a diameter great enough to accept both the diameter of an anchor bolt and the diameter of a sleeve member of a threaded sleeve fastener, wherein said sleeve member is dimensioned and configured to threadably engage and advance along the anchor bolt, and wherein said plate has a proximal surface abutting the concrete structure and an opposed distal surface, thickness defined between the proximal surface and the opposed distal surface;
- placing the plate onto the support structure, such that each one of the anchor bolts is accepted by the holes drilled into the plate;
- and,
- fixing the plate to the support structure using the threaded sleeve fastener, wherein the threaded sleeve fastener comprises
- a sleeve member threadably engaged to at least one of said anchor bolts, wherein the sleeve member has an axial opening and internal threads which are matingly compatible with the threads of one of the anchor bolts, and wherein the sleeve member has a minimum length, and
- a drive head, wherein the drive head includes means for driving the threaded sleeve fastener onto the anchor bolt, and an interference member.
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A building construction comprising:
- a support structure having an exposed surface and at least one anchor bolt embedded within the support structure, wherein the anchor bolt has a threaded shaft projecting outwardly from the exposed surface;
- a plate fixed to the support structure, wherein the plate has a proximal surface abutting the support structure and an opposed distal surface, thickness defined between the proximal surface and the opposed distal surface, and a relief hole for each anchor bolt;
- and
- at least one threaded sleeve fastener threadably engaged to said anchor bolt, thereby fixing said plate to said support structure, wherein said threaded sleeve fastener includes
- a sleeve member threadably engaged to at least one of said anchor bolts, wherein the sleeve member has an axial opening and internal threads which are matingly compatible with the threads of one of the anchor bolts, and wherein the sleeve member has a minimum length, and
- a drive head, wherein the drive head includes means for driving the threaded sleeve fastener onto the anchor bolt, and an interference member.
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A building construction comprising:
- a support structure having an exposed surface and at least one anchor bolt embedded within the support structure, wherein the anchor bolt has a threaded shaft projecting outwardly from the exposed surface;
- a plate fixed to the support structure, wherein the plate has a proximal surface abutting the support structure and an opposed distal surface, thickness defined between the proximal surface and the opposed distal surface, and a hole formed therein for each anchor bolt, wherein the hole has a diameter great enough to accept both the diameter of the anchor bolt and the diameter of a sleeve member of a threaded sleeve fastener;
- and
- at least one threaded sleeve fastener threadably engaged to said anchor bolt, thereby fixing said plate to said support structure, wherein said threaded sleeve fastener includes
- a sleeve member threadably engaged to at least one of said anchor bolts, wherein the sleeve member has an axial opening and internal threads which are matingly compatible with the threads of one of the anchor bolts, and
- a drive head, wherein the drive head includes means for driving the threaded sleeve fastener onto the anchor bolt and an interference member, and wherein the drive head remains outside the plate when the threaded sleeve fastener is threadably engaged onto its associated anchor bolt.
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A threaded sleeve fastener device for anchoring a plate to support structures utilizing anchor bolts, said device comprising:
- a sleeve member, wherein the sleeve member has an axial opening and internal threads which are matingly compatible with the threads of said anchor bolt, and wherein the sleeve member has a minimum length;
- a drive head, wherein the drive head includes means for driving the threaded sleeve fastener onto the anchor bolt;
- and
- an interference member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.