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US 2010/0299844 A1Published application
Drop-in anchor
AssigneePowers Products III, LLC
InventorsAlan J. Armiento, Robert La Barbera
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Abstract
An installation tool for a drop-in anchor includes a drill bit including a first end configured as a drill for forming a hole in a workpiece for a drop-in anchor. A tool sleeve is securable to the drill bit and includes a tool pocket at least partially receptive of the drill bit therein, and a tool tip configured to drive a plug of a drop-in anchor into an installed position to secure the drop-in anchor in the workpiece.
Claims10
An installation tool for a drop-in anchor comprising:
- a drill bit including a first end configured as a drill for forming a hole in a workpiece for a drop-in anchor;
- and
- a tool sleeve securable to the drill bit including:
- a tool pocket at least partially receptive of the drill bit therein;
- and
- a tool tip configured to drive a plug of a drop-in anchor into an installed position to secure the drop-in anchor in the workpiece.
3 more elements
A method of installing a drop-in anchor in a workpiece comprising:
- forming a hole in a workpiece with a first end of a drill bit;
- inserting a drop-in anchor into the hole;
- securing a tool sleeve to the drill bit, the tool sleeve including:
- a tool pocket at least partially receptive of the first end of the drill bit;
- and
- a tool tip;
- and
- driving a plug of the drop-in anchor into an installed position with the tool tip thereby securing the drop-in anchor to the workpiece.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.