Anchor holders and anchor assemblies for metal decks
AssigneeCetres Holdings, LLC
InventorThomas M. ESPINOSA
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Abstract
An anchor holder for concrete decks comprises a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, the body including an outside vertical wall and an opening for receiving an anchor. The body includes arms normally biased extending outwardly from the vertical wall, the arms being collapsible toward the body when the body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck. A support is attached to the body, the support to engage a top surface of the metal deck to apply an upward force on the body and keep the collapsible arms engaged against an underside of the metal deck when the body is attached to the metal deck.
Claims40
An anchor holder for concrete decks, comprising:
- a) a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, said body including an outside vertical wall, said body including an opening for receiving an anchor;
- b) said body including arms normally biased extending outwardly from said vertical wall, said arms being collapsible toward said body when said body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck;
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- c) a support attached to said body, said support to engage a top surface of the metal deck to apply an upward force on said body and keep said collapsible arms engaged against an underside of the metal deck when said body is attached to the metal deck.
An anchor assembly for attaching to a metal deck, comprising:
- a) a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, said body including an outside vertical wall, said body including an opening;
- b) said body including arms normally biased extending outwardly from said vertical wall, said arms being collapsible toward said body when said body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck;
- c) a support attached to said body to keep said body fastened to the metal deck;
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- d) an anchor received with said opening.
An anchor assembly for attaching to a metal deck, comprising:
- a) a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, said body including an outside vertical wall, said body including an axial opening;
- b) said body including arms normally biased extending outwardly from said vertical wall, said arms being collapsible toward said body when said body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck;
- c) an anchor received within an upper portion of said body, said anchor including a threaded bore at a bottom end;
- d) a plug attached to said threaded bore;
- e) a circumferential ledge disposed within said body, said ledge is sandwiched between a bottom end of said anchor and said plug;
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- f) a support attached to said anchor to keep said body fastened to the metal deck, said support to apply an upward force on said body and keep said collapsible arms engaged against an underside of the metal deck when said body is attached to the metal deck.
An anchor assembly for attaching to a metal deck, comprising:
- a) a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, said body including an outside vertical wall;
- b) said body including arms normally biased extending outwardly from said vertical wall, said arms being collapsible toward said body when said body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck;
- c) an anchor including a threaded bore at a bottom end;
- d) said body including a plug attached to said threaded bore;
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- e) a support attached to said anchor to keep said body fastened to the metal deck, said support to apply an upward force on said body and keep said collapsible arms engaged against an underside of the metal deck when said body is attached to the metal deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.