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US 2019/0169835 A1Published application
Support for embedding object in concrete
AssigneeGilman Construction Solutions, LLC
InventorAndrew Gilman
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Abstract
A system for supporting and holding in place an object (for example and not by way of limitation, anchor bolts, steel plates and the like) to be embedded in concrete. A device having a shaft and a tower can be used to support the object, by inserting the shaft into an opening in the tower and rotatably locking the shaft in place at the desired height, an embed can be supported in the desired position. Concrete can be poured around the support to embed the object at the desired position within the concrete.
Claims20
A support device comprising:
- a shaft, the shaft comprising:
- a rod;
- a platform attached to a first end of the rod;
- a first engagement mechanism disposed along at least a portion of the rod;
- and
- a tower having an interior surface, the interior surface surrounding an opening in a first end of the tower, the opening configured to receive the rod, wherein the interior surface comprises a second engagement mechanism formed on at least a portion of the interior surface and adapted to engage the first engagement mechanism.
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A method of supporting an object comprising:
- placing a support device within a form, the support device comprising:
- a shaft, the shaft comprising:
- a rod;
- a platform attached to a first end of the rod;
- a first engagement mechanism disposed along at least a portion of the rod;
- a tower having an interior surface, the interior surface surrounding an opening in a first end of the tower, the opening configured to receive the rod, wherein the interior surface comprises a second engagement mechanism formed on at least a portion of the interior surface and adapted to engage the first engagement mechanism;
- inserting the shaft into the opening in the first end of the tower;
- and
- rotating the shaft to engage the first engagement mechanism with the second engagement mechanism.
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A support device comprising:
- a shaft, the shaft comprising:
- a rod having a first diameter;
- a platform attached to a first end of the rod, the platform having a pilot hole formed therein;
- at least one locking groove disposed along at least a portion of the rod, wherein the at least one locking groove has a second diameter, which is larger than the first diameter;
- and
- a tower comprising:
- a tower portion having a first end and a second end, the tower portion having an interior surface forming an opening in the first end, the opening configured to receive the shaft, wherein the interior surface comprises at least one locking member disposed on the interior surface, the at least one locking member configured to engage the at least one locking groove, respectively;
- a base connected to the second end of the tower portion, the base comprising a plurality of legs extending radially from a center of the tower portion;
- and
- a plurality of feet disposed on the plurality of legs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.