Swivel anchor
AssigneeIron Fusion Enterprise, LLC
InventorsEdson Harker, Parley Harker, Glayden Holm
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Abstract
A swivel anchor includes a handle, a central rod, a nut, a swivel ring having an anchor ring and a base member, and an adjustable anchor bar configured to toggle between a vertical configuration and horizontal configuration. The swivel ring is configured to freely rotate 360 degrees around the central rod. A harness or self-retracting lifeline may be couplable to the anchor ring, providing an anchor point used by workers for fall protection. The anchor bar features a tubular body having an indented top surface with machined grooves that provide additional means of friction against a deck.
Claims15
A swivel anchor, comprising:
- a handle;
- a central rod extending substantially perpendicular to the handle;
- a nut slidable on the central rod and configured to threadably engage with a threaded region on the central rod;
- a swivel ring configured to be slidable and rotatable on the central rod;
- and
- an anchor bar coupled to an end of the central rod opposite the handle, wherein the anchor bar is pivotable between a first, vertical position and a second, horizontal position.
A swivel anchor, comprising:
- a handle configured to couple perpendicularly to a central rod at a first end of the central rod, the central rod comprising a threaded region at a second end;
- a nut slidable on the central rod and configured to threadably engage with the threaded region on the central rod;
- a swivel ring configured to be slidable and rotatable on the central rod;
- and
- an anchor bar pivotably coupled to the second end of the central rod, wherein the anchor bar is configured to pivot between a first, vertical position, and a second, horizontal position;
- wherein the anchor bar comprises a channel configured to receive the central rod when in the first, vertical position.
A method of using a swivel anchor, the method comprising:
- cutting a hole in decking;
- inserting an anchor bar and at least a portion of a central rod through the hole;
- maneuvering the swivel anchor until the anchor bar pivots in relation to the central rod;
- with the anchor bar pivoted away at least partially from the central rod, pulling upwardly on a handle coupled to the central rod until the anchor bar abuts an underside of the decking;
- lowering a swivel ring to abut a top surface of the decking, thereby interposing the decking between the swivel ring and the anchor bar;
- engaging a nut on a threaded portion of the central rod until the nut abuts the swivel ring, thereby prohibiting vertical movement of the swivel ring on the central rod;
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- securing a tether to the swivel ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.