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US 5,215,418 AGranted
Single direction toggle anchor
AssigneeDiversified Fastening Systems, Inc.
InventorsTeddy N. Trainer, Thomas A. Bartz
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Abstract
A toggle anchor for securing various types of articles to masonry or concrete walls and having a body portion and a retainer bar that is pivotally attached to the body portion and is sized so that it pivots with respect to the body portion in only one direction.
Claims8
A single direction toggle anchor for securing various types of articles to masonry or concrete walls, said anchor comprising:
- (a) a body having a threaded head section and a shank section;
- (b) a retainer bar that is generally divided into a weighted section and a bifurcated section formed of a pair of spaced apart arms and a slot therebetween sized to receive the body shank section;
- (c) means for pivotally connecting the outer end of said body shank section within said retaining bar bifurcated section whereby said body is pivotable with respect to said retaining bar from a closed position in which said body and said retaining bar are generally collinear, to an open position in which said body and said retaining bar are orthogonal;
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- (d) said bifurcated section slot and said shank are formed to permit pivoting of said retaining bar with respect to said body in only one direction.
2 more elements
A toggle anchor as recited in claim 4 wherein the shank section is substantially received within said slot when said body and said retainer bar are collinear
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.